Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
President Biden Holds First Formal News Conference since Taking Office
WASHINGTON D.C. (WBAP/KLIF) – President Joe Biden spoke to reporters at the White House on Thursday during his first formal press conference since taking office. The President opened the news co...
Mar 25, 2021
Doctors at Parkland Cautiously Optimistic as COVID Units Close
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – More than a year after the COVID pandemic took hold in North Texas, medical experts are optimistic that the region is on a sustainable path to recovery. But, with a lower nu...
Mar 25, 2021
Colorado Shooting Suspect Makes his First Court Appearance
(Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) BOULDER, Colo. (AP) – Three days after he was led away in handcuffs from a Boulder supermarket where 10 people wer...
Mar 25, 2021
Fort Worth Police Seek Public’s Help in Identifying Drivers in Dangerous Street Stunts
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Fort Worth Police have released surveillance video of drivers performing reckless stunts in an effort to crack down on the dangerous trend of street racing. Investi...
Mar 25, 2021
First Time Jobless Claims fell to Pandemic Low Last Week; 18.9M Americans Remain Unemployed
Getty WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to 684,000, the fewest since the pandemic erupted a year ago and a sign that the economy is improving....
Mar 25, 2021
Woman Beaten in Deep Ellum in 2019 Sues Alleged Attacker, His Former Employer & City of Dallas
L’Daijohnique Lee (WFAA) Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas woman has filed a lawsuit in connection with a violent attack in Deep Ellum in 2019. In the lawsuit 29-year old L’Daijohnique L...
Mar 25, 2021
Congressional Hearing Focuses on Texas’ Power Grid & February’s Power Crisis [WATCH]
Reo, Dab Crewshaw (R/TX), Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, (D), Bill Magness, CEO, ERCOT, Rep. Michael Burgess (R/TX) DALLAS (AP) - Congress is looking into last month's massive and deadly power outage...
Mar 25, 2021
Southwest Airlines Drops Boarding Change
Dallas (AP) Airlines are dropping some of the temporary service changes they made during the early part of the coronavirus pandemic. Whether it’s how you board the plane, whether middle seats ar...
Mar 25, 2021
Reliant Donates $100K to The Family Place to Support Winter Storm Recovery
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)-Reliant Energy is helping a North Texas domestic violence shelter to reopen after it faced severe damage from the winter storm last month. Reliant donated $100,000 to The Family Pla...
Mar 24, 2021
Local Volunteers Work to Find Homes for Migrant Teens Held in Dallas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The league of United Latin American Citizens is working with Dallas Catholic Charities, and other non-profit groups to find homes for the thousands of migrant teenagers bein...
Mar 24, 2021
