Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Oncor Electric Hit With Two Lawsuits Amid Fallout From February Blackouts
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Oncor Energy is the latest electric provider in Texas to be hit with a lawsuit in connection with last month’s historic power crisis. The family of a Waco who died in a...
Mar 4, 2021
Police Uncover ‘possible plot’ to Breach US Capitol; House Cancels Today’s Session
A members of the National Guard walks near the US Capitol Building on Capitol Hill March 3, 2021. (Photo by Eric BARADAT / AFP) (Photo by ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S...
Mar 4, 2021
Texas Power Grid CEO Fired After Deadly Blackouts
Facebook photo AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas’ power grid manager has been fired following February’s deadly blackouts that left millions of people without electricity and heat for days....
Mar 4, 2021
Texas Schools, Stores Divided on Masks as Mandate Ends
WFAA photo DALLAS (AP) - The end of Texas' mask mandate is giving Lucy Alanis second thoughts about one of her occasional indulgences during the coronavirus pandemic: dining in at restaurants. "I gues...
Mar 4, 2021
Grand Prairie, Irving Joint Vaccinations Site Reopens
GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP/KLIF)- The joint Grand Prairie/Irving COVID-19 vaccination facility at The Theatre at Grand Prairie has reopened March 3 and 4 to administer a shipment of 2,500 first dose Moderna ...
Mar 3, 2021
Billy Bob’s Texas No Longer Requiring Masks
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Billy Bob’s Texas in Fort Worth will no longer require guests to wear a mask. Terran Flusche with Billy Bob’s said after the announcement from Governor Greg Abbott ...
Mar 3, 2021
Texas Teachers now Eligible for the COVID Vaccine
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Department of State Health Services notified all vaccine providers on Wednesday that they should immediately include school and child care workers in vaccine admin...
Mar 3, 2021
City of McKinney Implements Disaster Relief for Residents and Businesses Still Struggling After Last Month’s Severe Winter Storm
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF News) – It’s been a few weeks since last month’s severe winter storms lest millions of Texans without power and water yet there are still hundreds of North Texans...
Mar 3, 2021
Carrollton 10-year-old Found Safe, Father Charged with Murder in Ex-Wife’s Death
CARROLLTON (WBAP/KLIF) – An AMBER Alert was cancelled late Wednesday morning after Carrollton Police announced 10-year-old Rosemary Lee Singer had been found safe. Earlier on Wednesday the Carro...
Mar 3, 2021
Texas Business Owners and Officials Have Mixed Emotions Over Lifting of COVID Restrictions
Tarrant County mask reminder – Facebook Texans who run small businesses are mostly relieved at Gov. Greg Abbott’s lifting of COVID-19 restrictions but there is also some confusion and conc...
Mar 3, 2021
