Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Historic Texas Courthouse Destroyed By Arson
Mason (WBAP/KLIF) – A suspect has been taken into custody for allegedly setting a roaring fire that destroyed all but the rock outer walls of a 111 year old Texas courthouse. The late night fire...
Feb 6, 2021
North Texas Approaches 581,000 Positive Tests for COVID-19
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Metroplex has nearly 581,000 cases of COVID-19. Dallas county’s over 1,400 newly confirmed cases raised the pandemic total to over 233,000. Tarrant county listed 1,394 ne...
Feb 5, 2021
Methodist Dallas Vaccinates 104-year-old, Asks Secret to Long, Happy Life
(Photo: Methodist Health System) DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Staff at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Cliff had a smile on their faces this week after giving the COVID-19 vaccine to an elderly woman fr...
Feb 5, 2021
Survey Shows Nearly a Third of Texas Republicans Support the Storming of the U.S. Capitol Building
Photo: FBI (fbi.gov/capitolviolence) HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The University of Houston is gauging where Texans stand on allegations of voter fraud in the Presidential election, and the January 6 s...
Feb 5, 2021
Mother of “Little Jacob”, 4-Year-Old Found Dead on Galveston Beach, Sentenced to Life in Prison
Rebecca Rivera GALVESTON (AP) – The mother of “Little Jacob”, whose body was found on a Galveston beach, has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for the 4...
Feb 5, 2021
U.S. Adds Just 49,000 Jobs in January; Unemployment Ticks Down to 6.3%
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Newsmakers) WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S employers added just 49,000 jobs in January, a sign that that the viral pandemic retains a tight grip on the economy nearly a year after it...
Feb 5, 2021
Trump Lawyers Reject Dem’s Request to Testify at Impeachment Trial
(Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP) – Former President Donald Trump is rejecting a request by House Democrats to testify under oath for his Senate imp...
Feb 5, 2021
Johnson & Johnson Asks FDA To OK One-Shot Covid-19 Vaccine
Washington, DC (AP) – Johnson & Johnson has asked U.S. regulators to clear the world’s first single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, an easier-to-use option that could boost scarce supplies. Pre...
Feb 5, 2021
UT Southwestern Launches Registration Portal, Expands Vaccination Site
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- As a state-designated COVID-19 vaccination hub, UT Southwestern is launching an online public portal where eligible individuals can sign up to receive a COVID-19 vaccine from UTSW....
Feb 4, 2021
Rep Greene to Lose Committee Assignments
Washington (AP) – Late Thursday, after she delivered a speech defending herself before the House voted on removing her from two committees, Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene tried to distance herself f...
Feb 4, 2021
