Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Dallas’ Mayor’s “State Of The City” Address Outlines Problems, But Ends Up Hopeful
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Mayor Eric Johnson’s “State of the City” address Tuesday night outlined the challenges Dallas faces because of the coronavirus pandemic, and a summer that ...
Dec 9, 2020
Texas Restaurants Urge Congress to Pass COVID Relief Bill
TRA AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Restaurant Association launched a grassroots campaign this week to push Congress to act on COVID-19 relief in the final days of 2020. The association is callin...
Dec 8, 2020
Texas Sues Battleground States Over Election Laws
Texas AG Ken Paxton AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The State of Texas is suing battleground states for what state Attorney General Ken Paxton calls “unconstitutional changes” to 2020 election ...
Dec 8, 2020
14 Fort Hood Soldiers Fired, Suspended Following Pentagon Review of Violence at the Base
WASHINGTON D.C. (WBAP/KLIF News) – 14 Fort Hood officers and soldiers have been fired or suspended following a Pentagon review of the Killeen army base. The investigation sought to address syste...
Dec 8, 2020
American Airlines Expands Preflight COVID-19 Testing For All Domestic Flights with Travel Restrictions
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – American Airlines passengers traveling to any U.S. city, state or territory that has COVID-19 travel restrictions will now have access to at-home testing. The move ...
Dec 8, 2020
Dallas Joins 10-City Effort to Study Impact of Fines and Fees on Residents
(Photo by Jeff Gritchen/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images) Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Dallas has launched a community survey aimed at better understanding how tho...
Dec 8, 2020
Pfizer Vaccine Gets Positive Review By U.S. Health Regulators
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. health regulators posted a positive review of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine as they near a decision on whether to allow use of the shot. The review posted online Tuesday...
Dec 8, 2020
Military Leaders to Discuss Results of Independent Review of Fort Hood
(Stripes.com) Washington AP (WBAP/KLIF) – Dramatic changes coming to Fort Hood amid violence at the base In the wake of a series of troop deaths and other incidents reported at Fort Hood, U.S. A...
Dec 8, 2020
Texas to Distribute Rapid COVID-19 Tests to Small Businesses
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - With new cases of the coronavirus and hospitalizations spiking in Texas as winter approaches, Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday launched a program to provide small businesses with rapid ...
Dec 8, 2020
Forney Community Mourns Loss of Football Coach to COVID-19
Jeremy Morgan: Forney Athletics FORNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – A North Texas community is mourning the loss of a high school football coach who died this week after contracting COVID-19. The Forney High S...
Dec 7, 2020
