Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
More Fallout for Embattled Attorney General Ken Paxton
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) -Several former employees have filed a whistleblower lawsuit against Attorney General Ken Paxton after they say he retaliated against them for saying he abused his office to help a ...
Nov 13, 2020
Texas Department of State Health Services to Allocate Initial Shipment of COVID-19 Antibody Therapy to Hospitals Statewide
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – A COVID-19 therapy will be distributed to acute care hospitals statewide as early as next week. Governor Greg Abbott announced on Friday that the Texas Department of State H...
Nov 13, 2020
TxDOT’s “Click It or Ticket” Campaign Begins Monday
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – TxDOT’s 18th annual “Click It or Ticket” campaign encouraging Texans to buckle up on the road begins Monday. According to the Agency, the number people who...
Nov 13, 2020
New Covid-19 Risk Assessment Tool For Travelers
(WBAP/KLIF) – If you plan to travel to attend a traditional Thanksgiving Day gathering, you can assess your covid risk at your destination with a new tool developed by Georgia Tech. It lets you ...
Nov 13, 2020
Biden Officially Wins Arizona as Homeland Security Officials Say Overall Election Was the Most Secure in American History
(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Arizona (WBAP/KLIF) – Though FOX News and the Associated Press called the presidential race in Arizona for Joe Biden days ago, the state has officially gone ...
Nov 13, 2020
Tarrant County Judge Wants Fines Imposed Against Mask Mandate Violators
Tarrant County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – As COVID-19 hospitalizations have reached the highest levels in three months at nearly 7,000, Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley says that he’s seeking appr...
Nov 13, 2020
Texas COVID-19 Hospitalizations Spiking
Almost 7,000 COVID-19 patients were in Texas hospitals Thursday, the most in almost three months, as infections of the coronavirus that causes the disease continue statewide, nationwide and worldwide....
Nov 13, 2020
Cook Children’s Tweaks Visitation Policy Amid Rise in COVID-19 Cases
(Cook Children’s) FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – A rise in local COVID-19 cases has prompted Cook Children's Medical Center to change its inpatient visitor policy. Doctors said Thursday that the...
Nov 12, 2020
Plane Crash near Rockwall Airport Claims two Lives
(Photo: WFAA-TV) ROCKWALL (WBAP/KLIF) – Two people were killed Thursday afternoon in Rockwall when a small plane crashed into a field. According to the Rockwall Police Department, Officers respo...
Nov 12, 2020
Dallas Fed Economics: Texas Rebound Likely Slowed by Renewed COVID-19 Impact on Services, Retail
[photo courtesy Twitter]According to the Dallas Federal Reserve, the pandemic is negatively impacting the service and retail industry. Texas Jobs grew by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter which is lower than th...
Nov 12, 2020
