Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Fort Worth Opens Shelters for Harvey Evacuees
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — The City of Fort Worth says it’s opening shelters for Harvey evacuees and is ready to take in about 1,000 people, if necessary. A wave of evacuees is expected...
Aug 29, 2017
Non-Profit Groups Collaborate in Relief Effort
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Local non-profit groups are combining their efforts to help victims of Hurricane Harvey. The Mass Care Task Force is a coalition of the American Red Cross North Texas, the N...
Aug 28, 2017
North Texas Schools Prepare to Accommodate Displaced Students
GRAPEVINE (WBAP/KLIF) – School districts in North Texas are already talking about how to accommodate students displaced by Hurricane Harvey. Director of Communications Rick Hadley said Grapevine...
Aug 28, 2017
Evacuees Arriving to Dallas Shelters
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas shelters are filling up with Hurricane Harvey evacuees who are unsure when they will be able to return home. Roberto Torres is staying at a Dallas Red Cross shelter a...
Aug 28, 2017
Corporate America Donates Millions to Harvey Relief
From the balcony of a high rise viewing the Buffalo Bayou Park. (CNN Money) — Corporate giants are making big contributions to disaster relief organizations to help victims of Tropical St...
Aug 28, 2017
TS Harvey expands into Louisiana as Trump grants emergency declaration
Flooding at the campus of LSUCNN photo HOUSTON (AP) – As Tropical Storm Harvey spreads President Trump has declared five parishes in southwest Louisiana a disaster area after receiving a request...
Aug 28, 2017
Houston Texans Will Practice At The Star Due to Harvey
Frisco (WBAP/KLIF) The Houston Texans will hold practice at The Star in Frisco today, due to the flooding from Hurricane Harvey. The team flew to Dallas from New Orleans last night, because it was too...
Aug 28, 2017
Houston Airports, Schools Closed Due to Flooding
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF News) — Both major Houston airports have been temporarily shut down. George Bush Intercontinental and Hobby airports both tweeted that flooding on the roadways has forced them...
Aug 28, 2017
Dallas Set to Open Mega-Shelter in Convention Center for Storm Evacuees
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Dallas is preparing to open up the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center for South Texas evacuees on Tuesday. The city opened three shelters over the weekend, all at l...
Aug 28, 2017
A third shelter has opened up in Dallas for Hurricane Harvey evacuees
(WBAP/KLIF) A third shelter has been opened by officials on Sunday afternoon; with efforts to continue to help residents along the upper Texas coastline find a safe place away from Hurricane Harvey. T...
Aug 27, 2017
