Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News

Dallas Morning News Hires New Editor
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Dallas Morning News has named Tampa Bay Times senior editor Amy Hollyfield its new managing editor.The newspaper reported, Thursday, that Hollyfield would succeed Keith Campbel...
Cumulus Media Feb 25, 2022

Oil Rig Fire Forces Air Lift Evacuation
(WBAP/KLIF) — Authorities say a fire aboard a decommissioned offshore oil rig platform briefly trapped nine shipyard workers until they were rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter.A Coast Guard spo...
Cumulus Media Feb 25, 2022

CDC to Significantly Ease Pandemic Mask Guidelines Friday
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration will significantly loosen federal mask-wearing guidelines to protect against COVID-19 transmission on Friday, according to two people familiar with the...
Cumulus Media Feb 24, 2022

World Leaders Move to Slap Sanctions on the Kremlin
BRUSSELS (AP) - World leaders Thursday condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine as "barbaric" and moved to slap unprecedented economic sanctions on Moscow and those close to President Vladimir Putin.The...
Cumulus Media Feb 24, 2022

World Expresses Outrage, Plans Stronger Russia Sanctions
BRUSSELS (AP) - World leaders Thursday reacted to Russia's invasion of Ukraine with raw outrage - and vows of unprecedented sanctions - that shrouded a sense of powerlessness to defend Ukraine militar...
Cumulus Media Feb 24, 2022

Crude Oil Prices Hit $100 Per Barrel, Texas Gas Prices Impacted
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Crude oil prices soared to $100 per barrel Thursday and the Russian invasion of Ukraine is a key factor. The United States and its NATO allies levied financial sanction...
Cumulus Media Feb 24, 2022

New Census Director Has Faith in Quality of 2020 Numbers
UNDATED (AP) The new U.S. Census Bureau director says he is listening to the concerns of data users and policymakers, and the agency is making permanent community outreach efforts, in an effort to res...
Cumulus Media Feb 22, 2022

Biden Announces Sanctions Against Russian Oligarchs, Banks
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden says the U.S. will be sanctioning Russian oligarchs and their families, as well as Russian sovereign debt in retaliation for the country’s invasion of Ukra...
Cumulus Media Feb 22, 2022

TSA Hiring Officers at DFW and Love Field
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Transportation Security Administration is holding a joint recruiting event on February 22 and 23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to assist individuals interested in a career as a ...
Cumulus Media Feb 22, 2022

Jury Finds Three Men Guilty of Federal Hate Crimes Charges in Ahmaud Arbery Killing
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (WBAP/KLIF News) – After hours of deliberations in a Georgia courtroom, a jury found three men convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arbery’s shooting guilty of federal hate crimes....
Cumulus Media Feb 22, 2022






