Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
‘Unfillable Chair’ Memorial Honors Texas School Shooting Victims
Santa Fe Ten Memorial Foundation Facebook photo SANTA FE, Texas (AP) – A memorial honoring the 10 people who were killed during a shooting at a Texas high school in 2018 has been unveiled on the...
May 19, 2021
Changed By Pandemic, Many Workers Won’t Return to Old Jobs
Reddit There's a wild card in the push to return to pre-pandemic life: Many workers don't want to go back to the jobs they once had. Layoffs and lockdowns, combined with enhanced unemployment benefits...
May 19, 2021
Plane Crash That Killed 10 at Addison Airport Blamed on Pilot
(WBAP/KLIF) — A 2019 plane crash that killed 10 people at Addison airport is ruled pilot error. The National Transportation Safety Board released their investigation report Tuesday that a loss o...
May 18, 2021
DeSoto ISD to Host Info Session on Grade 3-8 Hybrid School on May 19
DESOTO (WBAP/KLIF)- A year ago, schools across the world scrambled to respond to how they would educate students amid a global health pandemic. In that time, schools developed virtual educational fram...
May 18, 2021
Federal Government to Close Dallas Site Holding Migrant Teens
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The temporary shelter housing migrant children at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas is expected to close in early June. According to HHS, the lease for sp...
May 18, 2021
Dallas Announces COVID-19 Relief Effort for India
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced, on Tuesday, a new effort to provide assistance to the City of Jaipur as India battles a surge in COVID-19 cases. India has been ravaged ...
May 18, 2021
Governor Abbott Prohibits Local Governments and Schools from Mandating Masks
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order on Tuesday that prohibits local governments, school districts, public health authorities, or government officials from m...
May 18, 2021
Man Dies After Crashing SUV Into Arlington Pool
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – A man lost his life Monday night after he experienced a “medical episode” and crashed his SUV through a fence and landed in a pool in Arlington. It happe...
May 18, 2021
Voting Rights: Texas-Based Study of SB7 Concludes the Bill’s Impact Could Cost the Texas Billions
(WFAA) Tarrant County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Commenting on Texas Senate Bill 7 which would restrict voter access in Texas, among other things, Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley says the bill would ma...
May 18, 2021
Texas HB-19 Would Shield Commercial Vehicle Companies from Accident Liability
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas House Bill-19 which has already been approved in the chamber, would shield commercial vehicle companies from accident liability. Sponsors of the bill say it will preve...
May 18, 2021
