Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
FDA Approves First LabCorp At-Home COVID-19 Test Kit
SILVER SPRING, MD (WBAP/KLIF News) – Americans now have access to an at-home COVID-19 test kit that can be processed through a lab. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved LabCorp’s...
Dec 10, 2020
US Jobless Claims Jump to 853,000 Amid Nationwide Resurgence of Virus
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of people applying for unemployment aid jumped last week to 853,000, the most since September, evidence that some companies are cutting more jobs...
Dec 10, 2020
US Set To Execute 1st Of 5 Inmates Before Biden Inauguration
Twitter Photo CHICAGO (AP) – The Trump administration is poised to carry out five more executions before Joe Biden’s inauguration, starting with a former Texas street-gang member for the 1...
Dec 10, 2020
Tarrant County Teen Becomes County’s Youngest COVID Fatality
(Photo by DENIS LOVROVIC/AFP via Getty Images) Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – North Texas reported a high number of COVID-19 deaths in its two biggest counties. Dallas county reports 33 deaths ...
Dec 10, 2020
Gambling Mogul Will Bankroll New Effort to Legalize Texas Casino Gambling
Las Vegas Sands – Wikipedia DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — A Republican megadonor is behind a new effort to convince the state legislature to legalize casino gambling in Texas. Sheldon Adelson,...
Dec 10, 2020
Texas Ag Commish Sid Miller Who Protested Lockdown Orders, Tests Positive for COVID-19
(WFAA) DALLAS (AP) – Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has tested positive for COVID-19. Miller has been critical of measures Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has implemented to help slow dow...
Dec 10, 2020
Dallas and Tarrant Counties Report 48 COVID-19 Deaths Combined
(DCHHS) DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The two biggest counties in DFW reported a high number of COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday. Dallas County reported its second highest one day COVID-19 death total with 3...
Dec 09, 2020
Dallas City Manager Assembles Panel of Interviews in Search for New Police Chief
T.C. Broadnax (City of Dallas) DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A new Dallas Police Chief is expected to be hired by the end of this month, according to City Manager T.C. Broadnax. In a memo sent this week ...
Dec 09, 2020
Hunter Biden Facing Federal Investigation Over ‘Tax Affairs’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – President-elect Joe Biden’s son Hunter says his “tax affairs” are under federal investigation. The disclosure on Wednesday puts a renewed spo...
Dec 09, 2020
Peloton Adds More Jobs and Square Feet to North Texas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) –The fitness company Peloton has announced it is adding 103,750 square feet of space to its Peloton Plano Campus. The additional space allows the company to expand its current...
Dec 09, 2020
