Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
First-Time Weekly Jobless Claims Increase to 742,00 as Pandemic Worsens
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose last week to 742,000, the first increase in five weeks and a sign that the resurgent viral outbreak is...
Nov 19, 2020
‘We’re in trouble’: Texas Sending Record Help to Hospitals
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas is sending medical staff to overworked hospitals by the thousands - more now than at any point during the pandemic - as a worsening surge of cases leaves virus patients wait...
Nov 19, 2020
MedStar Enacts its COVID ‘Worst case scenario’ Plan of Action
(MedStar) Tarrant County (WBAP/KLIF) – As a COVID-19 surge continues across the country and across the metroplex, a long-planned ‘worst-case scenario’ plan of action was enacted this...
Nov 19, 2020
Major League Cricket Signs Long-Term Lease to Develop First Major Cricket Stadium in Grand Prairie
GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP/KLIF)- Major League Cricket (MLC) has received approval from the City of Grand Prairie on a long-term lease agreement to begin an extensive redevelopment of AirHogs Stadium as the ...
Nov 18, 2020
Dallas Mayor says Violence is Out of Hand, Governor Sends Help
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Department of Public Safety on Wednesday to provide direct support to the Dallas Police Department in their efforts to reduce violent...
Nov 18, 2020
Allen Man Charged with Murder in Alleged Ponzi Scheme
Keith Ashley (Carrollton PD) CARROLLTON (WBAP/KLIF) -An Allen financial advisor is behind bars in what Carrollton Police are calling a complex plot kill and steal from one of his clients. According to...
Nov 18, 2020
State Rep from Collin County Proposes Bill to Make Places of Worship Essential
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – A State Representative from Plano is proposing a bill that would prevent government bodies from closing places of worship. Representative Matt Shaheen said this week that he ...
Nov 18, 2020
New York City Schools to Close Again as City Fights Virus
(Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images) NEW YORK (AP) – New York City’s mayor says he’s shuttering schools to try to stop the renewed spread of the coronavirus. It’s a painful ...
Nov 18, 2020
Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price and Husband Test Positive
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price is in quarantine after both she and her husband tested positive for COVID19. The mayor made the announcement on twitter saying she will be w...
Nov 18, 2020
Texas School District to be Reimbursed for Remote Learning
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Education Agency and the Texas Division of Emergency Management, using federal CARES Act dollars, will reimburse school districts for costs incurred since the 2019...
Nov 18, 2020
