Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Dallas ISD Announces New Plans: No In-Person Learning Until Oct. 6
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Dallas schools will be held online only until at least October 6th. Dallas ISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa says school will begin September 8th but it will be online only for t...
Aug 20, 2020
Abbott Authorizes Additional $300 to Unemployment
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — Governor Greg Abbott has authorized the Texas Workforce Commission to submit the application for the additional $300 made available under President Tr...
Aug 20, 2020
1.1 Million Americans File New Unemployment Claims, Numbers Spike After Two Weeks of Declines
WASHINGTON (AP) – After two weeks of declines, the number of laid-off Americans filing new unemployment benefit claims rose to 1.1 million last week. It’s the latest evidence that employer...
Aug 20, 2020
Trump Appeals as Judge OKs Manhattan DA Getting Tax Returns
NEW YORK (AP) – A federal judge on Thursday cleared the way for a New York prosecutor to get President Donald Trump’s tax returns, rejecting a last-ditch attempt by his lawyers to block a ...
Aug 20, 2020
Ex-Trump Adviser Steve Bannon Charged in Border Wall Scheme
NEW YORK (AP) – Former White House adviser Steve Bannon has been arrested on charges that he and three others ripped off donors to an online fundraising scheme “We Build The Wall.” T...
Aug 20, 2020
Trump Targets Predecessor & a Former Competitor on Twitter; Kamala Harris Makes History
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – President Donald Trump lobbed a series of attacks directed at his predecessor and a former presidential competitor last night. The attacks came as former President Barack O...
Aug 20, 2020
Grand Prairie Firefighters Douse Massive Blaze at a Plastics Plant Ahead of Schedule
(WFAA) Grand Prairie, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A massive fire that broke out at the Poly America plant in Grand Prairie Wednesday night was expected to burn for a day or two, but firefighters were able ...
Aug 20, 2020
Judge: Policy That Suspended Student Over Dreadlocks Unfair
Twitter photo MONT BELVIEU, Texas (AP) – A Texas judge has ruled a school district’s hair policy is discriminatory after two Black students were suspended for their dreadlocks. According t...
Aug 20, 2020
Texas COVID-19 Hospitalizations Fall Below 6,000
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The number of coronavirus patients in Texas hospitals fell below 6,000 Wednesday for the first time since June, but newly reported deaths topped 300 for the fourth time this month...
Aug 20, 2020
$35 Million Awarded to Struggling Denton County Businesses to Support Local Economy
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)-The Denton County Commissioners awarded Denton County businesses a total of $35 million to support the local economy. The county set aside money from the CARES Act budget to support...
Aug 19, 2020
