Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Organizers of Back the Blue Crusade Say They Were Duped
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Participants in a Back the Blue crusade across the metroplex on Sunday say there were set-up by a minister at Friendship West Baptist Church. More than 2,000 vehicles were i...
Aug 04, 2020
City of Irving Offers Emergency COVID-19 Financial Housing Assistance
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Irving is offering a new program to help Irving residents pay past due rent, mortgage and utilities bills. The program seeks to provide support to people in Irving who ...
Aug 04, 2020
Small North Texas School Districts Return to In-Person Instruction
Credit: Keene ISD Facebook Photo KEENE (WBAP/KLIF)- About 80% of students at Keene ISD returned to in person learning Tuesday. Keene ISD Superintendent Ricky Stephens says kids were so excited to be b...
Aug 04, 2020
Texas Leaders say State is “Rich in Inventory of PPE” as Some Students Return to Classroom
(Photo: Office of Governor Greg Abbott) SAN ANTONIO (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott visited the Texas Division of Emergency Management's Warehouse in San Antonio on Tuesday, where he provided...
Aug 04, 2020
Home Explosion in Fort Worth, One Man Critically Injured
WFAA Photo FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Fort Worth Fire Department is investigating a home explosion in South Fort Worth. The Fort Worth Fire Department’s Mike Drivdahl says one man, believed to ...
Aug 04, 2020
Governor Abbott Announces Federal Extension of Texas National Guard COVID-19 Mission
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott announced on Tuesday that President Trump has extended federal funding for the Texas National Guard’s mission to help combat COVID-19 in communities across th...
Aug 04, 2020
San Antonio Man Accused of Threatening Mass Shooting at Fort Hood in Retaliation of the Murder of Spc. Vanessa Guillen
Mario Eloy Pena SAN ANTONIO (WBAP/KLIF News) – A San Antonio man is charged with making a “terroristic threat” for allegedly threatening a mass shooting at Fort Hood in retaliation f...
Aug 04, 2020
Trump Criticizes Dr. Deborah Birx for the First Time After She Issues Coronavirus Warnings
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – President Trump criticized Dr. Deborah Birx in a Monday tweet after she warned the pandemic is “extraordinarily widespread...
Aug 04, 2020
Southwest Airlines Dials Back Cleaning Procedures
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – In an effort to return to faster turnaround times, Dallas based Southwest Airlines has reportedly cut back on cleaning procedures. According to a memo to flight attendants o...
Aug 04, 2020
Army Sgt. Who Fatally Shot Austin BLM Protester Had Previously Tweeted Against Protests
(Photo by Sergio Flores/Getty Images) Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Austin Police say 40 people were arrested over two nights of weekend demonstrations. Most of the arrests were made near a makeshift mem...
Aug 04, 2020
