Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Colleyville Defies Tarrant County Mask Order
(WBAP/KLIF) — Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley is expressing frustration with Colleyville city leaders for not supporting the county’s new mask order. In an attempt to curb the rise in CO...
Jun 26, 2020
Renewed Calls for Donating Plasma in North Texas
Courtesy CSL Plasma DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A renewed call for plasma donations in North Texas to help COVID-19 patients and people who suffer from other diseases. Eduardo Williams manages a North ...
Jun 26, 2020
ICE Reports COVID-19 Outbreak at South Texas Facility
(WBAP/KLIF) — Federal immigration officials say 11 detainees at a South Texas family detention center have tested positive for the Coronavirus. The outbreak was reported at the center near Karne...
Jun 26, 2020
Is The Fear of COVID-19 Overblown?
(WBAP/KLIF) — Although Texas has nearly 132,000 cases of COVID-19, less than half of a percent (.00455) of the state’s 29-million people have tested positive. Dallas county’s Coronav...
Jun 26, 2020
Another Day in the Metroplex with Over 1,000 New Coronavirus Cases
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Metroplex saw another day of over a thousand new cases of COVID-19. The new hot spot for the Coronavirus seems to be Tarrant county, where 517 new positive tests were confirmed...
Jun 26, 2020
Pandemic Takes A Bite Out Of Irving Based Chuck E. Cheese
Irving (AP) – Chuck E Cheese is filing for bankruptcy protection. The 43-year-old chain, which drew kids with pizza, video games and a singing mouse mascot, was struggling even before the corona...
Jun 26, 2020
Dallas County Judge Speaks on COVID-19 and New Task force
DALLAS COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- In a press conference on Thursday Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins spoke about the current fight against COVID-19 while also announcing a new task force dedicated to so...
Jun 25, 2020
Criminal Case Against Attorney General Ken Paxton Moved Back to Collin County
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s criminal case has been moved yet again. Years after the case was sent to Harris County, State District Judge Robert Johnson of Houst...
Jun 25, 2020
DFW Hospital Council says Stand Up COVID Unit Isn’t Necessary at this Time
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Hospital leaders in DFW are confident in their ability to handle a recent spike in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. The Dallas Fort Worth Hospital Council said Thursday ...
Jun 25, 2020
Confederate Memorial Removed from Denton County Courthouse Property and Stored for Relocation
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)- In just under 10 hours, crews were able to remove the 102-year-old granite Confederate Memorial on the property around the Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square. The Confederate M...
Jun 25, 2020
