Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Congresswoman Kay Granger Announces $8.7 Million in HUD Grants to Assist Tarrant County Homeless Amid COVID-19
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Congresswoman Kay Granger, top Republican on the House Appropriations Committee, announced today that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will award Tarrant C...
Jun 10, 2020
U.S. Troops May Be Pulled Out of Germany
(WBAP/KLIF) — The White House may be mulling over an idea to reduce the U.S. military presence in Europe. Reports have surfaced that around 10,000 troops may be sent home from Germany. According...
Jun 10, 2020
Police Mistrust Can Be Fixed By Cops Speaking Out
(WBAP/KLIF) — Police departments around the country are facing criticism of racism and brutality after four Minneapolis officers were charged in the death of George Floyd. mistrust of police dep...
Jun 10, 2020
[PHOTOS] A Christopher Columbus Statue Winds Up in a Richmond, VA Lake
(Twitter) Richmond, VA-AP (WBAP/KLIF) – In downtown Richmond, Virginia Tuesday night, a Christopher Columbus statue was torn down by protesters. The statue was set on fire and then submerged int...
Jun 10, 2020
Texas inmate granted parole after 40 years on death row
Bobby James Moore HOUSTON (AP) - An intellectually disabled Texas inmate who has spent nearly four decades on death row has been granted parole, according to The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. Th...
Jun 10, 2020
George Floyd Prompts Arlington PD Policy Change
(WBAP/KLIF) — In the wake of George Floyd’s death, Arlington police are changing their policies. The unforgettable image of a Minneapolis police officer pressing his knee into the neck of ...
Jun 10, 2020
COVID-19 Cases in Metroplex Top 22,000
(WBAP/KLIF) — 22,219 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the Metroplex. Dallas county reported just under 300 new cases, Tuesday, to bring the county-wide total to over 12,645 with 7 new dea...
Jun 10, 2020
Fair Park Fourth Cancelled Due to Pandemic
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- The Coronavirus pandemic claims the life of yet another annual Dallas event. Organizers announced Tuesday that the annual Fair Park Fourth celebration has been cancelled in th...
Jun 09, 2020
Denton County Votes to Remove Confederate Memorial
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- As protest for racial injustice continue across the state, Denton County Commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to remove and relocate a confederate memorial located in fr...
Jun 09, 2020
George Floyd Laid to Rest in Texas
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Hundreds of people attended a private service for George Floyd Tuesday in Houston, weeks after he died in Minneapolis Police custody. Former Vice President and current Demo...
Jun 09, 2020
