Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Metroplex COVID-19 Cases Top 1,600
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Metroplex has topped 16-hundred cases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dallas County now has 831 Coronavirus cases, nearly 3-times as many as any other North Texas county. Judge C...
Apr 02, 2020
Former Dallas Chief to Lead Chicago Police Department
Chief David Brown CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she selected former Dallas police Chief David Brown to be the next police superintendent of the nation’s third-largest ci...
Apr 02, 2020
North Texans Brave Long Lines for Food Boxes as Unemployment Rises
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – North Texans braved long lines on Thursday to receive help from the North Texas Food Bank as the economy continues to feel the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Cars lined...
Apr 02, 2020
DFW Surpasses 1,500 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases
DALLAS/FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the DFW metroplex has surpassed 1,500. Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 100 additional positive ca...
Apr 02, 2020
Department of Justice Makes $850 Million Available to Help Public Safety Agencies Amid COVID-19
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The U.S. Department of Justice is making $850 million available to help public safety agencies respond to the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19. The Coronavirus Emergenc...
Apr 02, 2020
Ford Motor Company Creating Face Shields, Delivering to North Texas Health Care Workers
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Ford Motor Company has halted production on vehicles and engines but United Auto Workers in plants are now producing face shields and ventilators for area hospitals. So far, Ford h...
Apr 02, 2020
Irving Police Officer Fatally Shoots Suspected Robber Accused of Shooting His Way Into Closed 7-Eleven
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF News) – Irving Police are investigating a deadly officer-involved-shooting that took place at a closed 7-Eleven early Thursday morning. Investigators said the suspect, a man in...
Apr 02, 2020
HHS Secretary Not Criticizing Texas Response To Covid 19
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says he’s not going to criticize any Governor or Mayor for the way they have handled the covid-19 crisis. He told KLIF’s &#...
Apr 02, 2020
6.6 Million People Seek US Jobless Aid This Week; Record 32% Unemployment Rate Predicted
(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Washington AP (WBAP/KLIF) – Economics Writer More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, far exceeding a record high set ju...
Apr 02, 2020
US Tops the World in COVID-19 Cases at 185,200; Russia Sends Medical Supplies
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) (WBAP/KLIF) – After sending needed medical supplies to North Korea, Italy and Iran in early March, Russia this week sent the United States medical equipment t...
Apr 02, 2020
