Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Salon Owner Willing To Be Jailed For Right to Work

Salon Owner Willing To Be Jailed For Right to Work

(WBAP/KLIF) — A salon owner is willing to go to jail for the right to run her business.  Salon A La Mode owner Shelley Luther re-opened her North Dallas business a week ago citing financial reasons. Now, District Judge Eric Moye has issued a temporary restraining order against Luther for violating city, county, and state orders. …MORE

COVID-19 Death Toll Nearing 200, Including 17-year old

COVID-19 Death Toll Nearing 200, Including 17-year old

(WBAP/KLIF) — After reporting 233 newly-infected residents, the Metroplex is nearing 6,800 COVID-19 cases.  Dallas County erupted with 135 new cases of Coronavirus and reported a county-wide total of 94 deaths. Judge Clay Jenkins says the report of one of the deaths was tragic as a 17-year-old Lancaster girl died in ICU of the virus. …MORE

North Texans Urge Immediate Reopening at Dallas Rally

North Texans Urge Immediate Reopening at Dallas Rally

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – While some critics of Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s phased approach to reopen the state say it’s too soon, others believe it’s not quick enough. Demonstrations continued on Tuesday demanding the state reopen now, despite it being among a limited number of states to get back to business. Rally goers filled Dealey Plaza in Downtown Dallas to…MORE

Movie Theaters Implementing Plans to Eventually Reopen

Movie Theaters Implementing Plans to Eventually Reopen

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Movie theaters will be able to open across Texas on Friday, as coronavirus restrictions will be lifted, but many aren’t ready quite yet. According to Governor Greg Abbott, theaters can open at 25% capacity as of May 1. But Brian Schultz, CEO of Studio Movie Grill said Tuesday that the industry needs more time…MORE

COVID-19 Claims Life of Dallas County Teen, County Ties Highest One Day Death Toll

COVID-19 Claims Life of Dallas County Teen, County Ties Highest One Day Death Toll

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A 17-year-old Lancaster girl was among ten people reported dead from COVID-19 in Dallas County on Tuesday. Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 135 additional positive cases of the virus, bringing the total case count in Dallas County to 3,240, including 94 deaths. The City of Lancaster announced the teenager’s death…MORE

Trump to Sign Order Keeping Meat Processing Plants Open

Trump to Sign Order Keeping Meat Processing Plants Open

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday meant to stave off a shortage of chicken, pork and other meat on American supermarket shelves because of the coronavirus. The order will use the Defense Production Act to classify meat processing as a critical industry to ensure that production plants stay open.…MORE

Four Bars in The Fort Worth Stockyards Plan to Go Against Lockdown Orders

Four Bars in The Fort Worth Stockyards Plan to Go Against Lockdown Orders

Fort Worth, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Four bars in the Fort Worth Stockyards have vowed to defy extended lockdown orders and reopen their doors on Friday, May 1. Bars are not part of Governor Greg Abbott’s Phase-1 reopening plans beginning scheduled to commence Friday. Among bars that expected to open is The Basement Bar where the…MORE

New Rangers park among possible MLB ideas for season start

New Rangers park among possible MLB ideas for season start

North Texas has more to offer than just the new Rangers ballpark should MLB decide to start the pandemic-delayed 2020 baseball season with teams grouped together in different regions. Among the different plans looked at by Major League Baseball is to use Texas as a mid-American hub. “Depending upon a variety of the other factors,…MORE

Trump Wants States to Consider Opening Schools Before Summer; New WH COVID-19 Testing Plan

Trump Wants States to Consider Opening Schools Before Summer; New WH COVID-19 Testing Plan

Washington (AP) – President Donald Trump says states should “seriously consider” reopening their public schools before the end of the academic year, even though dozens already have said it would be unsafe for students to return until the summer or fall. Only a few have publicly considered earlier openings, including Montana, which says school districts…MORE