Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Replica Makes its Way to North Texas

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Replica Makes its Way to North Texas

GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF) – Veterans and volunteers worked together Wednesday to construct a replica of a well known memorial. ‘The Wall That Heals’ is a replica version of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. that travels the country. The wall bears the names of the 58,276 men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice. It will be…MORE

Medstar Hosting Bone Marrow Drive for Mesquite Child Battling Sickle Cell Disease

Medstar Hosting Bone Marrow Drive for Mesquite Child Battling Sickle Cell Disease

FORT WORTH  (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Mesquite family is hoping a bone marrow drive hosted by Medstar on Friday will help their child in the fight of his life. 9-year-old Darian is in need of a miracle. He’s battling sickle cell disease which comes with debilitating symptoms such as chronic pain, infection and fatigue. A…MORE

President Trump to Hold News Conference on Coronavirus US Threat

President Trump to Hold News Conference on Coronavirus US Threat

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he’ll discuss the coronavirus threat at a White House news conference on Wednesday. The session comes a day after he sought to minimize fears of the virus spreading widely across the U.S. Trump says representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will join him. Trump and…MORE

Bernie Sanders Was the Target During the Last Dem Debate Before S.C. Primary

Bernie Sanders Was the Target During the Last Dem Debate Before S.C. Primary

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Everyone ganged up on Bernie Sanders during the latest Democratic presidential debate. But Mike Bloomberg didn’t get away unscathed. Elizabeth Warren struggled to differentiate herself from Sanders. And moderate Democrats still can’t seem to agree on a strategy to slow the front-runner’s momentum. Democrats on Tuesday held their final debate before…MORE

Gay Mansfield Teacher Settles Lawsuit Against Mansfield ISD

Gay Mansfield Teacher Settles Lawsuit Against Mansfield ISD

Mansfield, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A settlement has been reached with a Mansfield teacher who alleged that she was discriminated against because of her sexual orientation in 2017. Art teacher Stacy Bailey will get a letter of recommendation and a 100-thousand dollar payment. She was removed from her classroom for showing students at an Arlington elementary…MORE

39 States Including Texas to Investigate Juul’s Marketing

39 States Including Texas to Investigate Juul’s Marketing

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – A lecturer at Harvard Law School says an investigation by 39 states leaves Juul Labs with little choice but to change its marketing practices. James Tierney said Tuesday that “when you see these kinds of numbers, it means they’re in a world of hurt.” Attorneys general from Connecticut, Florida, Nevada, Oregon and…MORE

Reproductive Rights Groups Sue Over Texas Anti-Abortion Ordinances

Reproductive Rights Groups Sue Over Texas Anti-Abortion Ordinances

DALLAS (AP) — Two reproductive rights groups are suing seven small East Texas cities that have declared themselves “sanctuaries for the unborn” with anti-abortion ordinances that prohibit them from operating within city limits. The American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of the Texas Equal Access Fund and the Lilith Fund for…MORE

Stocks Sink, Bonds Soar on Fears Virus will Stunt Economy

Stocks Sink, Bonds Soar on Fears Virus will Stunt Economy

NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks slumped and bond prices soared for the second day in a row as fears spread that the widening virus outbreak will put the brakes on the global economy. The losses came a day after the market’s biggest drop in two years. Investors plowed money into bonds, sending the yield on…MORE

Fort Worth Middle School Students Arrested Following School Fight

Fort Worth Middle School Students Arrested Following School Fight

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Five Fort Worth middle school students are facing criminal charges following a school fight. According to the Fort Worth Police Department, the fight happened at Rosemont Middle School Tuesday morning. A Fort Worth Police Officer assigned to the school and a security guard were hit the face and knocked down when…MORE