Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Dallas County Launches COVID-19 Vaccination Scheduler

Dallas County Launches COVID-19 Vaccination Scheduler

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County residents can now schedule a same-day or next-day appointment for their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at the Fair Park Community Vaccination Center through the Dallas County website. Dallas County Health and Human Services announced on Wednesday that it has transitioned from the registration wait-list to a vaccination scheduler…MORE

Minnesota Cop Will be Charged in Shooting of Black Motorist

Minnesota Cop Will be Charged in Shooting of Black Motorist

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — A prosecutor said Wednesday that he will charge a white former suburban Minneapolis police officer with second-degree manslaughter for killing 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright in a shooting that ignited days of unrest and clashes between protesters and police. The charge against former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim Potter will…MORE

Biden to Pull Troops from Afghanistan, end Longest US War

Biden to Pull Troops from Afghanistan, end Longest US War

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden says he will withdraw the remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan and end America’s longest war. He declared on Wednesday that the Sept. 11 attacks, which were coordinated from Afghanistan, cannot justify American forces still being there 20 years after the deadliest terror assault on the United States.…MORE

Congressman Louie Gohmert Shares First Hand Accounts from Southern Border

Congressman Louie Gohmert Shares First Hand Accounts from Southern Border

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert described the southern border as “overwhelmed” while joining WBAP’s Chris Krok Show on Tuesday night. The Congressman shared stories of a recent trip to the McAllen area where he visited rural areas along the Rio Grande River late at night to witness the current surge of illegal crossings…MORE

Midlothian Police Say Missy Beaver’s Case Still Active Five Years After Her Murder

Midlothian Police Say Missy Beaver’s Case Still Active Five Years After Her Murder

MIDLOTHIAN  (WBAP/KLIF News) – This week marks the five-year anniversary of the brutal murder of Terri “Missy” Bevers and Midlothian Police said their investigation into her death is far from cold. The popular fitness instructor was killed during the early morning hours of April 18, 2016 as she was getting ready to teach a class…MORE

New US Census Director Nominee is a Native Texan

New US Census Director Nominee is a Native Texan

Washington – AP (WBAP/KLIF)  – President Joe Biden says he’ll pick the president of the American Statistical Association to lead the U.S. Census Bureau as it works toward releasing data from the 2020 census that will be used for redrawing congressional and legislative districts. If confirmed, Robert Santos, a Mexican American from San Antonio, would become…MORE

Former Texas Lt. Governor Arrested By Dallas Police

Former Texas Lt. Governor Arrested By Dallas Police

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) Former Texas Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst was arrested by Dallas Police Tuesday on a misdemeanor charge of family violence assault. According to police, a woman called late tuesday afternoon saying she was assaulted by a man she knew in the 33-hundred block of West Mockingbird Lane near Dallas Love Field. Police identified that…MORE

Texas Students Disciplined Over ‘Slave Trade’ on Snapchat

Texas Students Disciplined Over ‘Slave Trade’ on Snapchat

ALEDO, Texas (AP) — Students at a North Texas high school are being disciplined for their role in a mock slave auction they conducted on social media. A group of students at the Daniel Ninth Grade Campus in the Fort Worth suburb of Aledo set up the so-called “slave trade” of Black classmates on Snapchat,…MORE

Texas Energy Managers Call For Conservation On A Beautiful Spring Day

Texas Energy Managers Call For Conservation On A Beautiful Spring Day

DALLAS (AP) — The electric grid manager for most of Texas issued an electricity conservation watch Tuesday, appealing to customers to conserve electricity despite weather conditions typical for spring. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which previously came under fire after it was accused of mismanaging its resources in preparing for the historic freeze in…MORE