Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Collin County Temporarily Suspends Registration on COVID Vaccine Wait List

Collin County Temporarily Suspends Registration on COVID Vaccine Wait List

PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – Collin County temporarily suspended registration for its COVID-19 vaccination wait list this week. Vaccinations are happening at hubs across Collin County, but if you haven’t already signed up on the county’s wait list you won’t be able to until supply can better meet demand. “Our wait list now is over 275,000 people,”…MORE

Senate Agrees to Hear Trump Case, Graphic Video Opens trial

Senate Agrees to Hear Trump Case, Graphic Video Opens trial

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators in Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial agreed Tuesday to consider the case, rejecting an attempt by the former president’s defense team and some Republican allies to halt the trial because he is no longer in office. The vote was 56-44 on the question of whether the Senate has jurisdiction and…MORE

Texas Motor Speedway Revs Back Up as COVID-19 Vaccine Site

Texas Motor Speedway Revs Back Up as COVID-19 Vaccine Site

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Motor Speedway is again serving as a Denton County COVID-19 vaccination mega-hub after more than 27,000 were vaccinated at the facility last week. This week’s vaccination program begins Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. and continues Thursday and Friday, weather permitting, with more than 22,000 first and second doses available by appointment only.…MORE

Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs Launches $1 Billion COVID-19 Rental Relief Program

Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs Launches $1 Billion COVID-19 Rental Relief Program

AUSTIN  (WBAP/KLIF News) – There’s another lifeline for Texans who continue to struggle financially due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs has launched the $1 billion Texas Rent Relief Program, which will help qualifying individuals with rent and utility fees. The TDHCA…MORE

LAPD: Officer Charged With Stealing Truck That He Drove to Work Everyday

LAPD: Officer Charged With Stealing Truck That He Drove to Work Everyday

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) – A Los Angeles police officer has been charged with stealing a truck from an Orange County dealership and using it for more a year, including driving it to work. The Orange County district attorney’s office says Matthew Calleros of Whittier pleaded not guilty Monday to three felony and three misdemeanor…MORE

Southlake DPS: Important Tax Documents Included in Stolen Mail Found During Traffic Stop

Southlake DPS: Important Tax Documents Included in Stolen Mail Found During Traffic Stop

Southlake (WBAP/KLIF) – A traffic stop involving a speeding driver in Southlake over the weekend resulted in the discovery of stolen mail. Southlake DPS stopped Joshua Albright on Carroll Ave., just north of ST 114 early Sunday. The car was missing a license plate, and officers say Albright also produced a fake drivers’ license. Inside…MORE

Experts Say Global Warming Is Causing You To Sneeze More

Experts Say Global Warming Is Causing You To Sneeze More

UNDATED (AP) – A new study finds that pollen season and its awful nasal drips is coming earlier and hitting harder – and that’s because of global warming. Monday’s study is the first to use accepted scientific methods to attribute worsening allergies in the United States directly to human-caused climate change. The study finds that…MORE

Morgan Wallen Album Sales Surge After Racial Slur

Morgan Wallen Album Sales Surge After Racial Slur

NASHVILLLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fans of Morgan Wallen are buying up the country star’s latest album after a video showed him shouting a racial slur last week. Wallen’s sophomore record, “Dangerous: The Double Album” retains its top spot for a fourth week on Billboard’s all-genre albums chart, less than a week after Wallen apologized for…MORE

TABC Suspends Liquor License for Fort Worth Bar Over not following CDC Guidelines

TABC Suspends Liquor License for Fort Worth Bar Over not following CDC Guidelines

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission  has suspended the liquor license for Varsity Tavern, a bar in the West 7th District. Chris Porter with the TABC said during a routine inspection Thursday, the TABC found the bar was well over capacity and employees and customers weren’t wearing masks or complying with social distancing…MORE