Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Plane Crash near Rockwall Airport Claims two Lives

Plane Crash near Rockwall Airport Claims two Lives

ROCKWALL (WBAP/KLIF) – Two people were killed Thursday afternoon in Rockwall when a small plane crashed into a field. According to the Rockwall Police Department, Officers responded to a report of a plane crash near the 1900 Block of State Highway 66 next to Ralph Hall Municipal Airport. A single-engine aircraft was found in a…MORE

Southwest Report Shows Rising Virus Cases are Hitting Travel

Southwest Report Shows Rising Virus Cases are Hitting Travel

DALLAS (AP) – A new report from Southwest Airlines indicates that the rise in COVID-19 cases around the country is cutting into travel bookings. That’s bad news for the airlines just before the important Thanksgiving holiday, normally a busy travel period. Southwest said Thursday that leisure-travel bookings improved slightly in October, but that improvement is…MORE

Funeral Services Held for Everman Police Officer and Mother Who Died From COVID-19

Funeral Services Held for Everman Police Officer and Mother Who Died From COVID-19

EVERMAN (WBAP/KLIF) – Family, friends and colleagues gathered at a funeral service Thursday to honor the life of the Everman police officer and his mother who died from COVID-19  within days of each other last month. Officer Alex Arango contracted COVID-19 while on duty. His mother Carmen Arango lived with him and became infected. They…MORE

709,000 Seek US jobless Aid as Pandemic Escalates

709,000 Seek US jobless Aid as Pandemic Escalates

WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 709,000, the fourth straight drop and a sign that the job market is slowly healing. The figures coincide with a sharp resurgence in confirmed viral infections to an all-time high above 120,000 a day. Cases are rising in 49 states, and…MORE

Dr. Fauci:  Wear Mask, Stay Distant To Avoid Lockdown

Dr. Fauci: Wear Mask, Stay Distant To Avoid Lockdown

Washington (WBAP/KLIF) –  Dr. Anthony Fauci says he doesn’t believe the United States will need to go into lockdown to fight the coronavirus if people double down on wearing masks and social distancing. The nation’s top infectious disease expert says “the cavalry is coming” in the form of vaccines. He says, “Help is really on…MORE

Dallas Mayor Announces Veterans Affairs Commission

Dallas Mayor Announces Veterans Affairs Commission

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – During a Veterans Day ceremony outside City Hall on Wednesday, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced plans for the first Veterans Affairs Commission in the City of Dallas. “The Veterans Affairs Commission can help the City Council properly assess veterans’ needs,” said Mayor Johnson. “And the commission can serve as a contact point for…MORE

Republican Angie Chen Button Takes Narrow Race for Texas House

Republican Angie Chen Button Takes Narrow Race for Texas House

DALLAS (WVAP/KLIF) – An extremely narrow race for a seat in the Texas House of Representatives is over, more than a week after election day. Democrat Brandy Chambers conceded to Republican incumbent Angie Chen Button in the race for State Representative District 112. The vote differential was just over 200 votes. “In 2018, with very…MORE

Shake-Up of Pentagon’s Top Brass ‘Devastating’ and ‘Dangerous’ to National Security

Shake-Up of Pentagon’s Top Brass ‘Devastating’ and ‘Dangerous’ to National Security

WASHINGTON (AP) – Three staunch loyalists to the president have been named to top defense jobs. They include the department’s top policy official, James Anderson, who resigned and is being replaced by retired Brigadier General Anthony Tata, and former Fox commentator whose nomination for the post earlier this summer foundered after CNN’s KFile reported his…MORE