Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Dallas Security Guard Arrested For Shooting

Dallas Security Guard Arrested For Shooting

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police have arrested a licensed security guard for shooting a man at the Villa Bonita apartment complex next to the Dallas College Eastfield campus. The circumstances of the shooting are unclear, but Jua-Deno Peterson works for that apartment complex. The unidentified man he shot was hit several times, and remains hospitalized.…MORE

Joseph R. Biden Jr. Elected as 46th President of the United States, Associated Press Projects

Joseph R. Biden Jr. Elected as 46th President of the United States, Associated Press Projects

WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrat Joe Biden has defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States. Biden vanquished his Republican foe after a campaign as bitter and divisive as Trump’s own presidential term. Victories in “blue wall” northern industrial states propelled Biden to the White House, where he’ll confront America’s deep…MORE

Texas judge upholds El Paso business shut down

Texas judge upholds El Paso business shut down

El Paso (WBAP/KLIF) – A Texas district judge has upheld temporary business shutdowns in El Paso County. Judge Bill Moody ruled that restrictions that closed El Paso restaurants and other businesses deemed nonessential could stay in place. The county’s top elected official, El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego, ordered a two-week shutdown of nonessential activities…MORE

Garland Cancels Christmas Tree Lighting

Garland Cancels Christmas Tree Lighting

Garland (WBAP/KLIF) – The city of Garland has announced it will not hold a public tree lighting ceremony at its annual Christmas on the Square event. the city’s announcement says the decision was made “out of an abundance of caution” due to the on-going coronavirus pandemic. Garland’s Christmas on the Square lighting event usually involves…MORE

With a Surge in COVID Cases, Dallas Hospital Capacity Improves

With a Surge in COVID Cases, Dallas Hospital Capacity Improves

(WBAP/KLIF) — Reports of a recent hospitalization rate surge in Texas apparently hasn’t affected the Dallas area hospital capacity.  Hospital capacity in the Dallas area continues to hold steady during the Coronavirus pandemic. A recent report released by Dallas mayor Eric Johnson shows an increased number of available hospital beds and ventilators compared to two weeks…MORE

Metroplex Tops 210,000 Coronavirus Cases & 2,200 Deaths

Metroplex Tops 210,000 Coronavirus Cases & 2,200 Deaths

(WBAP/KLIF) — The Metroplex has seen more than 210,000 COVID-19 tests in 2020, as Texas nears a million cases.  North Texas has over 2,200 deaths. Dallas county eclipsed 100,000 cases, Friday with 1,127 pandemic deaths. Tarrant county has over 72,000 positive tests and 757 fatalities, while Collin county is approaching 20,000 confirmed Coronavirus cases and…MORE

North Texas VA Opens Garland Center as COVID-19 Hospitalizations Rise

North Texas VA Opens Garland Center as COVID-19 Hospitalizations Rise

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The VA North Texas Health Care System is expanding its capacity as its COVID-19 unit continues to fill up. “Due to a steady increase in the number of COVID-19 positive patients seeking care at VA North Texas Health Care System (specifically our main Dallas VA Medical Center), the decision has been made to reopen…MORE

Texas Surges Resources to El Paso Amid Spike in COVID-19 Hospitalizations

Texas Surges Resources to El Paso Amid Spike in COVID-19 Hospitalizations

(WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Friday that the U.S. Department of Defense has deployed three U.S. Air Force Medical Specialty Teams to assist the state’s efforts to combat COVID-19 in El Paso. According to the Governor, the teams consist of 20 military medical providers each and will support three El Paso city…MORE

Biden Leads Trump in Pennsylvania Vote Count

Biden Leads Trump in Pennsylvania Vote Count

WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrat Joe Biden is now leading President Donald Trump in the battleground state of Pennsylvania. By Friday morning, Biden overtook Trump in the number of ballots counted in the state, which Trump must win to have a shot at reelection. The contest is still too early for The Associated Press to call.…MORE

Fort Hood Soldier Charged with Murder in Woman’s 2019 Death

Fort Hood Soldier Charged with Murder in Woman’s 2019 Death

KILLEEN (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Fort Hood soldier has been charged with murder in the case of a woman who was found dead in a Killeen Day Inn motel room in July of 2019. Killeen Police arrested 20-year-old Spc. Cory Grafton this week in connection to the death of 32-year-old Chelsea Cheatham. An autopsy at the…MORE