Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

J.C. Penney Exits Bankruptcy Court, Lives Another Day

J.C. Penney Exits Bankruptcy Court, Lives Another Day

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Plano-based J.C. Penney will live to fight another day. Following a ten hour hearing Monday the bankruptcy court judge approved the sale of the 108-year-old retailer to its two largest landlords and its primary lenders. The reorganization will wipeout more than $3 billion of debt. J.C. Penney has more than 600 stores and…MORE

Candace Valenzuela Concedes U.S. District 24 Congressional Seat to Republican Beth Van Duyne

Candace Valenzuela Concedes U.S. District 24 Congressional Seat to Republican Beth Van Duyne

TARRANT COUNTY(WBAP/KLIF)- Republican Beth Van Duyne has been declared the winner in the Congressional race for the district 24 seat in the U.S House of Representatives. Democratic challenger Candace Valenzuela has conceded her race against Beth Van Duyne Tuesday, a week after Van Duyne declared herself as the winner on Election night. “We have every…MORE

Texas Social Worker Charged with 134 Counts of Election Fraud

Texas Social Worker Charged with 134 Counts of Election Fraud

MEXIA (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Mexia social worker is facing 134 counts of election fraud for allegedly submitting voter registration applications for dozens of mentally incapacitated residents of the Mexia State Supported Living Center. According to the Election Fraud Unit of the Texas Attorney General’s Office, Kelly Reagan Brunner acted as the agent for 67 residents…MORE

Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on the Future of Obamacare

Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on the Future of Obamacare

Updated: 11-10-20 at 12:07 PM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court seems likely to leave in place the bulk of the Affordable Care Act, including key protections for pre-existing health conditions and subsidized insurance premiums that affect tens of millions of Americans. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh, among the conservative…MORE

US Allows Emergency Use of a COVID-19 Antibody Drug

US Allows Emergency Use of a COVID-19 Antibody Drug

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials have allowed emergency use of the first antibody drug to help the immune system fight COVID-19, an experimental approach against the virus that has killed more than 238,000 Americans. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday cleared the experimental drug from Eli Lilly for people 12 and older with…MORE

Texas Prisons, Jails Worst Covid-19 Hotspots of Any In US

Texas Prisons, Jails Worst Covid-19 Hotspots of Any In US

Austin (AP)  A new study shows more Texas jail and prison inmates and staff have been infected and killed by COVID-19 than those of any other state’s criminal justice system. The report released Monday by the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas said at least 231 inmates and staff died in…MORE

COVID-19 Hospitalizations Across NTX Are at 85% of Highest Level in July

COVID-19 Hospitalizations Across NTX Are at 85% of Highest Level in July

Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Stephen Love, CEO of the Dallas- Fort Worth Hospital Council is concerned about an uptick in COVID-19 hospitalizations across North Texas As of Monday, almost 17-hundred North Texans were hospitalized with coronavius. Love told WFAA-TV, “This is a very serious situation ” The numbers cover Collin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant and Grayson counties.…MORE

City of Bedford Searching for a New Police Chief

City of Bedford Searching for a New Police Chief

BEDFORD (WBAP/KLIF)- The city of Bedford is doing a nation-wide search for it’s next police chief. City Manager Jimmy Stathatos said the city has hired a recruiting firm to help narrow down the list of candidates and then he will select the best fit for the department. “We are very very excited, we know it’s…MORE

Data Shows New Covid-19 Vaccine More than 90% Effective

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Pfizer and BioNTech, bio pharmaceutical companies say their vaccine is more than 90% effective at preventing Covid-19. The announcement came less than a week after an election seen as a referendum on President Donald Trump’s handling of the scourge, which has killed more than 1.2 million people worldwide, including almost a quarter-million in…MORE

President Trump Supporters Take to the Streets with Message, “Stop the Steal”

President Trump Supporters Take to the Streets with Message, “Stop the Steal”

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – President Trump supporters in North Texas are rallying against projections of Joe Biden as the winner of the Presidential election. “Only the United States Constitution and the Justice system declares who the winner is,” a supporter said. A crowd of people marched outside the Dallas County Elections office on Monday, waving flags…MORE