Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Biden Chooses Senator Kamala Harris as Running Mate

Biden Chooses Senator Kamala Harris as Running Mate

(AP) – Joe Biden has chosen Senator Kamala Harris of California as his running mate. It’s a move that fulfills the wish of Democrats clamoring to see a woman of color on a major party’s presidential ticket for the first time in history. The 55-year-old Harris was elected to the Senate in 2016 after serving…MORE

Big Ten Pulls Plug on Fall Football Amid COVID-19 Concerns

Big Ten Pulls Plug on Fall Football Amid COVID-19 Concerns

(AP) – The Big Ten Conference won’t be playing football this fall because of concerns about COVID-19. The move comes six day after the conference released a revised conference-only schedule that it hoped would help it navigate a fall season with potential COVID-19 disruptions. The Big Ten Conference includes historic programs such as Ohio State, Michigan,…MORE

Fort Worth to Convert Hotels to Fight Homelessness Due to COVID-19

Fort Worth to Convert Hotels to Fight Homelessness Due to COVID-19

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The city of Fort Worth is looking to turn unused hotel rooms into housing for those facing homelessness due to the coronavirus. Fort Worth Housing Solutions has till December to get this done as the $18.6 million stimulus aid will expire at the end of the year. The money was allocated through the…MORE

Allen ISD Offers Curbside Meal Service for Students

Allen ISD Offers Curbside Meal Service for Students

ALLEN  (WBAP/KLIF News) – Allen ISD is offering curbside meal service twice a week to its students, K-12, to help struggling families whose children are now learning from home. The service starts Wednesday, August 12th, and will give families meal bundles, two breakfasts and two lunches. This week, the pick up dates are Wednesday and…MORE

Governor: Virus Tests May Increase as Texas Schools Reopen

Governor: Virus Tests May Increase as Texas Schools Reopen

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday that coronavirus testing in Texas could increase as schools reopen amid a sharp drop-off in the number of tests in recent weeks. Texas has averaged more than 34,000 tests a day over the past week, down from a daily average of more than 60,000 in…MORE

Governors React to Trump’s Unemployment Plan; States Must Cover 25% of Benefit Extension

Governors React to Trump’s Unemployment Plan; States Must Cover 25% of Benefit Extension

Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – There are questions surrounding the President Trump‘s memorandum regarding his extension of unemployment benefits. It calls for states to anti up $100 of the $400 extension. On Monday, the Texas Workforce Commission issued a statement to multiple news outlets that it’s “currently reviewing the presidential memorandum and will provide additional information as…MORE

Trump Abruptly Escorted From Briefing After Shooting near WH

Trump Abruptly Escorted From Briefing After Shooting near WH

(AP) – President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted by a U.S. Secret Service agent out of the White House briefing room as he was beginning a coronavirus briefing Monday afternoon. He returned minutes later, saying there was a “shooting” outside the White House that was “under control.” Trump says, “There was an actual shooting and…MORE

Fort Worth Police Searching for Woman Last Seen at Watauga Rd. Bingo Hall

Fort Worth Police Searching for Woman Last Seen at Watauga Rd. Bingo Hall

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)-The Fort Worth Police Department needs your help locating a missing woman they say is in danger. Police are looking for Carolyn Kay Riggins, a 69 year old black woman who was last seen on July 11th at the Watauga Road Bingo Hall. Shes 5’9″, 200 pounds and has a brown curly wig (natural…MORE

Tarleton State Postpones Football Season to Spring Semester

Tarleton State Postpones Football Season to Spring Semester

STEPHENVILLE (WBAP/KLIF) – Tarleton State University announced on Monday that it has delayed its football season until the spring semester due to safety and scheduling concerns brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. “The health and well-being of our student-athletes, as well as our fans, staff and all the students of Tarleton State University, has always…MORE