The Dallas Foundation Awards Local Nonprofits with Funding to Fuel Employment Opportunities

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- A local non-profit aimed at helping minority-owned small businesses and entrepreneurs was awarded $50K from The Dallas Foundation. Through the Pegasus Prize, The Dallas Foundation seeks organizations applying new ways to solve ongoing problems that are faster, cost-effective, data-driven and create better results for residents of Dallas County. “The Dallas Foundation is proud to announce…MORE

GPFD Launches First Fire Truck-Mounted Attenuator Program in the United States

GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP/KLIF)-  The Grand Prairie Fire Department has launched an innovative way to help curb highway accidents. The department has Launched the first fire truck-mounted attenuator program in the United States. In response to the growing number of highway incidents involving first responders, the GPFD outfitted two of its reserved apparatuses with truck-mounted attenuators (TMAs)…MORE

Second COVID-19 Vaccine Clears Major Hurdle

WASHINGTON (AP) – A  U.S. government advisory panel has endorsed a second COVID-19 vaccine. The action Thursday paves the way for the shot from Moderna to be added to the U.S. vaccination campaign. The Food and Drug Administration is expected to act quickly to authorize the vaccine for emergency use. The vaccination effort kicked off…MORE

Architecture Firm Selected To Design The New Community Park at Fair Park

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Architect firm Studio-MLA has been selected to design the new Community Park that will replace over one thousand parking spaces at Fair Park. The new park is the first project to come out of the Fair Park Master Plan Update, which recently received the Unbuilt Dream/Study Award from the Greater Dallas Planning…MORE

North Texas Food Bank Partners with Two Texas Organizations to Match $200,000 in Donations Thursday

PLANO  (WBAP/KLIF News) – As the number of North Texans who are in need amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic continues to spike, local non profits and businesses are doing everything they can to help provide a lifeline for struggling families. Today, Thursday December 17, the North Texas Food Bank has joined forces with Sammons Enterprises…MORE

More Than 140,000 Texans Have Received the Covid-19 Vaccine

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott says over 140,000 healthcare workers across the state have been immunized against the coronavirus. The vaccine from drug maker Pfizer started arriving in Texas earlier this week. The news comes as cases and hospitalizations in Texas rose again Wednesday. The state reported 9,528 people hospitalized with COVID-19 and…MORE

Governor Greg Abbott On the Pflizer COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution In Texas

Governor Abbott addresses Texans from the UPS Distribution Center in Austin. The Governor begins by thanking front line health care workers for their service and noting they will be one of the first in the state to be vaccinated. Other top officials in attendance included Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd and Texas…MORE

US Jobless Claims Rise to 885,000 Amid Resurgence of Virus

WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose again last week to 885,000 as a resurgence of coronavirus cases threatens the economy’s recovery from its springtime collapse. The number of applications increased from 862,000 the previous week. It showed that nine months after the viral pandemic paralyzed the economy, many employers…MORE

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