KLIF Morning News: Fauci’s Flip Flop on Airline Vaccine Idea

Dr. Fauci turned some heads when he suggested airline passengers be required to get the COVID vaccine, but he’s flip flopping on that idea. Dave Williams talks to Fox’s Eben Brown about it, and then Dave & Scott talk about how an Amazon Alexa accidentally told a young girl to try a dangerous Tik Tok…MORE

5 Texas Centers Run Out of Treatment Effective for Omicron

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Infusion centers in five large Texas metros have exhausted their supply of the antibody drug that is most effective against the more-transmissible omicron variant. The Texas Department of Health and Human Services said centers in Austin, El Paso, Fort Worth, San Antonio and the Houston area have run out of sotrovimab,…MORE

Dallas County Health Officials Raise Coronavirus Threat Level to ‘Red’

(WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County Public Health officials on Tuesday, Dec. 28, raised the county’s COVID-19 threat level to RED — which indicates high risk of transmission. County health officials initially decided to keep the threat level at orange last Tuesday, but have since decided to raise the level with the Omicron variant continuing to rapidly…MORE

One Arrested, Another Released in Garland Convenience Store Shooting

GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF) – Garland Police are again searching for a suspect in a convenience store shooting that left three teenagers dead. Police said Tuesday that the 14-year-old who was arrested and initially thought to be the shooter has been released. “Detectives learned that the 14-year-old male who was taken into custody [Monday] has intimate knowledge…MORE

Expanding COVID-19 Testing Locations in Tarrant County

TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF) – Tarrant County Public Health is expanding COVID-19 testing as demand increases during the holidays.  According to TCPH, Ben Thanh Plaza, Northeast Annex, and Resource Connection are some of the sites that have extended dates and times of availability. In addition to these sites, TCPH has five traditional brick and mortar public health locations…MORE

Bill Allowing for Creation of Medal of Honor Monument Signed into Law

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WBAP/KLIF) – The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation is celebrating the signing into law of legislation authorizing the creation of a monument in Washington, D.C., to recognize the Medal of Honor. President Biden signed the bill this week, following its bipartisan, unanimous approval by both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate. This Congress, the…MORE

COVID Hospitalizations Double Over Holiday Weekend

Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – JPS Hospital in Fort Worth reported a doubling of new covid hospitalizations between last Thursday to Monday from 35 to 70 …Parkland reported doubling of hospitalizations as well. Dr. Joseph Chang, Parkland’s Chief Medical Officer said that “just two weeks ago, they were talking about omicron taking up about 1% of…MORE

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