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Three North Texas Firefighters Return from Surfside Florida, Offering Peer Support
GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF)- Three North Texas firefighters, two from Garland and one from Grapevine were part of a group of 12 nation-wide that were sent to Surfside Florida to offer peer support. Garland Fi...
Jul 13, 2021
DFW Hospital Council says Delta Variant is Leading to an Uptick in COVID Patients
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The DFW Hospital Council is concerned about a recent spike in COVID hospitalizations in North Texas. CEO Steve Love said Tuesday that more than 600 people are hospitalized w...
Jul 13, 2021
Texas Republicans Call on Sergeant at Arms to Send for Return of Democrats
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Republicans are calling for Democrats to return to the current special legislative session in Austin after dozens of them broke quorum over a Republican-led voting mea...
Jul 13, 2021
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Gets Green Light From Feds to Send Him, 3 Others Into Space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – The race for commercial space flight continues. Billionaire Jeff Bezos’ rocket company Blue Origin has received federal approval to launch people into space. Th...
Jul 13, 2021
Texas Democrats Have Left the State to Block GOP Voting Bill
UPDATED: 7/13/21 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Democrats in the Texas Legislature bolted for Washington, D.C., to try to stop Republicans from enacting new voting restrictions. They say they’re rea...
Jul 13, 2021
Texas State Senate Committee Advances Two Transgender Sports Bills
Texas Capitol, Austinphoto by Dave Williams Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – While state legislature dealt with the sudden departure of dozens of House Democrats on Monday, a state Senate panel advanced a t...
Jul 13, 2021
Summer Camps Hit With COVID Outbreaks — Are Schools Next?
WFAA photo The U.S. has seen a string of COVID-19 outbreaks tied to summer camps in recent weeks in places such as Texas, Illinois, Florida, Missouri and Kansas, in what some fear could be a preview o...
Jul 13, 2021
FDA Adds Warning About Rare Reaction To J&J Covid-19 Vaccine
(Photo by Cristina Arias/Cover/Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. regulators added a new warning to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine about links to a rare and potentially dangero...
Jul 13, 2021
Dallas Police Asking For Help In Finding 2 Kids
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) Dallas Police are asking for help in locating two missing kids. They are 10 year old J. Ana Reyes-Dominguez and 9 month old B. Ana Reyes-Dominguez. They were last seen Monday mornin...
Jul 12, 2021
Marvin Scott III Family Respond to Surveillance Video Release, Calling the Incident a “Cascade of Failures”
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF)- The family of Marvin Scott III, who died in Collin County Jail custody, continues to fight for justice. The video of the incident was recently made public, something the family h...
Jul 12, 2021
