DALLAS (AP) — Leaders in two of Texas’ biggest cities are calling on the governor to empower local governments to order residents to stay home as the state’s continued surge in coronavirus cases tests hospital capacity. Austin Mayor Steve Adler told CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday that he wants Gov. Gregg Abbott, a Republican,…… MORE
KILLEEN (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- The search for the remains of missing Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillan has come to an end. The Guillan family attorney confirmed Sunday night that remains found last week near the Leon River, just 30 miles from Fort Hood, are those of Vanessa Guillan, who went missing on April 22nd. The primary…… MORE
DALLAS COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- North Texas COVID-19 numbers continue to rise. Tarrant county on Sunday reported 585 new cases of COVID-19 and three deaths. Collin county with 112 and Denton county with 59 newly confirmed cases bringing their combined county totals to nearly 4800. Dallas county reports quadruple digits for the third day in a…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- A Plano fire work show caused brush fires late Saturday night just south of the Plano Convention Center. The two fires began almost 20 minutes into the All American 4th Fire Work Show in the area of Jupiter road and Parker road after a 6 inch mortar exploded in its launching tube, setting off other…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- The capital of Texas continues to be a hot spot for COVID-19 and now the positivity rate in Austin is the highest in the country. Mayor Steve Adler is now considering a 35-day stay-at-home order in order to lower the spread. “So we can get a restart a second chance on how you open…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Fourth of July turned terrifying for some at a dance studio in Fort Worth. A large party was taking place at Divas Dance House when a man shot into the crowd of people just after midnight. The suspect began firing after the bouncer refused to let him in. Multiple people were…… MORE
Grapevine (WBAP/KLIF) – A teenager drowned in Grapevine Lake on the Fourth of July. The 13 year old Haltom City girl was swimming on the north side of the lake Saturday evening when she slipped under water, and did not come up. Her body was recovered about an hour and a half later near the…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Federal health officials are planning a COVID-19 testing blitz in Texas and a few other states. The details haven’t been announced, but the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says the idea is to find young adults who have no coronavirus symptoms, and may be unknowingly spreading the disease. To do…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Irving police were involved in a deadly 4th of July shootout, Saturday morning. Police officers were called at approximately 10:00 am to a home near the Irving Heights neighborhood where a man had reportedly shot his wife. When police arrived they found a woman with a gunshot wound, while her husband had fled…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Independence Day Holiday brought almost 1,300 new positive cases of Coronavirus to North Texas. Dallas county reported just over 1,100 new cases and 2 additional deaths, bringing the total case count to near 25,000 with 395 fatalities. Denton county reported 95 newly confirmed cases, pushing the county total to nearly 3,300 with…… MORE
