DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – After two months of steady increases, health experts in Dallas County said adult COVID-19 hospitalizations may be close to reaching a plateau. According to UT Southwestern Medical Center’s latest model, there will be a slight increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations in Dallas County before a modest decrease to the current level of about…… MORE
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The City Council in Portland, Oregon will vote Wednesday on an emergency resolution that would ban the purchase of goods and services from Texas in response to a new law there prohibiting most abortions. The resolution if passed would also bar city employee travel to the state. Mayor Ted Wheeler’s office said Friday…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott is expected to sign Senate Bill 1 – otherwise known as the election integrity bill – into law later this morning. The governor will be joined in Tyler for the signing ceremony by the bill’s authors, State Senator Bryan Hughes and Representative Andrew Murr. Republicans touted the bill as…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Monday that it will not tolerate violence against anyone who is trying to obtain an abortion in Texas as federal officials explore options to challenge a new state law that bans most abortions. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department would “protect those seeking to obtain or provide…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The North Tarrant Express project opened a new ramp from eastbound I-820 to the northbound I-35W TEXpress Lanes on Wednesday. The newly built ramp in the 820/35W interchange will create greater mobility and additional access for TEXpress Lanes, as well as providing additional options for motorists. The new direct connector is part…… MORE
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – The Taliban say they have seized the last province not in their control after their blitz through Afghanistan last month. They overran forces who had opposed their takeover. According to witnesses, thousands of Taliban fighters charged into eight districts of Panjshir province overnight. A Taliban spokesman confirmed Monday that the province…… MORE
WASHINGTON D.C. (WBAP/KLIF News) – Although Texas opted out of the COVID-related federal unemployment benefit funding back in May, the $300 weekly jobless benefit officially ends today. The cutoff impacts about 8.9 million people nationwide. There are actually four types of benefits that are ending Monday including the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Texas “Heartbeat Bill” may have an uphill battle. A state court in Austin is halting the affects of a new Texas abortion law. The court filed a temporary restraining order in response to a lawsuit filed by ‘Planned Parenthood’. According to constitutional lawyer David Coale, a law allowing anyone to sue anyone who assists…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Divers have identified the source of an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. After Hurricane Ida swept through the Louisiana coast, a mile long oil slick could be seen about two miles off the coast of Port Fourchon Divers working at the site discovered the source of the spill…a one-foot diameter pipeline…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Firefighters found four people dead of gunshot wounds when responding to a house fire in southern Texas. Houston police chief Troy Finner believes the fire may have intentionally set to destroy evidence. Houston police say there was no sign of forced entry at the house. the victims were two adults in their 50s and…… MORE
