DALLAS – Parkland Health & Hospital System will host several COVID-19 vaccination clinics beginning today and throughout the week in locations across Dallas County. Individuals over the age of 12 can receive their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine without an appointment and will be scheduled to return for their second dose in 21 days.…… MORE
Wise County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Wise County Sheriff’s Department is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest of the suspect they say shot and wounded a rhome police officer on Sunday. The department issued an old photo of 43-year old Royce Edward Wood over the weekend. he’s shown with a bald…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Police made a second arrest Monday in a weekend shooting that killed a man and left more than a dozen more people wounded after gunfire rang out on in a busy, downtown Austin entertainment district. Officers arrested a 17-year-old boy at Harker Heights High School in Harker Heights, according to statements…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – As temperatures soar throughout the metroplex, the Presbyterian Night Shelter in fort worth is in urgent need of bottled water donations. Toby Owen, CEO of the shelter told our media partner WFAA that they make water available for their day shelter, women’s shelter and men’s shelter for anyone that walks up…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Mesquite. Police in Mesquite are asking for help in identifying an armed bank robbery suspect. Monday just after 10 in the morning, police responded to a robbery call in the 900 block of North Town East Boulevard. A man reportedly went up to the teller counter, showed a gun and demanded money.…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Cook Children’s Medical Center is urging parents to keep an eye out for their children when they are close to pools and open waters. Sharon Evans, trauma and injury prevention coordinator for Cook Children’s said they had 5 drowning patients admitted on Sunday ages ranging from 1 to 14. Though the drownings…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Fort Worth is getting a little over 173.7 million stimulus dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act. “This will target part of the economy that was severely hit by the pandemic, for instance the tourism industry,” said Jay Chapa Deputy City Manager. Chapa said first on the agenda will be to…… MORE
A local real estate agent faces an additional charge for her participation in the Jan. 6th. U.S. Capitol riot. Katherine Schwab, of Colleyville, is now facing five charges regarding the incident. She was arrested back in February and charged with entering or remaining in a restricted building without lawful authority and more. On June 7,…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Electric Reliability Council of Texas or ERCOT is asking Texans to reduce electric use as much as possible through Friday, June 18. The agency says a significant number of forced generation outages combined with potential record electric use for the month of June has resulted in tight grid conditions. Generator owners…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas Police Officer is on administrative leave after being arrested and charged with Sexual Assault of a Child. According to the Dallas Police Department, Officer Tyrone Williams Jr. was booked into the Dallas County jail Monday morning. Williams has been with the department since 2009 and is currently assigned to the south-central…… MORE
