DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Demand for coronavirus vaccinations are falling nationwide leading health experts to predict failure in the attempt to reach herd immunity. Part of the drop in demand is due to the steadily increasing numbers of adults who have already received shots but the new concern is people who get the first shot…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for youngsters ages 12 to 15 by next week. That’s according to a federal official and a person familiar with the process. The decision will set up shots for many students to get their vaccinations before the start of…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A Texas hospital is asking a state appeals court to take steps to overturn a ruling that forced it to continue providing life-sustaining treatment for a toddler who doctors say is in pain and will never recover. Cook Children’s Medical Center filed an appeal April 16th asking the 48th District Court of Fort Worth…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Biden administration says four families that were separated at the Mexico border will be reunited in the United States this week. The families represent what Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas calls “just the beginning” of a broader effort. Two of the four families include mothers who were separated from their children in…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — An extremely powerful thunderstorm spawned two tornados in North Texas, Monday night, one of them blowing three 18-wheelers off the road. The Department of Public Safety says the storm closed down parts of i-35 south near Waxahachie as crews worked to rescue the drivers. A storm-chaser was one of the first on the scene…… MORE
DFW (WBAP/KLIF) – A Tornado Watch in effect until 11 p.m for the Dallas Ft. worth metroplex and surrounding portions of north and central Texas. The biggest threats include large hail, damaging winds, flooding and tornadoes. Storms will move out after a front moves through Monday evening. Temperatures will be in the low 60 throughout…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott is asking Texans to remain vigilant and closely monitor weather conditions as severe weather threatens a large portion of north Texas, with an enhanced risk including the DFW Metroplex, beginning Monday evening through early Tuesday morning. According to the Governor, storms are forecast to bring severe thunderstorms, large hail, possible…… MORE
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has proclaimed May 2-8 as Travel and Tourism Week in Texas. According to the Governor, the week is intended to highlight the impact of the travel and tourism industry on the state of Texas and the resilience of the industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. National Travel & Tourism Week is…… MORE
BURTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Texas Department of Public Safety issued an Amber Alert early Monday for a 4-year-old boy out of Austin who police fear may be in grave or immediate danger. Little Wyatt Crowley was last seen Sunday morning in the town of Burton, about 10 miles west of Brenham and 70 miles…… MORE
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Lubbock voters have approved a measure aimed at outlawing abortion in the West Texas city, a move likely to prompt legal action from opponents who call it an unconstitutional ban on the procedure. Residents voted Saturday to declare Lubbock a “sanctuary city for the unborn,” bypassing the City Council’s rejection of…… MORE
