Denton County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – After shutting down for several days last week, the Texas Motor Speedway COVID-19 vaccine hub will reopen tomorrow for second dose shots. Denton County health officials have prioritized second dose appointments which officials say are in limited supply right now. 22-thousand 2nd-dose shots will be administered on Wednesday Thursday and…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Texas homeowners and renters in the 77 counties designated for individual assistance who sustained damage may now apply for disaster assistance with FEMA. If you have insurance and are applying for disaster assistance, you must also file a claim with your insurance company as soon as possible. If insurance does not cover all your…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – A Collin County food pantry hosted a massive food and water distribution event on Monday in the aftermath of last week’s winter storm. North Texans continue to deal with the impacts of the storm and many families are left with busted pipes and little access to water. Some grocery stores remain short…… MORE
(AP) – The COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. has topped 500,000, all but matching the number of Americans killed in World War II, Korea and Vietnam combined. The lives lost, as recorded by Johns Hopkins University, are about equal to the population of Kansas City, Missouri, and greater than that of Miami; Raleigh, North Carolina;…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – A fallen Dallas Police Officer is being remembered as a hero. The Dallas Police Department paid tribute on Monday to Officer Mitchell Penton with full honors during a funeral service at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano. The 27-year-old Officer was killed earlier this month after being hit by a suspected drunk driver while…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Residents in west Fort Worth are no longer affected by boil water notices. Other customers might be experiencing water shutoffs because of water main breaks and repairs. All locations will have bottled water as well as water to fill containers. They include four locations that will operate hand out water from 11 a.m. to 6…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Following a rash of winter storms last week, Arlington ISD has had to close nine buildings. The nine locations in the Arlington ISD include: High Schools – Lamar, Martin and Sam Houston Elementary Schools – Dunn, Morton, Thornton, West, Wood Administrative – Annex 5 Superintendent Dr. Marcelo Cavazos feared that not all of…… MORE
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – As thousands of North Texans are still struggling in the aftermath of last week’s severe winter storm and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, non-profits and food banks continue to lend a helping hand. The North Texas Food Bank announced it will be hosting it’s drive-thru mobile pantries and mobile pantries all week.…… MORE
Arkansas-AP (WBAP/KLIF) – Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday he will not back Donald Trump if the former president runs for the White House in 2024, saying “it’s time” to move on to different voices in the Republican Party. Hutchinson told CNN’s “State of the Union” that Trump “is going to have a voice, as…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Lawsuits are mounting against ERCOT and local power companies after massive outages during last week’s record cold snap. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas and Entergy Corporation are named in $100,000,000 gross negligence suit in the death of an 11-year old Conroe boy who is believed to have died of hypothermia in…… MORE
