DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The COVID-19 drive-thru vaccination site at Dallas’ Fair Park administered hundreds of shots on its first day back in business. Dallas County Medical Director, Dr. Phil Huang said on Monday that more than 500 COVID shots and nearly 200 flu shots were given to eligible adults and children on Sunday afternoon. “That’s…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Many Afghan refugees who recently re-settled in North Texas will celebrate their first American Thanksgiving on Thursday. Gateway of Grace Refugee Outreach calls the challenges of re-location immense, but insists the privilege to serve is immeasurable. “It is their first introduction into a uniquely American holiday,” said Gateway of Grace, Executive Director,…… MORE
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – The Supreme Court could rule as soon as Monday on the new Texas law that all but bans abortions after roughly six weeks. The court said on its website Friday that the justices plan to issue at least one opinion Monday. If so, that will be the first formal opinion of the…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Longtime U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson of Dallas announced, Saturday, that she is not running for reelection after serving nearly three decades in Congress. Johnson was first elected to Congress in 1992 and is the longest-serving member from Texas. The 85 year-old was the first Black woman ever elected to public office in…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Two West Texas high schools come together after a tragic school bus accident kills three people on Friday. An Andrews High School band director and bus driver were killed in a fiery crash on the way to a rivalry football game with Big Spring. 53-year-old band director Darin Kimbrogh Johns and 69-year-old bus…… MORE
Washington (AP) – The Supreme Court could rule as soon as Monday on Texas’ restrictive new abortion law. The court announced on its website Friday that the justices are planning to issue at least one opinion Monday. There’s no guarantee a Texas law will be the one, but the court did put two similar Texas…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – A Dallas judge has declared a mistrial in the first murder case against a man charged with killing 18 older women in the metroplex over a two-year span. Judge Raquel Jones issued the ruling Friday when a jury deadlocked after deliberating since Thursday afternoon in the capital murder case against Billy Chemirmir.…… MORE
Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) – Kyle Rittenhouse has been acquitted of all charges after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha, Wisconsin, shootings that became a flashpoint in the nation’s debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice. The jury came back with its verdict after close to 3 1/2 days of deliberation. Rittenhouse, 18, could…… MORE
RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Thursday that real estate services and investment firm CBRE, Inc., will, over the next 13 years, create 460 new jobs and more than $29 million in capital investment at its Dallas headquarters, and 550 new jobs and more than $13 million in capital investment at a…… MORE
Governor Greg Abbotts campaign is bringing in millions of dollars in donations. His campaign raised nearly $5 million between September 7th and October 19th. The money is said to come from more than 240 counties and all 50 states. 43-percent of those donors are said to be new. In total, 42-thousand people donated to Abbott’s…… MORE
