Category Archives: Promo Reel

Kemp ISD to be Closed for Three Days

Kemp ISD to be Closed for Three Days

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – All Kemp ISD campuses will be closed Wednesday, August 25th through Friday, August 27th, 2021. School will resume on Monday, August 30th, 2021. Students will not be held responsible for instruction during this closure. Extra-curricular activities at the Junior High are cancelled during the closure. High School extra-curricular events and practices will…MORE

Biden says US Pullout on Track to Meet Deadline

Biden says US Pullout on Track to Meet Deadline

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden says forces are on track to leave Afghanistan by his self-imposed August 31 deadline but it will depend on Taliban cooperation. In an address to the nation Tuesday, the president said he is pushing U.S. forces to leave “the sooner the better” due to increasing threats from ISIS-K and…MORE

Federal Face Mask Requirement for Public Transit Extended through January

Federal Face Mask Requirement for Public Transit Extended through January

If you’re going to catch a ride on DART don’t forget to grab your mask. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued a Security Directive requiring face masks be worn during all public transit. The directive will run through January of next year. TSA says the mandate is to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. DART vehicles…MORE

FDA Grants Full Approval to Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 Vaccine

FDA Grants Full Approval to Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 Vaccine

WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for people 16 and older. It’s the first COVID vaccine to be fully cleared in the United States since the race to combat the pandemic began last year. The FDA said the vaccine is still available for…MORE

Governor Deploys Additional Medical Personnel, Establishes More COVID Antibody Infusion Centers

Governor Deploys Additional Medical Personnel, Establishes More COVID Antibody Infusion Centers

 AUSTIN – The Texas Division of Emergency Management plan to deploy additional medical personnel and launch more COVID-19 antibody infusion centers across the state over the next week, according to Governor Greg Abbott. “Front-line health care workers across our state are working tirelessly to keep Texans healthy and safe,” said Governor Abbott. “The substantial increase of infusion…MORE

Texas Supreme Court Declines to Hold Up Mask Mandate Ban

Texas Supreme Court Declines to Hold Up Mask Mandate Ban

The Texas Supreme Court has declined to block restraining orders against Gov. Greg Abbott’s mask mandate ban. The justices remanded Attorney General Ken Paxton’s appeal to the 3rd Texas Court of Appeal in Austin for a hearing. The court did not issue an opinion for its Thursday decision. The move comes the same day as…MORE

DISD Adds At-Home Learning

DISD Adds At-Home Learning

Some students in DISD will now have an in-home learning option. The district hopes this new option will appeal to folks who are nervous about sending their kids back to school for fear of catching the virus. It’s also for those kids who may be too young to get the vaccine and those who are…MORE