DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation said on Tuesday that the Federal Government’s pause of the Johnson&Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is not expected to impact the target date for herd immunity in Dallas County. According to PCCI, Dallas County has administered 61% Pfizer, 35% Moderna, and 4% J&J to date. “We were progressing…… MORE
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. In a joint statement Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said it was investigating clots in six women…… MORE
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety is reminding the public the waiver on expiration dates for driver licenses and identification cards ends on April 14. The waiver, granted by Governor Greg Abbott in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, applied to DLs, commercial DLs, commercial learner permits, ID cards and election identification certificates…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Authorities say multiple people including a police officer have been shot at a high school in the east Tennessee city of Knoxville, and the scene has since been secured. The Knoxville Police Department tweeted that authorities were on the scene of the shooting Monday at Austin-East Magnet High School. The online…… MORE
Frisco, TX (WBAP/KLIF) _ Frisco Police are looking for a 12-year old girl who went missing last night. Police say Emma D’Andria was last seen around 8:10pm in Frisco’s Starwood neighborhood near Starwood Drive and Orchard Park Drive. She was barefoot and wearing a tie-dye tank top, white shorts. Police are searching for her this…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Lone Star state is inching towards 2.5 million coronavirus infections, after more than 2,227 cases were detected Friday. Dallas and Tarrant counties have close to 253,000 positive tests each during the Covid-19 pandemic, while Collin and Denton counties are both close to 73,000 cases. The death toll in Dallas county is almost…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas salon owner who kept her business open in defiance of COVID restrictions is celebrating a legal victory. Shelley Luther was told to close the doors to Salon A La Mode last year but refused, and was thrown in jail for it. A temporary restraining order from Judge Eric Moye directed…… MORE
BRYAN (WBAP/KLIF) – At least seven people, including a State Trooper were injured, and one person killed, in a shooting at a Bryan business park on Thursday. Police have identified the suspect in the shooting that took place at Kent Moore Cabinets in Bryan as 27 year-old Larry Bollin of Grimes County. According to authorities, Bollin…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said Thursday that he respects a Dallas County Judge’s decision to order former Officer Bryan Riser’s release from jail, but insisted the investigation is ongoing. According to DPD, Riser was named a person of interest in two 2017 murders in 2019. He wasn’t fired or arrested until…… MORE
Bedford, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Bedford Police Department early this morning arrested a suspect in connection with detonating an explosive device near a drainage culvert under Forest Ridge Drive Wednesday afternoon. Police say the FBI conducted the initial investigation. Agents found a suspicious item near the initial location which was destroyed last night by the…… MORE
