DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The federal government is administering shots at its newly opened COVID vaccination site at Fair Park. The site is being run by FEMA and opened Wednesday morning. Military personnel from Ft. Riley, Kansas are operating the nine drive-up lanes in a Fair Park parking lot. The site is prioritizing shots for 17…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Department of State Health Services said Tuesday that it has reduced the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses to Dallas and Tarrant County due to the arrival of Federal vaccination sites in the region. “When you include the doses going to the FEMA sites, Dallas County providers are receiving 45,690 first…… 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
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
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Biden Administration has partially approved Governor Greg Abbott’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration. The Governor requested the Major Disaster Declaration on Thursday for Individual Assistance and Public Assistance in all 254 counties. President Biden approved the request for Individual Assistance in only 77 counties but every Texas county was…… MORE
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott laid out four immediate priorities for the State of Texas during a Friday briefing, as well as what the state is doing to restore power and water and ensure that food and fuel demands are met throughout Texas following this week’s winter storm. According to the Governor, the first immediate priority…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. Senators from Texas, John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, wrote President Biden on Friday, in support of Governor Abbott’s request for a major disaster declaration following this week’s winter storm that left millions of Texans in the dark and the cold. “Emergency resource distribution has been delayed by treacherous road, rail, and…… MORE
UPDATE 10:48 a.m. (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Electric Reliability Council of Texas CEO Bill Magness announced Friday that emergency conditions have ended and normal operations have resumed. “Texas can’t afford to have this happen again,” he said, adding that he welcomes conversations on how to improve capabilities. The development is welcome news to many Texans,…… MORE
