DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – First responders in Dallas continue to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. According to Dallas-Fire-Rescue, more than 500 first responders have been vaccinated. The operation is expected to continue for up to two weeks. “That’s the plan,” said DFR’S Jason Evans. “It really just depends on how many first responders want to get the…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – A Plano doctor is asking for volunteer for a COVID-19 vaccine trial that is underway in North Texas. Research Your Health, headed by Dr. Jeffrey Adelglass, is looking for participants who want to make a contribution to advance COVID-19 research and help to mitigate the pandemic. According to Dr. Adelglass, earlier studies…… MORE
CORSICANA (WBAP/KLIF) – Emergency crews in Navarro County say there was a tornado touchdown in Corsicana Wednesday morning as storms moved through the area. Several mobile homes are damaged and trees are blown over in an area in the southwest portion of the city. The National Weather Service in Fort Worth said that a video…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Amid a rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in North Texas local leaders are asking residents to avoid group gatherings over the New Year’s holiday. “As we approach the New Year’s holiday, I ask all Dallas County residents to please reconsider their plans if they involve spending time with individuals outside their…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – North Texas is experiencing a spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations as 2020 comes to an end. “Our hospital numbers are at all-time highs and our availability of ICU beds in the region is at an all-time low,” Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said on Tuesday. According to Jenkins, one in four persons currently…… MORE
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – President-elect Joe Biden is criticizing the Trump administration for the pace of distributing COVID-19 vaccines, saying it is “falling far behind.” Biden says “it’s gonna take years, not months, to vaccinate the American people” at the current pace. He is vowing to ramp up the current speed of vaccinations five to…… MORE
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Gallup is out with a new ‘Most Admired’ poll, which has President Trump edging out Former President Barack Obama for the first time in 12 years as most admired man in America. Eighteen percent of the 1,018 respondents gave the title to Trump, while Obama was most admired by 15%. President-elect Joe…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Nearly 13,000 COVID-19 positive tests were found in Texas, Monday, with over 8,000 occurring in the Metroplex. North Texas topped 390,000 cases, while Tarrant county’s extended holiday weekend coronavirus numbers showed nearly 6-thousand new positives. That bumped Monday’s new case total to over the 8,000 mark. Dallas county listed in excess of 1,200 newly infected…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The incoming Dallas Police chief will inherit a department facing a continued rise in violent crime. Retired San Jose, California Police Chief Eddie Garcia laid out his plan and priorities during a virtual round table discussion with reporters on Monday. Chief Garcia said his focus will be to drop a rise in…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – President Trump’s signing of a COVID relief package is bringing requested assistance to the airline industry. The COVID relief deal gives $15 billion-dollars to passenger airlines. It’s much needed help in an industry that has seen a significant drop in demand since the pandemic began. “Despite all of the uncertainty of the…… MORE
