(WBAP/KLIF) — The Coronavirus pandemic in Texas spread to more than 14,500 more residents over the weekend. Health officials in the Lone Star State report almost 1.6 million COVID-19 cases and close to 28,000 deaths. 50 of those fatalities were reported, Sunday. The Metroplex has a total of over 421,000 cases. Total cases per county…… MORE
ATLANTA (AP) – President Donald Trump is heard on tape pleading with Georgia’s election chief to overturn Joe Biden’s win in the state, suggesting in a telephone call that the official “find” enough votes to hand Trump the victory. The Associated Press obtained a copy of a recording of Trump’s conversation with Georgia Secretary of…… MORE
Updated at 2:00pm: Authorities say a pastor has been killed and two other people were injured during a shooting at an East Texas church. Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith says the man was on the run from authorities late Saturday and had hidden in the Starrville Methodist Church near Winona. Smith says the pastor confronted…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A group of republican senators led by Ted Cruz, of Texas plan to object to the January 6th certification of the presidential election results next week. The GOP lawmakers want an emergency 10-day audit of the results by an electoral commission. Cruz and the other senators claim the November 3rd election “featured unprecedented allegations…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Congress has overridden President Donald Trump’s veto of a defense policy bill, a first by lawmakers since he took office nearly four years ago. In an extraordinary New Year’s Day session, the Republican-controlled Senate easily turned aside the veto. Lawmakers dismissed Trump’s objections to the $740 billion bill and handed the president…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Former Dallas City Manager George Schrader has died at the age of 89. Schrader served as Dallas city manager from 1973 to 1981. He’s credited with revitalizing Dallas’s downtown business district as well as having an integral hand in the development of DFW Airport, Reunion Arena, the Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Garden…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — North Texas has plunged over the 400,000 mark in Coronavirus cases. Dallas county has more than 172,000 positive tests, Tarrant county just eclipsed 150,000, Collin county at more than 43,000, and Denton over 39,000. The Dallas-Fort worth area approached another 6,000 new cases of COVID-19, Thursday. Dallas county health officials saw almost 1,800…… MORE
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
