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
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Outgoing Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen is under quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19. Bonnen made the announcement on social media on Sunday. “2020 just keeps on giving,” he posted. “We are unable to pinpoint our initial exposure, as we – like so many other families – made the difficult decision to celebrate…… MORE
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Federal officials now turn to exploring the monumental task of piecing together the motive behind the Christmas Day explosion that severely damaged dozens of downtown Nashville buildings and injured three. Officials have named 63-year-old Anthony Quinn Warner as the man behind the mysterious explosion in which he was killed, but the…… MORE
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – President Donald Trump has signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals. Two people familiar with the president’s action tell The Associated Press that the president has signed the measure. The massive bill includes $1.4 trillion to fund government agencies through…… MORE
