NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A recreational vehicle parked in the deserted streets of downtown Nashville exploded early Christmas morning, causing widespread communications outages that took down police emergency systems and grounded flights at the city’s airport. Police believe the blast was intentional but don’t yet know a motive or target. Metro Nashville Police Chief John…… MORE
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Federal Reserve predicts the Covid-19 battered Texas economy will begin to recover about halfway through 2021; about the time the Covid-19 vaccines become available to all Texans. In a survey in which 75% of business owners responded, 20 percent said they were laying off employees and reducing expenses. Hotels…… MORE
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Federal Reserve predicts the Covid-19 battered Texas economy will begin to recover about halfway through 2021; about the time the Covid-19 vaccines become available to all Texans. In a survey in which 75% of business owners responded, 20 percent said they were laying off employees and reducing expenses. Hotels…… MORE
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF)- On Christmas Eve twenty years ago, Irving Police Officer Aubrey Hawkins, badge 830, was brutally murdered when he responded to a suspicious circumstance call at the Oshman’s Sporting Goods in Irving. Seven escaped convicts were in the midst of committing an aggravated robbery and ambushed Officer Hawkins, killing him before he could get…… MORE
UPDATED: 12/24/20 8:57AM Washington (AP) WBAP/KLIF – House Republicans block Democrats’ effort to advance $2,000 stimulus checks pushed by President Trump. Reply STOP to quit. House Democrats also blocked a measure sought by Republicans to take anther look at U.S. spending on foreign aid, one of the sticking points for President Trump in sending the bill…… MORE
DALLAS/FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Texas Department of State Health Services has allocated 2,000 doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to the City of Dallas. The City was notified of its allocation on Tuesday, Dec. 22. The City anticipates receiving its first doses within the next 72 hours for inoculations to begin Saturday, Dec. 26. Additionally, Parkland Health & Hospital System has made 50 Pfizer vaccines available to Dallas Fire-Rescue (DFR). “I’m thankful the City of Dallas…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Former San Jose Police Department Chief Eddie Garcia has been named the new police chief for Dallas. Garcia was among seven finalists to replace outgoing Chief Renee Hall. Garcia will be the first Latino to lead the police department. He had been with the San Jose Police Department for 30 years including…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Pfizer and BioNTech will supply the U.S. with an additional 100 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine under a new agreement. The drugmakers said Wednesday that they expect to deliver all the doses by July 31. The additional doses are on top of 100 million doses Pfizer already was under contract to…… MORE
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Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – As coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continue to increase in Texas, Dr. Deborah Birx of the White House Coronavirus Task Force is sounding the alarm on the increasing COVID stats in Texas, telling our media partner that Texans need to change their behavior to help stop the spread of the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Governor Greg Abbott publicly received the Covid-19 Vaccine to encourage Texans to do the same. Abbott said it’s important to lead by example and he would never ask Texans to do anything he is not willing to do himself. “We want to make sure people in Texas can have trust and confidence in…… MORE
