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ATLANTA (AP) – Georgia’s Republican governor has again told state Republican lawmakers that he won’t call a special session to overturn Georgia’s election results. Four Republican state senators have launched a petition to force Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp to call lawmakers together so they could appoint 16 presidential electors who will support Republican President Donald…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Dallas-Fort Worth area continues to add large numbers of coronavirus cases to the overall infection total. Dallas county reported another nearly 1,700 coronavirus positive tests, Saturday, while Tarrant county listed over 1,300 and Denton county had 389. That brought the metroplex total to nearly 296-thousand cases since the pandemic began. However, the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Klyde Warren Park in Dallas announced this week that construction will begin on a next-generation, interactive ‘super-fountain,’ planned with far taller and more exciting jets than any other in the world. The fountain is funded by a $10 million Christmas gift from longtime Klyde Warren Park board member Nancy Best and her husband, Randy.…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The COVID-19 hospitalization rate in North Texas has officially reached a steady 15% for seven consecutive days, which has triggered mandatory occupancy restrictions. According to Governor Greg Abbott’s executive order, all retail stores, restaurants, and other businesses are immediately to reduce from 75% to 50% capacity. In addition, all bars are ordered to…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson has concerns about the hiring process as the city looks to bring in a new Police Chief. Current Chief of Police, Renee Hall, plans to leave the department at the end of this month after submitting her resignation earlier this year. In the City of Dallas, the City Manager…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County reported its second highest COVID-19 case count since the pandemic began on Thursday with 2,122 new cases and 3 deaths. The county reported 2,183 cases on November 21 which is the daily record number of cases. “This is the second highest number of new COVID infections we have seen thus…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – The Houston City Council has approved a relief fund that will provide thousands of residents struggling financially during the coronavirus pandemic with a one-time $1,200 payment that can be used for rent, food or other needs. The program, approved on Wednesday and to be paid for by nearly $30 million in federal…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Fort Worth plans to purchase 100 Energy Way, formerly the Pier 1 headquarters located on the west edge of downtown, to be used as the future City Hall. The City is conducting its due diligence on the building prior to purchasing the ‘Class A’ office space, which is on…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has made an initial allotment of over 1.4 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines to the State of Texas for the month of December, according to Governor Greg Abbott. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Governor said the vaccines, which should begin arriving in…… MORE
UNDATED (WBAP/KLIF) – Three people from Tyler are in custody in Las Vegas following Thanksgiving Day shootings in the city before their arrests in rural Arizona. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, brothers Shawn & Christopher McDonnell, and Christopher’s wife Kayleigh Lewis were arrested after “several vehicle-to-vehicle shootings.” Christopher McDonnell told investigators his brother Shawn…… MORE
