AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – A COVID-19 therapy will be distributed to acute care hospitals statewide as early as next week. Governor Greg Abbott announced on Friday that the Texas Department of State Health Services is allocating an initial shipment of Eli Lily & Company’s monoclonal antibody therapy bamlanivimab. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services…… MORE
ROCKWALL (WBAP/KLIF) – Two people were killed Thursday afternoon in Rockwall when a small plane crashed into a field. According to the Rockwall Police Department, Officers responded to a report of a plane crash near the 1900 Block of State Highway 66 next to Ralph Hall Municipal Airport. A single-engine aircraft was found in a…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. hit a record number of coronavirus hospitalizations Tuesday and surpassed 1 million new confirmed cases in just the first 10 days of November amid a nationwide surge of infections that shows no signs of slowing. The new wave appears bigger and more widespread than the surges that happened in…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – During a Veterans Day ceremony outside City Hall on Wednesday, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced plans for the first Veterans Affairs Commission in the City of Dallas. “The Veterans Affairs Commission can help the City Council properly assess veterans’ needs,” said Mayor Johnson. “And the commission can serve as a contact point for…… MORE
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF)- Tarrant County leaders are concerned over the recent spike in Covid-19 cases in the county. Public Health Director Vinny Taneja addressed the Commissioners Court saying he’s worried because there’s been several single day highs over the last week. Taneja announced over 1,500 cases Monday, the fourth time in the past five days…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas leaders are reacting to the state GOP’s refusal to accept Republican Dade Phelan as the newly elected Speaker of the House. Phelan will replace Speaker Dennis Bonnen who opted not to run for re-election following the release of a controversial recorded phone call. In a statement released on Monday, Texas GOP…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Plano-based J.C. Penney will live to fight another day. Following a ten hour hearing Monday the bankruptcy court judge approved the sale of the 108-year-old retailer to its two largest landlords and its primary lenders. The reorganization will wipeout more than $3 billion of debt. J.C. Penney has more than 600 stores and…… MORE
TARRANT COUNTY(WBAP/KLIF)- Republican Beth Van Duyne has been declared the winner in the Congressional race for the district 24 seat in the U.S House of Representatives. Democratic challenger Candace Valenzuela has conceded her race against Beth Van Duyne Tuesday, a week after Van Duyne declared herself as the winner on Election night. “We have every…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Pfizer and BioNTech, bio pharmaceutical companies say their vaccine is more than 90% effective at preventing Covid-19. The announcement came less than a week after an election seen as a referendum on President Donald Trump’s handling of the scourge, which has killed more than 1.2 million people worldwide, including almost a quarter-million in…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Dallas is moving forward in its search for a new Chief of Police. Chief Renee Hall announced her resignation earlier this year and plans to leave the department at the end of this year. The City Manager has hired a search firm to identify candidates. The position is now…… MORE
