(WBAP/KLIF) — New York slashed a billion dollars from the state’s police department budget, earlier this month, as lawmakers caved to pressure from groups to “defund the police”. Democrats in the House of Representatives recently proposed cutting roughly $65-billion from the national defense budget. According to the Heritage Foundation’s Jim Carafano, the move is an…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The COVID-19 fatality rate has dropped to historic lows and hospital bed capacity is improving. The number of Texans dying from the Coronavirus appear to be dropping. Of the almost 342,000 Texans who have contracted COVID-19, just 1.2% of them have died. The 4,152 fatalities represents just .01% of the Texas population. The…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — COVID-19 is on the rise along the Texas-Mexico border. As Coronavirus cases have slightly fallen in the Metroplex, health officials in Texas counties along the Mexico border are concerned. Starr county Judge Eloy Vera indicated his county is in danger of losing control of the health crisis. Vera is considering a stay-at-home recommendation…… MORE
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — More than 500 women at a federal medical prison in Texas have tested positive for the coronavirus, in one of the largest confirmed outbreaks at a federal prison, the Bureau of Prisons said. The number of confirmed cases at the Federal Medical Center-Carswell in Fort Worth jumped to 510 on…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — U.S. Army officials are reporting the discovery of another Fort Hood soldier’s body. It’s the third time in a month that army officials have found the dead body of one of their own near the Texas army base. 26 year old Mejhor Morta was found dead, last Friday, near Stillhouse Hollow Lake, a…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Almost a quarter of the Coronavirus cases in Texas are in the Metroplex. North Texas is nearing 77,000 cases of COVID-19 with 952 fatalities. Dallas county has over 43,000 cases with 537 deaths. Tarrant county is approaching 23,000 infections and 304 fatalities. Collin county reports more than 5,600 Coronavirus cases with 66 residents…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – When Major League Baseball returns to ballparks on Thursday for an abbreviated season prompted by COVID-19, there won’t be fans in the stands. But, you may not be able to tell by the sound of it. The Texas Rangers will continue to provide an in-game atmosphere with legendary Public Address Announcer Chuck Morgan.…… MORE
SAN MARCOS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- A 35-year-old man has been arrested after he admitted to killing his girlfriend. 37-year-old Dallas ISD school teacher Jennifer Hickmon was found dead on July 12th by Dallas police after Hickmon’s family told officers she had not been responding to phone calls or texts, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. Law enforcement found…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- As COVID-19 continues to spread, another seasonal virus has surfaced in north Texas. Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) on Tuesday reported the first West Nile Virus death of 2020. This is also the first human case of the virus this year. The victim was a senior from Fort Worth with underlying…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- North Texas doctors are warning how widespread Covid-19 really is. Texas Health Officials say a widespread perception that children don’t catch the virus is wrong. The statistics show more than 7% of all the confirmed cases statewide has been among people under the age of 19. In Dallas County more than 3,800 children have…… MORE
