DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) -Dallas’ largest Police Association is calling the department’s new Video Release Policy “misguided.” Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall said this week that video of all Officer involved shootings and encounters that lead to injury or death would be released in 72 hours. The announcement comes amid recent protest and national outcry over Police…… MORE
ADDISON (WBAP/KLIF) -Addison’s Kaboom Town is still set for Friday night but the way you watch the show will be a little different. With a rising number of COVID-19 cases in North Texas, fireworks in this year’s show will be shot off from an undisclosed out of town location. The only way to watch, on…… MORE
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump says the positive jobs report Thursday shows the U.S. economy is “roaring back” from the coronavirus. U.S. employers added a substantial 4.8 million jobs in June and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1% as the job market improved for the second straight month. However, the economy remains far short of…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Houston area officials are criticizing a change in the way local hospitals are reporting intensive care unit capacity during the pandemic. But the Texas Medical Center says the change was done to provide more accurate information and reassure the public that ICU beds were not running out. The change came after the medical…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a substantial 4.8 million jobs in June, and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1%, as the job market improved for a second straight month, yet still remained far short of regaining the colossal losses it suffered this spring. The nation has now recovered roughly one-third of the 22 million…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The U.S. Government is at odds over a federal court decision that orders the release of immigrant parents detained with their children. Wednesday’s court decision set a deadline for children, including some infants, to be freed. However, the trump administration argued judge dolly gee’s findings were “insufficient” to prove that it had to…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Six members of a Houston police department narcotics unit have been charged after an investigation into a deadly 2019 drug raid. The officers are accused of routinely using false information to get search warrants and of lying on police reports. The narcotics unit has been under scrutiny following the January 2019 drug raid…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — As both in-person and virtual education is being offered by a number of school districts this fall, parents are faced with a dilemma. Many must choose whether to send their kids to school during a pandemic or attempt to manage their learning at home. The daunting task of helping children with virtual learning…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — As the Metroplex heads into the hottest week of the year, health officials are warning residents to stay safe. With hot temperatures in North Texas, Medstar crews are seeing a spike in heat related illnesses. Over the past month, Medstar has responded to 104 calls for residents suffering from heat related illnesses, with…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — North Texas’ four most populous counties report nearly 41,000 positive cases of COVID-19. Testing stations reported another 1,373 positive tests, Wednesday with Tarrant county again leading the way with 606 newly infected residents. Dallas county showed 544 newly confirmed cases, while Collin county had 117, and Denton 106. 611 of the 691 North…… MORE
