DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas County Commissioners Court voted on Tuesday to declaration racism a public health crisis in Dallas County. Commissioner John Wiley Price outlined ten steps the county will take to reduce racism and prejudice in the county: Assert that racism is a public health crisis affecting our entire county. Work to progress…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – There are new developments in the murder of a North Dallas woman shot to death in her driveway on Memorial Day. Dallas Police arrested two more teens in connection to Leslie Baker’s death. 18-year-old Antony Taylor and 190-year-old Deng Chen Ajack are facing capital murder charges and investigators said they allegedly…… MORE
Port Aransas, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A a young teenage fisherman from Weatherford made the catch of a lifetime in Port Aransas off the Corpus Cristi coast. 13-year old Micah Harless got an assist from his dad, Robbie to pull in a huge 844-pound, 11-foot-6 tiger shark on Monday morning after a 36-hour offshore trip in…… MORE
(AP) – Researchers in England say they have the first evidence that a drug can improve survival from COVID-19. A steroid called dexamethasone reduced deaths by up to one third in severely ill hospitalized patients, according to results released Tuesday. The study was led by the University of Oxford and involved thousands of patients randomly…… MORE
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – The House subcommittee investigating billions of dollars in coronavirus aid is demanding that the Trump administration and several large banks turn over detailed information about who applied and received federal loans. The requests come after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Congress last week that the names of loan recipients and…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Texas has seen a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases throughout the month of June. But Governor Greg Abbott told KRGV-TV there has been particularly large increase in confirmed cases for people in the 20 to 29 age group. “What we’re seeing there is that people of that age group, they’re not following these…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Dallas Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Allan Springer has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal investigation. The since deleted comment on a post about black lives matter protests read “No s*** we need to find out who’s behind this and find a good tree to use!” This comment was made after someone…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Plano is accepting applications for the CARES Small Business Grant Program through Monday, June 22, 2020 at 11:59 PM. In response to the economic hardships experienced by small businesses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Plano established a grant program funded through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Securities…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Dallas Buses are becoming safer during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dallas area rapid transit has installed respiratory droplet shields throughout the entire bus fleet in order to protect riders and drivers. The shields were designed by DART engineering in cooperation with Fleet Maintenance and Operations Teams. The shields are made with a high…… MORE
(AP) – The agent for Ezekiel Elliott says the star running back of the Dallas Cowboys has tested positive for the coronavirus. Rocky Arceneaux tells the NFL Network Elliott is feeling OK and recovering. A person with direct knowledge of the diagnosis tells The Associated Press that Elliott had the positive test about a week…… MORE
