(WBAP/KLIF) — An unprecedented spike in respiratory illnesses is causing alarm among healthcare professionals. Cook Children’s Healthcare System reported nearly 2,400 patients jamming its Emergency Departments and Urgent Care centers over the last couple of days. A 25% rise in RSV cases is raising concerns within the healthcare community. Cook Children’s Urgent Care facilities across…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — After being honored by Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson on Wednesday, the Texas Rangers received a key to the city from Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker on Thursday. The World Series Champions appeared at Billy Bob’s Texas for a ceremony displaying the Commissioner’s Trophy for fans. Team owner Ray Davis thanked fans for their…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — FBI agents seized phones and an iPad from New York City Mayor Eric Adams this week as part of an investigation into his campaign fundraising, his attorney confirmed Friday. The seizures happened after an event Monday night, according to a statement from the mayor’s attorney, Boyd Johnson. “On Monday night, the…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Ahead of Veteran’s Day, some North Texans will get a glimpse of what will be soon be the home of the first National Medal of Honor Museum. It will be located in Arlington’s entertainment district just east of Globe Life Field. Since its creation in 1861, only 3500 medals have…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean has a date for his appeal hearing. He was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to almost twelve years in prison in December 2022 for the fatal shooting of Atatiana Jefferson while on duty. Dean and his partner were responding to a call…… MORE
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia says he won’t seek reelection in 2024, giving Republicans a prime opportunity to pick up a seat in the heavily GOP state. The 75-year-old Manchin revealed the news Thursday in a statement, saying he had made the decision “after months of deliberation and long…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Austin Fire Department’s Special Operations crews, Travis County EMS and the Texas Department of Public Safety are investigating a potentially hazardous substance sent to the Texas Attorney General’s Office Thursday morning. Staffers at the office, located at the William P. Clements Jr. State Building, received an envelope containing a…… MORE
ZAVALA COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Eight people were killed when a suspected human smuggler crashed head on into an oncoming car during a police chase in Southwest Texas early Wednesday morning. The Zavala County Sheriff’s Office said the 21-year-old Houston native was carrying five migrants, when the car passed a semi truck in a…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood’s actors union has reached a tentative deal with studios to end its strike. The contract agreement reached Wednesday still must be approved by the union’s board and its members, but the deal brings an end to the months of labor strife that has hobbled production in Hollywood. The union says…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas County jury returned a verdict in the case of the man charged with capital murder in the Dallas Hospital shooting. 31-year-old Nestor Hernandez was found guilty, Thursday, in the shooting deaths of two Methodist Dallas Medical Center healthcare workers in October of 2022. The judge levied the immediate sentence as…… MORE
