HOUSTON (AP) – Making his first start since testing positive for COVID-19, Jorge Soler became the first player to begin a World Series with a home run and the Atlanta Braves, despite the loss of pitcher Charlie Morton to a broken leg, hushed the Houston Astros 6-2 in Game 1. Boosted by a strong bullpen…… MORE
BALCH SPRINGS (WBAP/KLIF) – One of the first major collaborations by multiple cities in Dallas County, Texas to address mental health was announced on Tuesday. The Southeast Alliance Community Care Team will take a unified approach toward public mental health response needs. The program will focus on proactive and reactive mental health services for citizens…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson has tested positive for Covid 19. The mayor says “thankfully, I am fully vaccinated, and I am only experiencing mild symptoms.” He received the positive test result Tuesday morning and notified everyone with who he has had close contact with. Johnson’s wife tested negative and he says their…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Child care providers in Texas who are still struggling financially at this stage of the COVID-19 pandemic are getting some relief. The Texas Workforce Commission announced this week that it recently approved $2.45 billion in direct support for the Texas child care industry. Officials said providers who are eligible can use…… MORE
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A Wisconsin judge is setting the final ground rules for what evidence will be allowed at Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial next week. The Illinois teen shot three people, killing two of them, during a protest against police brutality in Kenosha in August 2020. He faces multiple charges, including homicide. He has argued…… MORE
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Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The last Dallas firefighter to be hospitalized for injuries sustained in last month’s Highland Hills Apartment explosion was released from Parkland’s burn ICU Monday. Captain Chris Gadomski did not get to go home yet … he’ll spend the next several weeks at UT Southwestern’s inpatient rehab unit. Gadomski joins fireman Ron Hall…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed redrawn voting maps that pave a safer path for the GOP’s slipping majority, leaving opponents hoping courts will block the newly gerrymandered districts before they can be used in the 2022 elections. Abbott signed the maps Monday, according to a spokeswoman for the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Federal, state, and local leaders celebrated the completion of a recent TXDOT project west of Downtown Dallas on Monday. The Lowest Stemmons Project constructed new collector-distributor lanes, which parallels I-35E, and is intended give drivers a safer path to and from Woodall Rogers Freeway and the Dallas North Tollway. The $83 million…… MORE
Fort worth city leaders have been subpoenaed in the murder trial of a former officer. Attorneys for the Former Fort Worth Police Officer Aaron Dean accused of murdering Atatiana Jefferson have subpoenaed Mayor Mattie parker and Council member Chris nettles as defense witnesses for the first day of trial set for November 16th. Dean was…… MORE
DETROIT (AP) – Hertz announced Monday that it will buy 100,000 electric vehicles from Tesla, one of the largest purchases of battery-powered cars in history and the latest evidence of increasing commitments to EV technology. The purchase by one of the world’s leading rental car companies reflects its confidence that electric vehicles are gaining acceptance…… MORE
