Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas woman was indicted Wednesday in what the federal officials called the “depraved and calculated” murder-for-hire of her husband. 49-year old Jennifer Lynne Faith is accused of encouraging her boyfriend to kill her husband Jamie Faith last year, according to federal officials based in Dallas. They say she swayed her boyfriend…… MORE
Am I fully vaccinated without a COVID-19 vaccine booster? Yes, people who got a two-dose vaccine or the single-dose Johnson & Johnson shot are considered fully vaccinated — even without a booster. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says you’re fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving a second dose of the Pfizer or…… MORE
Dallas (AP) – AT&T has become one of the largest employers in the U.S. to mandate vaccines for a significant number of frontline workers. The telecom company said Wednesday that its workers in the Communications Workers of America union will be required to be fully vaccinated by Feb. 1. The CWA says it represents about…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — As the border crisis continues with the Biden administration’s open border policy, Texas has stepped up to spend $3-billion on border security. Governor Greg Abbott says thousands of Texas National Guard troops and DPS agents aren’t enough to stop the tide. He says the state already has contractors in place to erect the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The four civilians injured in Wednesday’s apartment explosion in South Dallas have been discharged from the hospital, according to Dallas Fire-Rescue. DFR units were assigned to a 911 call for a Natural Gas Leak/Odor Wednesday morning at the apartment complex on Highland Hills Road. According to DFR, firefighters arrived at an apartment…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The University of North Texas System announced on Monday record system-wide enrollment of 49,060 students combined at the University of North Texas, UNT Dallas and UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth. According to the University, as of September 28, headcount enrollment at each UNT System institutions is 42,372 at University of…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- In an effort to provide safe and healthy environments for students, staff and visitors, the Fort Worth ISD is offering a one-time $500 incentive to employees fully vaccinated for COVID. Participation is voluntary. Employees who voluntarily provide proof to FWISD by November 15, 2021, affirming that they’re fully vaccinated, will receive a…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- An Arlington Family has retained a lawyer after their child died from an infection caused by a rare amoeba, likely contracted at an Arlington Splash Pad. A Tarrant County Public Health investigation determined two possible sources for the child’s exposure towater containing N. fowleri: the family’s home in Tarrant County or the Don…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAPKLIF) – 4 Dallas Firefighters are hospitalized after being injured in an apartment explosion and collapse. According to Jason Evans, the firefighters were dispatched to the complex on Highland Hills Drive after residents reported smelling gas. The explosion occurred after the firefighters arrived on the scene. 2 residents of the complex were also injured…… MORE
TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – There’s another contender for the Lieutenant Governor seat in next year’s midterm elections. Matthew Dowd, former chief strategist for George W. Bush, announced Wednesday morning that he’s running against Dan Patrick as a Democrat. In his campaign video announcement, Dowd accused Republican leaders of failing the state on energy and COVID-19.…… MORE
