DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Evidence of an untreatable fungus has spread to two Dallas-area hospitals. According to U.S. health officials a cluster of 22 patients have the fungus and two were resistant to all three major classes of antifungal medications. Both those patients died. The fungus is said to be a harmful form of yeast that…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – It’s not your ordinary week on Cleveland Drive in Plano. “I mean helicopters have been here overnight and their trying to get all the wreckage cleared,” said John Farley who lives several houses down from the home that exploded. “It’s just the recovery process.” Plano Fire-Rescue initially said that the explosion was…… MORE
(AP) – The NFL has informed teams they could potentially forfeit a game due to a COVID-19 outbreak among non-vaccinated players and players on both teams wouldn’t get paid that week. Commissioner Roger Goodell said Thursday in a memo sent to clubs that was obtained by The Associated Press that the league doesn’t anticipate adding…… MORE
BEDFORD (WBAP/KLIF News) – Two North Texas police officers and a few Good Samaritans helped save a woman’s life this week. Bedford Police said the woman who had suffered a medical emergency was trapped inside a burning vehicle after she’d crashed her car into a tree along Central Drive on Sunday. North Richland Hills Police…… MORE
Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The first-ever Trinity Regional Flood Planning Group is asking for public input to help identify areas most prone to flood damage. It’s all part of a statewide effort tackle infrastructure issues and flood mitigation after the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey nearly 4 years ago. Through Saturday North Texans can access…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Two locally based airlines are reporting second quarter profits for the first time in a while as the industry looks to bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic. Southwest Airlines Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Gary Kelly said that the second quarter 2021 marked an important milestone in the pandemic…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – Officials say a man is dead after part of an oil rig he was working on fell on him near Houston. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says the incident happened Wednesday afternoon in a remote area of the northeastern part of the county, 10 miles northeast of Houston. He says the man…… MORE
Plano, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Plano Police and fire officials are now saying the home explosion that left 6 people injured may have been intentional. Officer David Tilley with Plano PD says fire marshals and detectives are working together in this investigation and are trying to piece tog ether what exactly happened but based on what…… MORE
UNDATED (AP) – Texas and Oklahoma have had discussions with the Southeastern Conference about leaving the Big 12. A person with knowledge of the situation says the two schools have talked about switching conferences with SEC officials, but no formal invitations have been extended. The person also tells the AP that Texas initiated the discussions.…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Housing Channel, a Fort Worth-based community organization that promotes homeownership and access to affordable housing, is encouraging homeowners struggling with house payments in the wake of the pandemic to contact the organization for assistance via the Texas Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (TEMAP), which provides mortgage relief for low-to-moderate income homeowners who have…… MORE
