RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF) – More North Texas school districts announced plans on Monday to offer virtual learning for students under 12 who aren’t eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccines. Richardson ISD and Plano ISD join Frisco ISD in offering a virtual learning option for students in early learning through 6th grade. “Until a vaccine is widely…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon will require members of the U.S. military to get the COVID-19 vaccine by September 15, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press. That deadline could be pushed up if the vaccine receives final FDA approval or infection rates continue to rise. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says in his…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Independent School District plans to violate Governor Abbott’s order that stops schools from requiring masks. According to the DFW Hospital Council, the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, especially among children, continues to rise in North Texas. Because of that, Dallas ISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa announced on Monday that he…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Many health care facilities are facing staff shortages amid a surge of Covid-19 hospitalizations, according to the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council. President and CEO Stephen Love said health care workers have been at this for 18 months and are tired. He told WFAA-TV that in many situations, hospitals are having to deal with health…… MORE
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — As the delta variant of the coronavirus sweeps across the United States, a growing number of colleges and universities are requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for students to attend in-person classes. But the mandatory requirement has opened the door for those opposed to getting the vaccine to cheat the system, according…… MORE
WAXAHACHIE (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Waxahachie community is mourning the death of a local teen after a car crash claimed her life and left five others seriously injured. The Texas Department of Public Safety said 16-year-old Titiana Errisuriz was driving and lost control of the car, missed a curve and hit a culvert at 122 Shoreside…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF)- Twenty two Texas House Democrats sued some of the state’s top Republican leaders in federal court in Austin. They are suing Governor Greg Abbott, House Speaker Dade Phelan and a State Representative James Wright. The lawsuit alleges that their efforts to bring them home for a Special Legislative Session infringed on their constitutional…… MORE
Austin (AP) – Texas Democrats are still refusing to return to the state Capitol. Most Democrats didn’t show up when Republican Governor Greg Abbott opened a special session Saturday, the GOP’s third attempt to pass new election laws in Texas. Some Democratic legislators who fled the state last month remain in Washington, D.C., prolonging a…… MORE
San Diego (AP) – Two U.S. officials say the Biden administration has begun flying some Central American families deep into Mexico as U.S. authorities encounter more families and unaccompanied children at the southern border. The first flight Thursday fell short of its targeted number of passengers because of elevated COVID-19 rates among the migrants. The…… MORE
Los Angeles (AP) – Ed Sheeran will perform in a concert to kickoff the NFL season opener in Florida next month. The NFL announced Friday that Sheeran will headline a pregame concert Sept. 9 at Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park in Tampa, Florida. The British pop star’s performance will take place before the reigning Super…… MORE
