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Dallas Police Officer Charged with Sexual Assault of a Child

Dallas Police Officer Charged with Sexual Assault of a Child

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas Police Officer is on administrative leave after being arrested and charged with Sexual Assault of a Child. According to the Dallas Police Department, Officer Tyrone Williams Jr. was booked into the Dallas County jail Monday morning. Williams has been with the department since 2009 and is currently assigned to the south-central…MORE

Dallas County Reduces COVID Risk Level for Unvaccinated Residents

Dallas County Reduces COVID Risk Level for Unvaccinated Residents

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County is loosening its COVID-19 guidance for unvaccinated residents. If you’ve had your COVID shot in Dallas county guidance has returned to normal, but even if you haven’t the recommendations aren’t as strict. County Judge Clay Jenkins said Monday that a little over half of the eligible population in Dallas county…MORE

Houston Hospital Wins Legal Fight For Vaccination Mandate

Houston Hospital Wins Legal Fight For Vaccination Mandate

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — In a ruling that may cause legal ripples across the country a federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by employees of a Houston hospital system who were suspended after they refused to be vaccinated against Covid-19. In a scathing ruling, U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes ridiculed the lead plaintiff’s…MORE

Novavax Vaccine Highly Effective Against Covid Variants

Novavax Vaccine Highly Effective Against Covid Variants

(AP) – Vaccine maker Novavax says its shot is highly effective against COVID-19 and also protects against variants. The Maryland-based company on Monday announced results from a large, late-stage study in the U.S. and Mexico that found its vaccine was about 90% effective. Preliminary data also showed it was safe. Novavax previously released results from…MORE

MedStar Ambulance Broadsided While Heading to Emergency Call; 4 Hurt

MedStar Ambulance Broadsided While Heading to Emergency Call; 4 Hurt

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Three Medstar crew member were among those injured when the ambulance they were riding in was hit and knocked over by another vehicle. The accident happened at the intersection of Hemphill and I-820 in Fort Worth on Sunday afternoon. Medstar says their crew was responding to an emergency call with sirens…MORE

Wouldn’t You Rather Take The Heartland Flyer on a Longer Ride From Fort Worth?

Wouldn’t You Rather Take The Heartland Flyer on a Longer Ride From Fort Worth?

Mission, Kan. (AP) – Proponents of expanding passenger rail service through Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas hope an anticipated influx of federal infrastructure funding will get the the long-discussed route off the ground. The project, which is among 39 new routes that Amtrak has proposed, calls for extending the Heartland Flyer. The train now travels south…MORE

Biden to Return Diverted Border Wall Money

Biden to Return Diverted Border Wall Money

WASHINGTON (AP) – Former President Donald Trump’s signature border wall project would lose much of its funding as well as the fast-track status that enabled it to bypass environmental regulations under a new Biden administration plan. President Joe Biden suspended construction of the wall upon taking office while it reviewed the project, angering Republicans in…MORE