Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Arrival of Federal COVID Vaccine Sites Prompts State to Reduce Number of Doses to DFW

Arrival of Federal COVID Vaccine Sites Prompts State to Reduce Number of Doses to DFW

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Department of State Health Services said Tuesday that it has reduced the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses to Dallas and Tarrant County due to the arrival of Federal vaccination sites in the region. “When you include the doses going to the FEMA sites, Dallas County providers are receiving 45,690 first…MORE

DeSoto Police Investigating Deadly House Fire That Claimed the Lives of Two Children

DeSoto Police Investigating Deadly House Fire That Claimed the Lives of Two Children

DESOTO  (WBAP/KLIF News) – DeSoto Police are investigating a deadly house fire that claimed the lives of two children. In a tweet Tuesday, investigators said the fire happened in the 100 block of Wildwood Court near Beltline and South Polk Street. DeSoto Fire Rescue Chief Jerry Duffield said the children, ages 1 and 2, were…MORE

Teachers May Be More Significant Transmitters of COVID-19 in Schools Than Students

Teachers May Be More Significant Transmitters of COVID-19 in Schools Than Students

Atlanta (WBAP/KLIF) – The paper released Monday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studies nine COVID-19 transmission clusters in elementary  schools in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta in December and January, That included one cluster where 16 teachers, students and relatives of students at home were infected. In only one of the nine…MORE

Texas AG Was in Utah After Historic Freeze Back Home

Texas AG Was in Utah After Historic Freeze Back Home

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As Texas was reeling from last week’s historic freeze, the state’s attorney general was in Utah for previously scheduled meetings, a spokesman said Monday. Republican Ken Paxton’s trip was not previously known publicly, and he made no mention of being out of state while lashing out at Texas’ grid operators on…MORE

Texas Motor Speedway to Resume COVID-19 Vaccine Shots; Appointments Required

Texas Motor Speedway to Resume COVID-19 Vaccine Shots; Appointments Required

Denton County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – After shutting down for several days last week, the Texas Motor Speedway COVID-19 vaccine hub will reopen tomorrow for second dose shots. Denton County health officials have prioritized second dose appointments which officials say are in limited supply right now. 22-thousand 2nd-dose shots will be administered on Wednesday Thursday and…MORE

Texans Affected by Winter Weather Can Apply for Federal Disaster Assistance

Texans Affected by Winter Weather Can Apply for Federal Disaster Assistance

DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Texas homeowners and renters in the 77 counties designated for individual assistance who sustained damage may now apply for disaster assistance with FEMA. If you have insurance and are applying for disaster assistance, you must also file a claim with your insurance company as soon as possible. If insurance does not cover all your…MORE

US Tops 500,000 Virus Deaths, Matching the Toll of 3 Wars

US Tops 500,000 Virus Deaths, Matching the Toll of 3 Wars

(AP) – The COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. has topped 500,000, all but matching the number of Americans killed in World War II, Korea and Vietnam combined. The lives lost, as recorded by Johns Hopkins University, are about equal to the population of Kansas City, Missouri, and greater than that of Miami; Raleigh, North Carolina;…MORE

The Dallas Police Department Honors a Fallen Hero

The Dallas Police Department Honors a Fallen Hero

PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – A fallen Dallas Police Officer is being remembered as a hero. The Dallas Police Department paid tribute on Monday to Officer Mitchell Penton with full honors during a funeral service at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano. The 27-year-old Officer was killed earlier this month after being hit by a suspected drunk driver while…MORE