ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – After a successful holiday drive-thru food distribution event over the weekend, the “Big Good” event will continue in Tarrant County at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington Friday, November 20th. The Tarrant Area Food Bank has partnered with the New Mount Zion Baptist Church in Dallas to continue to help North Texas families…… MORE
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The open week must be feeling a lot like the offseason for first-year Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy: virtual meetings, with the players instructed to stay away from the facility for COVID-19 reasons. The pandemic disrupted McCarthy’s plan for getting his program going, and injuries derailed the season once it started, most…… MORE
(AP) – There’s more promising news on the COVID-19 vaccine front as Moderna says its shot provides strong protection against the coronavirus. Monday’s announcement comes a week after a competitor, Pfizer, revealed its own vaccine to be similarly effective. The announcements come as the virus surges in the U.S. and around the world. Moderna said…… MORE
Denton(WBAP/KLIF) —Election day isn’t over for one Texas senate district. When the vote tallies were done on November 3rd less than 200 votes separated State Rep. Drew Springer and private business owner Shelley Luther for the right to represent Texas Senate District 30, which covers much of north Texas. Luther was the salon owner who…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Gun violence was wide spread throughout Dallas over the weekend. 11 separate shootings from Friday overnight through Sunday evening in Dallas left three people dead, including a 57-year-old-man who was just sitting in his car near the intersection of Clarendon and Beckley on the city’s south side when he was shot just before 9…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The Fort Worth Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its K-9 Officers. The department posted a tribute to “Joekel” on social media over the weekend. RIP “Joekel” – Nov. 14, 2020. Joekel served #FortWorth from 2013 – 2018 and has ended his fight with cancer and severe…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Saturday brought nearly 9,000 additional positive tests for Coronavirus in the Lone Star State, while 150 Texans lost their lives. Dallas county erupted with over 1,500 newly reported infections, Tarrant county listed nearly 1,100, Denton county 251, and Collin county 167. In all, the Metroplex reported over 3,000 new cases of COVID-19 along…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump converged on Dallas City Hall, Saturday. The “Stop The Steal” rally featured music, a march, and a speech by Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn. Texas GOP chairman Allen West swore in rally goers into the Republican Army to battle socialism in America. West also sang a spirited rendition…… MORE
SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) – Police say a 2-month-old girl who tested positive for heroin after being found unresponsive with injection marks at a West Texas home over the weekend has died. San Angelo police said Thursday that Brixlee Marie Lee died Tuesday at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth. Police say officers rushed…… MORE
PHOENIX (AP) – Updates to the U.S. citizenship test will require applicants to answer more questions than before and could slow down the number of tests administered each day. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the updated test now has 128 civics items to study from and will require applicants answer 20 questions instead of…… MORE
