DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – North Texas leaders are reiterating safety measures at the polls with a recent rise COVID-19 numbers. According to Dallas County Health and Human Services, the county has seen a 44% increase in hospitalizations since late September. County Judge Clay Jenkins urged residents on Friday to wear masks to the polls in order to…… MORE
AP – A record-setting amount of early voting has changed the 2020 election. More than 22 million people have voted so far, which is about 16% of all votes cast in 2016. Experts predict there may be higher turnout in this election than in any presidential contest since 1908. Democrats so far are overwhelmingly more…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Big Tex has spent the last 68 years as the official state fair of Texas greeter, but this year was a little different. Because of the coronavirus, the fair was canceled, but still offered fans a drive through food option. The 55 foot tall talking cowboy welcomed thousands of fans in…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – The staff of the Dallas Morning News has voted to unionize, becoming the first newspaper in Texas to do so amid a recent wave of labor organizing at news outlets across the country. The Dallas News Guild announced Friday that employees of the paper and its Spanish-language sister publication, Al Día, voted…… MORE
Fort Worth (AP) – A federal grand jury has indicted a former Los Angeles Angels employee in pitcher Tyler Skaggs’ fatal drug overdose. A coroner says Skaggs choked to death on his vomit with a toxic mix of alcohol and the drugs fentanyl and oxycodone in his system. The indictment in Fort Worth charges Eric…… MORE
Amarillo (AP) – Governor Greg Abbott says he is deploying medical personnel and supplies to the Texas Panhandle and surrounding region as the coronavirus surges there, marking the second time in two weeks the state has sent response teams because of rising caseloads. Hospitalizations are increasing in Amarillo and Lubbock, mirroring overall numbers across the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins warned North Texans on Friday of what he called a “new” and “escalating wave” of COVID-19 cases. Jenkins fears that people are letting their guard down as some bars reopen and restaurants expand capacity. “Some elected leaders have begun doing things against what the doctors recommend,” Jenkins…… MORE
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – A Collin County man was sentenced to 40 years in prison this week for threatening Police Officers and civilians. According to the Collin County District Attorney’s Office, 37-year-old Michael Villasana of McKinney was found guilty of Aggravated Assault Public Servant. “Villasana had the chance to change his life by following his conditions of parole, but…… MORE
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) – Gov. Greg Abbott says he is deploying medical personnel and supplies to the Texas Panhandle and surrounding region as the coronavirus surges again, marking the second time in two weeks the state has sent response teams because of rising caseloads. Hospitalizations are increasing in Amarillo and Lubbock, mirroring overall numbers across…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott announced on Friday that his Public Safety Office will administer more than $296 million in grant funding for a variety of programs and services in Texas to support a broad range of public safety initiatives. The grant funding is made possible through a combination of federal and state dollars. “Nothing…… MORE
