DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A backlog of COVID-19 cases significantly boosted Dallas County numbers for a second day in a row on Monday. Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 1,850 additional confirmed cases Monday, bringing the total confirmed case count in Dallas County to 65,278, including 829 confirmed deaths. The total probable case count in Dallas is 2,519, including 7…… MORE
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Dallas City Council to Address Police Chief Following Report on Response to Protests
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas City Council’s Public Safety Committee will address police Chief Renee Hall this week about her recently released report on the department’s response to the first four days of protests earlier this summer. The demonstrations followed the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis Police custody. Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall issued…… MORE
Five Injured in Shooting at San Antonio Flea Market, More Than 100 Shots Fired
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – At least five people were injured, including one critically, in a shooting at a San Antonio flea market Sunday. Police Chief William McManus said gunfire erupted at Mission Open Air Market around 11:30 a.m. Market manager Al Ramon said the shooting stemmed from an argument between vendors and buyers. McManus said…… MORE
A Parents Group in FTW Protests FWISD’s Online Learning Plan
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – On what would have been the first day of school in Fort Worth, a group of families plan to demonstrate outside the district administration this morning. The Facebook group dubbed ‘Back in School, Back to Safety‘ is against the district’s online learning plan. Organizer Katie Stadler, a mother of four, says…… MORE
Dallas Baby Infected With COVID-19 In the Womb
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — A baby born at Parkland Hospital in Dallas is believed to be the first baby in the U.S. to contract coronavirus while still in her mother’s womb. Parkland doctors delivered the girl in May, six weeks early after her mother, Wendy Figueroa, tested positive at 34 weeks of pregnancy. Testing of…… MORE
USPS Under Fire for Removing Mail Collection Boxes and Sorting Machines Ahead of Election
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Sunday that the US Postal Service will not dismantle any mail-sorting machines between now and Election Day. “Sorting machines between now and Election Day will not be taken off line,” Meadows told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” Meadows first told Tapper…… MORE
Texas Doctors Warn Of Police Use Of ‘Less Lethal’ Munitions
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A group of doctors in Austin, Texas, is warning police not to use so-called “less lethal” munitions for crowd control after they treated people who were severely hurt during protests in May. In a letter published Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine, 12 doctors from the Dell Seton Medical…… MORE
UPDATE: Three Cedar Park Police Officers Shot, Standoff Has Ended
CEDAR PARK (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- UPDATE 9:30 a.m.: Cedar Park Police confirmed that all three hostages have been freed from the home and the suspect has surrendered to police. The suspect had been barricaded inside the home for over 16 hours with his mother, brother, sister and family pet. 9:00am UPDATE: The suspect and last hostage have…… MORE
Backlog of Coronavirus Cases Leads to Over 5,300 Newly Reported in Dallas County on Sunday
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Dallas County Health and Human services is reporting a staggering 5,361 additional Coronavirus cases, bringing the total in Dallas County to just over 63,400. According the Texas Department of State Health Services, this high number is a backlog of reports due to coding errors. This is beginning to be resolved through a…… MORE
Dallas Police Report Suggests Changes to Public Responses
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – A public safety committee meeting is scheduled on Tuesday to discuss a report reviewing critical decisions made by the Dallas Police Department during the George Floyd protests this spring. The report analyzes DPD resposne to clashes with protesters, looters, rioters and peaceful protesters. Among them, the highly visible clash and teargassing…… MORE
