DALLAS – Tarrant County reached a gruesome new milestone Saturday July 25th, in announcing its highest number of deaths yet blamed on the coronavirus at 15, with 584 new cases of Covid 19 reported. Dallas County is back to higher numbers again in the pandemic, with 1,267 new cases and 18 deaths reported Saturday. Denton County…… MORE
Court Rules Hospital Must Keep Baby Tinslee On Life Support
DALLAS (AP) – A Texas appeals court has ruled that a hospital must keep a 17-month-old girl on life support pending a trial addressing the merits of the law doctors invoked to withdraw life-sustaining treatment. The ruling came in Friday after the case has been making its way through the courts for months. On Nov.…… MORE
Hospital Capacity Numbers For The City of Dallas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – (Copyright2020WBAP/KLIF News. All Rights Reserved.) The City of Dallas received ventilator and bed capacity reports from 25 hospitals on Friday. The numbers from Mayor Eric Johnson’s office indicate 69% of ‘total beds’ are occupied; 4,916 out of 5,975. And 70% of I-C-U beds; 673 out of 955. There are a total…… MORE
China’s Diplomats Have Evacuated Their Consulate In Houston
Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – Chinese consular officials left the Chinese consulate in Houston Friday. The Trump administration had ordered the facility to shut down, alleging that it was a nest of spies. Vans bearing diplomatic plates left the consulate Friday afternoon. Federal agents then checked the locked doors of the consulate, and a locksmith was seen…… MORE
Texas Rangers Win First Home Opener at New Stadium
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- After months of no sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic, major league baseball made its return to North Texas Friday night. The Texas Rangers took on the Colorado Rockies for the first home opener played at the new Globe Life Field, which was partially filled with cardboard cut outs of fans and…… MORE
New Professional Lacrosse Team is Coming to Fort Worth
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Fort Worth is getting it’s own professional sports team. The National Lacrosse League announced that their 14th franchise has been awarded to Fort Worth. Bill Cameron will be the majority owner while Greg Bibb will serve as Managing Partner of the yet to be named team. Cameron is CEO and Chairman…… MORE
Dallas County Reports “Sharp Uptick” in Number of Children Contracting COVID-19
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said Friday that the county is experiencing a “sharp uptick” in the number of children contracting COVID-19. The warning comes after Dallas County reported the COVID-19 related death 5 year-old boy who was a resident of the City of Dallas. He had been critically ill in an…… MORE
State Fair of Texas Announces Additional Livestock Events to Support Texas Youth
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The State Fair of Texas on Friday announced additional events to the revised 2020 livestock show schedule, including virtual contests and livestock breeding show competitions through an unprecedented partnership with the Heart O’ Texas Livestock Show. In addition to the market week shows in Fair Park during September 23 through October 2, announced…… MORE
Tropical Storm Hannah to Dump Up to One Foot of Water on South Texas
FORT WORTH – A tropical storm warning has been issued for the South Texas Gulf Coast, with expectations a storm storm system, now upgraded to a tropical storm, will dump up to 12 inches of rainfall in some areas of South Texas between Corpus Christi and Brownsville this weekend. Tropical Storm Hannah is expected to…… MORE
North Texas Program Provides Free Mental Health Counseling Services Amid Covid-19
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF)- A new program launched by My Health My Resources (MHMR) of Tarrant County is helping to address the needs of all Tarrant and Denton County residents experiencing stress, anxiety and depression from COVID-19, whether it’s due to the illness itself or due to economic distress. Texans Recovering Together is a crisis counseling program…… MORE
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