(WBAP/KLIF) — The only monoclonal antibody treatment effective against Omicron is on back-order in Texas. Regional infusion centers in five cities including Fort Worth have exhausted their supply of Sotrovimab and won’t receive more shipments until January. Sunset ID Care Medical Director Ogechika Alozie says it’s the only effective treatment against the latest COVID strain…… MORE
23 New Texas Laws Go Into Effect January 1st
(WBAP/KLIF) — The 87th Texas Legislative session passed 23 new laws that go into effect January 1st. The majority of them deal with tax requirements or tax-exemption statuses. Among the laws to be enacted is one allowing food service establishments to be reclassified as restaurants if alcohol sales are under 60% of overall sales. In…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Biden Defers COVID To States
President Biden says the federal government can’t solve COVID, but states can. But didn’t he run on that? Dave & Amy talk about it.… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Americans Don’t Watch As Much News
2020 was a huge year for watching the news in America, but that took a dramatic turn this past year. Dave & Amy explain how and why.… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Fauci “Cancels” New Years, and CDC Cuts Quarantine Guidance
The CDC says those who get COVID Omicron don’t need to quarantine as long, and Dr. Fauci is trying to shut down New Years parties. All of that and more in today’s KLIFnotes with Dave & Amy.… MORE
CDC Recommends Shorter COVID Isolation, Quarantine for All
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. health officials are cutting isolation restrictions for Americans who test positive for the coronavirus and shortening the time that close contacts have to quarantine. People with the virus can leave isolation after five days, down from 10 days. People exposed to the virus can also leave quarantine after five days.…… MORE
Omicron, Storms Disrupt Air Travel for 4th Consecutive Day
NEW YORK (AP) – Flight cancellations that disrupted holiday travel stretched into Monday. Staffers calling out sick because of COVID-19 have left airlines short in recent days. Airline tracker FlightAware says airlines have canceled more 4,000 flights to, from or inside the U.S. since Friday, with over 1,000 U.S. cancellations on Monday. Delta, United, JetBlue…… MORE
City of Fort Worth Enhances Access to COVID Testing
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Fort Worth is working to ensure that access to COVID-19 testing remains available as the Omicron variant continues to spread. In addition to the current testing site at the TEXRail North Side Station, new testing sites will be open on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the FWISD Scarborough-Handley Fieldhouse…… MORE
Teenagers Identified as Victims in Deadly Garland Shooting
GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF) – The Garland Police Department said late Monday that a 14-year-old suspect wanted in the killings of three teenagers inside a local convenience store had been arrested. The shooting happened Sunday night at the Texaco on Walnut Street, near Downtown Garland. According to Garland PD, surveillance video showed a suspect getting out of…… MORE
Medina County: Amber Alert for 3 Children Canceled; Father Arrested
Medina County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – After six days, an Amber Alert has been discontinued for a three children who Medina County authorities say were abducted by their father. Texas DPS canceled the alert late Sunday night after 40-year old Jonathon Wright and his kids, ages 8, 9 and 11, were found hiding in a wooded…… MORE
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