DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- State health officials urge more Texans to get vaccinated as data shows a sharp hospitalization increase. DSHS Commissioner Dr. John Hellerstedt says there’s a 150% rise in Covid-related hospitalizations in the state and the delta variant is spreading rapidly. He gave an urgent update and warning on Twitter. “Texas is in a race…… MORE
SEC Takeover: Expansion Would Just Mean More Power, Wealth
Barring a dramatic change of direction, Texas and Oklahoma are moving toward taking the Red River Rivalry to the Southeastern Conference in a seismic shift that will have repercussions in college sports from coast to coast. According to multiple reports, the first and significant formal step of the process could come as soon as Monday…… MORE
First 100-degree day Sunday..More to Come
Today, Heat Advisory in Effect through 7P 101 (104) / 80, WInds S5-10 Tuesday, Mostly Sunny, 100 / 79, WInds SE8-10 Wednesday, Sunny to PtCldy, 98 / 80 Thursday, Sunny, 100 / 81 Friday/Saturday/Sunday 100-102… MORE
U.S. Set To End Combat Mission In Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi are set to announce that they’ve come to an agreement to end the U.S. military’s combat mission in Iraq by the end of the year. That’s according to a senior administration official who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The American military mission’s…… MORE
Mexico Rules Arlington Firefighter Died of Asphyxiation
CANCUN – WBAP/KLIF – Mexican authorities say Elijah Snow died of asphixiation; caught, they say, trying to enter a bathroom window ten miles away fro mthe Cancun hotel where he and his wife celebrated their anniversary. A statement says Snow died lodged in that window, unable to move himself. It remains unclear why Snow was…… MORE