DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Former Dallas City Manager George Schrader has died at the age of 89. Schrader served as Dallas city manager from 1973 to 1981. He’s credited with revitalizing Dallas’s downtown business district as well as having an integral hand in the development of DFW Airport, Reunion Arena, the Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Garden…… MORE
Suspect Shoots at Arlington Police, Hits Security Guard
(WBAP/KLIF) — Arlington police are involved in a new year’s eve shootout. Police were called to Arlington Memorial Hospital to investigate the shooting of a woman who suffered non life-threatening injuries at around 7 pm, Thursday. Officers determined the woman was shot at Las Lomas apartments in Arlington, where an officer was reviewing surveillance footage…… MORE
North Texas Plunges over 400,000 COVID Cases
(WBAP/KLIF) — North Texas has plunged over the 400,000 mark in Coronavirus cases. Dallas county has more than 172,000 positive tests, Tarrant county just eclipsed 150,000, Collin county at more than 43,000, and Denton over 39,000. The Dallas-Fort worth area approached another 6,000 new cases of COVID-19, Thursday. Dallas county health officials saw almost 1,800…… MORE
Texas Governor, Top Health Official Urge Quick Vaccinations
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the state’s top health official on Tuesday urged vaccine providers not to hold any doses in reserve and to distribute them as quickly as possible as the state deals with record-breaking numbers of virus patients in hospitals and new cases. In separate statements, Abbott and state…… MORE
Winter Storm Wreaking Havoc on Texas & Oklahoma Roads
(WBAP/KLIF) — Snow is blanketing parts of west and central Texas with more than a foot expected in higher elevations. In Odessa, a winter weather shelter was opened for those traveling, which is available through Friday. Odessa city officials say federal guidelines for social distancing to stop the spread of COVID-19 will be enforced at…… MORE