DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) Dallas based Southwest Airlines is telling unvaccinated employees that they can continue to work after the deadline for federal contractors passes. The vaccine requirement calls on all Federal contractors to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by December 8. Southwest Airlines initially indicated it would put any employee who doesn’t meet that deadline on…… MORE
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – North Texas police departments and EMS departments are getting ready for National Drug Take Back Day, Saturday, October 23. The Drug Enforcement Agency event was created to help address prescription drug abuse which has become a key public safety and health issue. According to the 2019 National Survey on Drug…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – In the wake of General Colin Powell’s death, former President Donald Trump is highlighting what he called “mistakes” made by Powell when he was secretary of state. A statement from the 45th President was released by the Political Action Committee Save America on Tuesday. “Wonderful to see Colin Powell, who made big mistakes…… MORE
Grand Prairie, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Another North Texas police officer has died from complications of COVID-19. The Grand Prairie Police Department tweeted, “We will #NeverForget” officer Andy MacDonald who had been with the department since 1999. Other details about his life have not been released. MacDonald is the latest in recent COVID deaths among law…… MORE
s Some college towns plan to challenge the results of the 2020 census. They claim they were shortchanged because the pandemic forced students to leave campuses. They also complain that the undercount could cost them federal money and prestige. The affected communities include Bloomington, Indiana; Tuscaloosa, Alabama; and State College, Pennsylvania. Dudley Poston is a…… MORE