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Texas A&M Forest Service Urges Fire Safety Amid the Holiday Season

Texas A&M Forest Service Urges Fire Safety Amid the Holiday Season

COLLEGE STATION  (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Texas A & M Forest Service is urging residents to be careful amid the holiday season as much of the state is at risk for increased potential for wildfires. The department said the region is approaching dry cold fronts and high temperatures that will expand dry fuel conditions north…MORE

Vaccinating General Population Could Stretch Into Summer

Vaccinating General Population Could Stretch Into Summer

(AP) – The nation’s top infectious disease expert estimates that most Americans will have access to the new COVID-19 vaccines by mid-summer. Dr. Anthony Fauci told Good Morning America on Tuesday that he expects to start vaccinating the general population between the end of March and the beginning of April. He said the process could…MORE

Nearly $1T COVID Aid Bill Sent to Presdient Trump; U.S. is Not Among Countries Banning Flights from the UK

Nearly $1T COVID Aid Bill Sent to Presdient Trump; U.S. is Not Among Countries Banning Flights from the UK

Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – In Congress, negotiators have reached agreement on a new round of pandemic aid that would establish a temporary $300 per week supplemental jobless benefits and $600 direct stimulus payments to most Americans, along with a fresh round of subsidies for hard-hit businesses and funding for schools, health care providers, and renters facing eviction. …MORE

Home Security Video Captures Terrifying Sight in Oak Cliff Near the Dallas Zoo

Home Security Video Captures Terrifying Sight in Oak Cliff Near the Dallas Zoo

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – An Oak Cliff family is sounding the alarm after their home security camera captured an alarming sight. The homeowner who declined to be identified told WFAA that no one was at home at the time as the men tried to break into the home on Fernwood Avenue. The incident happened on December…MORE

Virus Rules Not Enforced. Grieving Texas Family Asks Why

Virus Rules Not Enforced. Grieving Texas Family Asks Why

ABILENE, Texas (AP) — In the weeks that Mark Riggs went from feeling worn down before Thanksgiving to dying of COVID-19 last Monday, only six calls about people not wearing face coverings rolled into the Abilene Police Department. Even though defiance of Texas’ mask mandate is easy to find here. When Riggs checked into the hospital, a…MORE