Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Tarrant County Medical Examiner to Use Refrigerated Trucks to Hold Bodies Amid Spike in Deaths
Facebook Photo The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s office plans to use two refrigerated trucks to store extra bodies. Medical Examiner Doctor Nizam Peerwani says it’s not just because of...
Dec 10, 2020
COVID-19 Deaths Continue to Rise in Dallas, Tarrant Counties
(DCHHS) DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas and Tarrant counties reported a high number of COVID-19 deaths again on Thursday. Dallas county reported 30 new coronavirus deaths and Tarrant County reported...
Dec 10, 2020
Parkland Hospital in Dallas Offers COVID Follow-up Clinic to Help Patients Struggling to Recover
Facebook photo DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Parkland Hospital’s COVID Follow-up Clinic provides multi-specialty care for ongoing symptoms of the virus. Severe fatigue, shortness of breath, joint pain, mu...
Dec 10, 2020
US Panel Endorses Widespread use of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – A U.S. government advisory panel has endorsed Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, in a major step toward an epic vaccination campaign that could finally conque...
Dec 10, 2020
Texas Education Agency Will Postpone A-F Ratings For Current/Upcoming School Year
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) - The Texas Education Agency announced Thursday that A-F ratings would be paused for 2020-21 school year due to the ongoing disruptions associated with COVID-19. According to the TE...
Dec 10, 2020
City of Dallas Names Finalists for Next Police Chief
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The search for the next Chief of Police in Dallas was narrowed to seven finalists on Thursday. Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax invited the seven candidates to interview fo...
Dec 10, 2020
FDA Approves First LabCorp At-Home COVID-19 Test Kit
SILVER SPRING, MD (WBAP/KLIF News) – Americans now have access to an at-home COVID-19 test kit that can be processed through a lab. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved LabCorp’s...
Dec 10, 2020
US Jobless Claims Jump to 853,000 Amid Nationwide Resurgence of Virus
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of people applying for unemployment aid jumped last week to 853,000, the most since September, evidence that some companies are cutting more jobs...
Dec 10, 2020
Dallas and Tarrant Counties Report 48 COVID-19 Deaths Combined
(DCHHS) DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The two biggest counties in DFW reported a high number of COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday. Dallas County reported its second highest one day COVID-19 death total with 3...
Dec 09, 2020
Dallas City Manager Assembles Panel of Interviews in Search for New Police Chief
T.C. Broadnax (City of Dallas) DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A new Dallas Police Chief is expected to be hired by the end of this month, according to City Manager T.C. Broadnax. In a memo sent this week ...
Dec 09, 2020
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