NEW YORK (AP) — The COVID-19 booster drive in the U.S. is losing steam, worrying health experts who have pleaded with Americans to get an extra shot to shore up their protection against the highly contagious omicron variant. Just 40% of fully vaccinated Americans have received a booster dose, according to the Centers for Disease…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — ERCOT and Tarrant County leaders held a virtual town hall, Tuesday, to address the reliability of the state’s power grid. ERCOT CEO Brad Jones says the long term plan for Texas is to increase the generation capacity. The death of 240 Texans during last February’s winter storms caused resignations among ERCOT’s governing board…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, along with a group of fellow Republican senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent letters this week demanding answers from each federal agency charged with protecting Americans from terrorists like Malik Faisal Akram, the British national who held four people hostage at Beth Israel…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Music icon Elton John announced on Tuesday that his Tuesday and Wednesday night shows at the American Airlines Center were postponed. According to a John’s team, the singer tested positive for COVID-19. “It is with great regret that the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour dates in Dallas set for Tuesday, January 25…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Another North Texan is facing charges connected to the deadly January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Authorities arrested 26-year-old Jason Blythe of Fort Worth on Monday. He’s part of a superseding indictment that includes four other men from out of state. The Department of Justice accused Blythe in taking…… MORE