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Texas Study Highlights Impact of Vaccination against COVID-19

Texas Study Highlights Impact of Vaccination against COVID-19

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – A new study released by the Texas Department of State Health Services shows that during the month of September, Texans not vaccinated against COVID-19 were about 20 times more likely to suffer a COVID-19-associated death and 13 times more likely to test positive than people who were fully vaccinated. According to DSHS,…MORE

Tarrant County District Attorney won’t Seek Re-election

Tarrant County District Attorney won’t Seek Re-election

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Tarrant County District Attorney Sharen Wilson announced on Tuesday that she will not seek re-election in 2022. “After much thought, prayer, and reflection with my family, I have decided that I will not be seeking another term in 2022,” Wilson wrote in a social media post. “Serving as your District Attorney…MORE

Texas Woman Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud

Texas Woman Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud

BOSTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Federal prosecutors continue to crackdown on unemployment fraud related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Donna Wasson of San Antonio pleaded guilty in a U.S. District Court in Boston on Monday to three counts of wire fraud. According to a Department of Justice release, prosecutors said Wasson applied for COVID-19-related unemployment benefits in…MORE

Man With 3 Prior DWI Convictions Arrested in Alleged Drunk Driving Crash in Denton

Man With 3 Prior DWI Convictions Arrested in Alleged Drunk Driving Crash in Denton

Denton, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Denton police arrested a Krum man for murder in connection with a fatal DWI crash late last month. Police investigators determined that 52-year old Damon Brown was driving drunk and speeding when he ran a stop sign and crashed into another vehicle at Jim Christal Road and Western Blvd. on October…MORE

Supreme Court Will Hear Texas Case About Prayer During Executions

Supreme Court Will Hear Texas Case About Prayer During Executions

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court is to hear arguments in a case about whether Texas must allow a chaplain to pray audibly and touch a prisoner during an execution. Executions in the nation’s busiest death penalty state have been delayed while the court considers the question. The case before the justices involves an inmate,…MORE