FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- In an effort to provide safe and healthy environments for students, staff and visitors, the Fort Worth ISD is offering a one-time $500 incentive to employees fully vaccinated for COVID. Participation is voluntary. Employees who voluntarily provide proof to FWISD by November 15, 2021, affirming that they’re fully vaccinated, will receive a…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- An Arlington Family has retained a lawyer after their child died from an infection caused by a rare amoeba, likely contracted at an Arlington Splash Pad. A Tarrant County Public Health investigation determined two possible sources for the child’s exposure towater containing N. fowleri: the family’s home in Tarrant County or the Don…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAPKLIF) – 4 Dallas Firefighters are hospitalized after being injured in an apartment explosion and collapse. According to Jason Evans, the firefighters were dispatched to the complex on Highland Hills Drive after residents reported smelling gas. The explosion occurred after the firefighters arrived on the scene. 2 residents of the complex were also injured…… MORE
TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – There’s another contender for the Lieutenant Governor seat in next year’s midterm elections. Matthew Dowd, former chief strategist for George W. Bush, announced Wednesday morning that he’s running against Dan Patrick as a Democrat. In his campaign video announcement, Dowd accused Republican leaders of failing the state on energy and COVID-19.…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – A new survey finds that vaccinated older adults are far more worried about COVID-19 than the unvaccinated are. And those vaccinated older adults are far likelier to take precautions despite the protection afforded by their shots. The survey comes Wednesday from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The survey…… MORE