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Mobile Morgue Headed to Fort Worth

Mobile Morgue Headed to Fort Worth

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A new somber addition will be part of Texas Health Harris Hospital complex in Fort Worth in the coming days. A mobile morgue is being deployed to the hospital located on Pennsylvania Avenue just South of downtown. according to media partner WFAA-TV. Tarrant County has seen a dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases…MORE

COVID-19 Vaccination Availability Varies across North Texas

COVID-19 Vaccination Availability Varies across North Texas

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – North Texas counties and health providers are trying to keep up with demand for the COVID-19 vaccine. Collin, Dallas, and Tarrant Counties have all set up online portals to register to be vaccinated if you’re older than 65 or have an underlying health risk. Thousands of residents have signed up. In Tarrant…MORE

No Charges Against Wisconsin Officer who Shot Jacob Blake

No Charges Against Wisconsin Officer who Shot Jacob Blake

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin prosecutor announced Tuesday that he will not file criminal charges against a white police officer who shot a Black man in the back in Kenosha last summer, leaving him paralyzed and setting off sometimes violent protests in the city. Officer Rusten Sheskey’s shooting of Jacob Blake on Aug. 23,…MORE

The City of Prosper Again Supports the Expansion of US 380, but with Limitations

The City of Prosper Again Supports the Expansion of US 380, but with Limitations

PROSPER (WBAP / KLIF) – For the fifth time in three years, the Prosper Town Council has passed a resolution supporting expansion of US 380 within its city limits. But the city reemphasizes that it is also against the construction of a US 380 bypass route that would divide the city. The resolutions are aimed…MORE

There’s Now a Wait List for COVID-19 Vaccinations in Collin County

There’s Now a Wait List for COVID-19 Vaccinations in Collin County

McKINNEY (WBAP / KLIF) The wait list makes it easier to get in line for a COVID-19 vaccination by letting Collin County residents go online to register and be notified of their place in line, and to then be notified when vaccines become available. The COVID-19 vaccine will be available to Collin County residents who…MORE