WASHINGTON (AP) – Hurricane Laura is testing an already stretched Federal Emergency Management Agency in what is shaping up to be an unprecedentedly disastrous year. FEMA has never faced a year like 2020. COVID-19 has prompted emergency declarations for all U.S. states and territories for the first time. The agency has deployed personnel to help…… MORE
The Trump Administration Has Held Hundreds Of Immigrant Children In Hotels
Houston (AP) – New data shows the U.S. government has detained children at several major hotel chains during the coronavirus pandemic instead of transferring them to government-funded shelters. The figures released Friday show that since March, the Trump administration has used hotels to hold at least 660 children, most unaccompanied by a parent, before expelling…… MORE
Hurricane Laura Killed Four People In Texas
Hemphill, Texas (AP) – Texas recorded four deaths Friday linked to Hurricane Laura, which roared ashore along the Louisiana border the day before. Sabine County Emergency Management Coordinator Kerwin Lloyd identified the first death as David Murrell, 54, in East Texas. Murrell died Thursday when a tree fell on his mobile home Hemphill. Officials in…… MORE
Black Panther Star Chadwick Boseman Dies at 43
LOS ANGELES (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- The actor that brought the super hero Black Panther to life has died. Chadwick Boseman, who most famously played Jackie Robinson and Black Panther, died Friday night at the age of 43 after a four year fight with colon cancer. pic.twitter.com/aZ2JzDf5ai — Chadwick Boseman (@chadwickboseman) August 29, 2020 Boseman died at…… MORE
Texas Bars to Open in Defiance of State Order
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Bars across Texas plan to defy statewide orders that require them to be closed amid the coronavirus pandemic. Texas bars have been closed for months but Governor Greg Abbott maintains that opening them right now isn’t safe. Bar owners are hurting. Many of them are struggling to keep their businesses afloat.…… MORE
Americans Airlines Center to Serve as Polling Location as Mavericks Promote Change
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – In the wake of this week’s boycott of Game 6 of the Dallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Clippers first-round playoff series, the Mavericks pledged “7 days of action” to combat racial injustices. According to the team, the effort is intended to lead change and invest in organizations fighting racial disparities and inequities…… MORE
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission Relaxes Rules to Allow More Bars to Reopen
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Bar owners received some relief from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission this week amid ongoing closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The TABC voted this week to pave the way for more bars to reopen and operate as restaurants. The new rules struck down a requirement for an on-site kitchen and…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: RNC Wrap-Up, Drive-Thru State Fair, and Movie Reviews
0:24 — What did our political analyst Allan Saxe thing of the RNC and President Trump’s speech? Dave & Amy asked him, and had him predict the November election with everything we know now. 6:37 — It’s almost State Fair season, but there’s no fair this year (thanks a lot COVID!). BUT…they’re doing a drive-thru…… MORE
Trump Lashes Biden During GOP Nomination Acceptance Speech
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump blasted Joe Biden as a hapless career politician who will endanger Americans’ safety as he accepted his party’s renomination on the South Lawn of the White House. While the coronavirus kills 1,000 Americans each day, Trump defied his own administration’s pandemic guidelines to speak for more than an hour…… MORE
COWBOYS ROUNDUP: McCarthy Looking For A Ring This Year
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Mike McCarthy never budged when asked about the pandemic disrupting his first offseason as coach of the Dallas Cowboys, preferring to emphasize challenges around the world over the difficulties of trying to implement his program. The former Green Bay coach was even more direct when asked how the coronavirus might alter expectations…… MORE
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