PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News) – Keurig Dr. Pepper is encouraging consumers to show their appreciation to healthcare workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic on social media in honor of National Hospital Week. The Plano and Burlington, Massachusetts-based company will give a free cup of coffee to a hospital worker, up to one million…… MORE
Rare Blue Dragons Wash Ashore On Texas Beaches
(CNN) — Here be dragons — literally. Visitors to the Padre Island National Seashore in Texas are discovering blue dragons during their trips, and though it may not be the flying, fire-breathing creatures their name may suggest, it’s still “a rare find,” the park says. Hunter Lane, a 7-year-old from Mesa, Arizona, found four dragons within…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Who’s Angrier…Ted Cruz or Elon Musk?
0:23 — In his return to our KLIFnotes segment, Dave rejoined Amy to talk about Ted Cruz’s notable Dallas haircut, his disgust with a San Antonio “hate speech” ordinance, Jimmy Kimmel’s failure in understanding politics, and gypsy moths. 9:47 — Elon Musk is in a war of words with some California government officials, and it…… MORE
New Challenges for White House: Secret Service Agents & More WH Aids Test Positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) – This could be a tricky week for President Donald Trump. His leading health experts on the coronavirus will speak from self-quarantine. After self-isolating over the weekend, Vice President Mike Pence is self-isolating after an aide tested positive for the coronavirus last week. Additionally, multiple news agencies cite Department of Homeland Security documents…… MORE
Is Elon Musk Relocating His Tesla Operations to Texas?
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Frustrated by news that he can’t re-open his California Telsa plant until June, CEO Elon Musk tweeted that his looking to move operations to Texas or Nevada “immediately.” The tweet read: “Frankly, this is the final straw. Tesla will now move its HQ and future programs to Texas/Nevada immediately. If we even…… MORE
Three Zip Codes In Collin County Reporting New Cases of COVID-19
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The number of COVID-19 cases in Collin County rose over the weekend. In a press release, Media Relations Director, Steve Stoler confirms Collin County Health Care Services (CCHCS) reports 14 new COVID-19 cases in Collin County, including four in Plano. The total number of positive cases in Collin County is 901,…… MORE
Murder Charges Laid; 2 Suspects Arrested in the Georgia Shooting of an African American Man
ASSOCIATED PRESS – WBAP/KLIF – Charges of murder are now laid against a white father and son in Georgia; the pair accused of shooting and killing a young African American man as he appeared to jog through their neighborhood, and in video, appeared to be struggling and then shot as he attempted to pass by…… MORE
San Antonio-area priest removed after misconduct allegations
San Antonio (AP) – A Roman Catholic priest has been removed from the pastorate of a suburban San Antonio church after the archdiocese received two allegations of sexual misconduct. The San Antonio archdiocese says Monsignor Carlos Davalos has been removed as pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Helotes and suspended from the…… MORE
New border wall contract awarded
Houston (AP) – The U.S. government has awarded a $275 million border wall contract for construction that would begin in South Texas in January, at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term if he is re-elected. Caddell Construction Company, based in Montgomery, Alabama, won the contract to build 14 miles (22.5 kilometers) of barriers…… MORE
The number of COVID-19 cases statewide is pushing 38,000
Austin (AP) – Texas health officials say the number of COVID-19 related deaths reported in the state increased by 45 on Saturday to a total of 1,049. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 1,251 new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the state’s total number of cases to 37,860. There were 1,219…… MORE
There is no custom code to display.
