FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth’s community centers and the Fort Worth Public Library are responding to the current surge in coronavirus cases. The increase is due to the more contagious Delta variant of COVID-19. Under Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order, Fort Worth is barred from requiring masks for in-person programs, including after-school programs in community centers…… MORE
Blinken Estimates 1,500 Americans may still Await Evacuation
WASHINGTON (AP) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken says as many as 1,500 Americans in Afghanistan may still await evacuation, with six days to go before President Joe Biden’s deadline for completing the airlift from Kabul airport. Blinken said 4,500 Americans have been flown out of the country so far, including 500 in the last…… MORE
Dallas County’s Mask Mandate is Upheld
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas County District Judge has ruled that Dallas County’s mask mandate can stay in place. During her ruling, Judge Tonya Parker said that County Judge Clay Jenkins has shown that Dallas County residents “will suffer probable imminent and irreparable injury if he is precluded from exercising his authority” to require masks…… MORE
Texas National Guard Increasing Efforts to Secure Southern Border
AUSTIN – Texas Governor Greg Abbott is surging Texas National Guard with the intent to better secure the southern border. According to the Governor, the Guard is now authorized to enforce Texas law, including arresting people who have crossed the border illegally and violated Texas law. They are working with the Texas Department of Public…… MORE
Dozens of Afghan Refugees Arrive in Texas, Hundreds More Expected
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Refugee Services of Texas is working work with national refugee resettlement partners and the U.S. government to offer protection and resettlement to hundreds of Afghan Special Immigrant Visa holders and their families who gave everything to help the American military in Afghanistan. According to RST, all Afghans who have received Special Immigrant Visas…… MORE
Johnson and Johnson Reports Studies Show its COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots Significantly Increases Protection
New Brunswick, NJ (WBAP/KLIF News) – Johnson and Johnson is optimistic about the efficacy of its COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. The pharmaceutical company on Wednesday announced its booster shot generated a “promising immune response” in early stage clinical trials. According to data from the study, recipients of the shot created virus-fighting antibodies “nine-fold higher” than…… MORE
Paxton Clears ‘Himself’ in Whistleblower Probe
Austin, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton who is under investigation on multiple fronts, has been cleared of wrongdoing in at least one of the cases against him; it seems that Paxton’s own office has cleared him of bribing Austin developer Nate Paul to keep mum on Paxton’s secret mistress. Allegations of alleged…… MORE
Trump-backed Herschel Walker Seeks Georgia Senate Seat
ATLANTA (AP) — Herschel Walker on Tuesday filed paperwork to run for U.S. Senate in Georgia after months of speculation, joining other Republicans seeking to unseat Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in 2022. Walker, 59, joins the race with high name recognition, having won the Heisman Trophy in 1982 as a University of Georgia running back.…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: The Latest Social Media Challenge Involves Milk Crates
The latest social media challenge sweeping the internet involves people climbing on stacks of milk crates. Funny, or stupid? Scott Sidway talks about it with Dave & Amy in “Scott’s Thoughts.”… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Biden’s Cognitive Decline
A Congressman, and former White House doctor, is sounding the alarm on President Biden’s mental well-being. Dave and Amy explain.… MORE
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