LONGVIEW (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas bar owners continue to fight Governor Abbott’s decision to scale back the state’s reopening amid a rise in COVID-19 cases. Many businesses across the state fear they won’t financially recover from the second shutdown. Melissa Lynn Kelly owns Outlaws Longview bar in Longview. She had her liquor license suspended for 30 days after…… MORE
FORT HOOD (WBAP/KLIF News) – A suspect wanted in connection with a missing Fort Hood soldier, whose body is believed to have been found, is dead, according to police. The Killeen Police Department said the man, who is also a soldier, fatally shot himself early Wednesday morning as officers were moving in to make an…… MORE
0:25 — Plano Mayor Harry LaRosiliere called a special council session to get a mask ordinance passed, but it ultimately failed. The city ended up with a “strong recommendation” instead.” He joined Dave and Scott to talk about the city’s decision and his frustration with the result. 6:26 — Could sex education for Texas students…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Positive tests to the Coronavirus continue to pour in from the Metroplex. 39,500 cases have come in since the pandemic began. On the flip side, the mortality rate continues to plummet as the D-F-W area is down to 1.7%. Dallas county reports over 21,300 cases with a death rate of 1.7%. Tarrant county…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police Association is facilitating COVID-19 testing for its officers amid a recent spike in cases statewide and across the metroplex. Safe Work Health is conducting the tests at DPA Headquarters this week for all DPD Officers and their spouses who wish to be tested. DPA President Mike Mata said Tuesday…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth businesses can pick up free masks Wednesday July, 1st from 7:30 am to 9:30 am. The masks are funded by a CARES Act grant from the City of Fort Worth. There are 8 distribution locations across the city, including several Fort Worth Library locations. Jarratt Watkins Director of Fort Worth Now says city…… MORE
0:25 — McKinney attempts to flatten the curve by getting ahead of the curve by instituting a mandatory mask ordinance. Mayor George Fuller joined Dave & Scott to explain why he issued it. 8:42 — The Supreme Court decides 5-4 to strike down a Louisiana law that makes it difficult to get an abortion. Constitutional…… MORE
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – Face coverings will be required in all McKinney businesses as of Wednesday afternoon as coronavirus cases in North Texas continue to rise. Dallas and Tarrant Counties have both mandated businesses to require all employees and customers to wear masks. But Collin County is yet to issue a mask mandate. McKinney Mayor George…… MORE
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court has struck down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics, reasserting a commitment to abortion rights over fierce opposition from dissenting conservative justices in the first big abortion case of the Trump era. Chief Justice John Roberts joined with his four more liberal colleagues in ruling that the…… MORE
0:26 — Vice President Mike Pence with all sorts of Texas dignitaries in Dallas on Sunday, and all of them said the same thing: wear a mask! Our Clayton Neville was there and recaps the entire series of events. 7:17 — A county in Oregon had a really dumb mask rule in place, but as…… MORE
