DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The oldest public monument in Dallas is being dismantled this week at the city’s Pioneer Park. The Confederate monument went up in 1896. It features a 60 foot-tall column with a Confederate figure on top and four figures on the ground surrounding it. Those figures were removed and prepared for storage on…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The government’s top infectious disease expert has told a House committee he believes “it will be when and not if” there will be a COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Anthony Fauci also says he remains “cautiously optimistic” that some will be ready at the end of the year. He has returned to Capitol Hill…… MORE
The Woodlands (WBAP/KLIF) – Legendary UTA softball player Cat Osterman’s may have ended her summer tour just as it was getting started. Osterman reacted to a tweet by her pro team, ‘The Scrap Yard Dawgs,’ saying that she will not represent them because of it. The since deleted tweet @scrapyardfp, showed Osterman and other players…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Protesters tried to pull down a statue of President Andrew Jackson near the White House last night before being dispersed by police. WUSA-TV in Washington reported police used pepper spray to move protesters out of Lafayette Square, where the Jackson statue is located. Videos posted on social media showed that the protesters…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF)-Governor Greg Abbott provided an update on Texas’ continued response to COVID-19. The Governor discussed several steps the state is taking to mitigate the spread of the virus in recent weeks, including increasing enforcement of health and safety regulations, rapidly increasing testing in hot spots, and working with hospitals throughout the state to ensure they…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — Johnson County has had more than 300 confirmed coronavirus cases according information provided by Texas Health and Human Services. The majority of those cases are from unincorporated parts of the area (125), followed by the cities of Cleburne (69) and Burleson (58). Monday, Johnson County added 30 confirmed cases. Of the 310…… MORE
00:45 Hot Topics with Dave Williams & Clayton Neville (COVID-19, Noose at Nascar & Confederate Monuments) 07:58 Nations largest movie theater chain AMC is trending on Twitter under #boycottamc. Dave talks to Jim Roope about why…… MORE
TALLADEGA, AL – NASCAR says a noose was found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace on Sunday at the NASCAR race in Talladega, Alabama. Wallace is the only full-time Black driver in NASCAR’s lite Cup Series. Two weeks ago, he successfully pushed for NASCAR to ban the Confederate flag at its tracks and properties.…… MORE
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Texas hospitalizations of Covid 19 victims hit a record high again this weekend, as Dallas County added 395 new diagnosed cases of the new coronavirus. 454 people are hospitalized now in Dallas County, in regular or intensive care unit beds – that’s an increase of 30 hopsitalized victims from Friday to…… MORE
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – North Texas appears to stay on track for a growing second wave of the Covid 19 pandemic virus, with new case numbers Saturday showing at least a doubling from only two weeks prior. Dallas County Saturday reported 395 new cases of Covid 19, and two additional deaths. Tarrant County reports 180…… MORE
