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EF-1 Tornado Confirmed as Damage Cause in Bowie Friday Night

EF-1 Tornado Confirmed as Damage Cause in Bowie Friday Night

DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – As many as 200 homes and 50 businesses were damaged by a tornado Friday night, now confirmed by the National Weather Service as an EF-1 tornado in strength, with winds estimated at 95 miles an hour. Governor Greg Abbott has deployed Texas Task Force 2 to to assist with cleanup.  Emergency…MORE

Latest Metroplex Covid 19 Numbers Still Sobering

Latest Metroplex Covid 19 Numbers Still Sobering

DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Dallas County Saturday reported three additional deaths, bringing to 210 the death rate attributed to Covid 19.  The county also released more positive cases for the corona virus at 172 new cases. “Today’s number ends the week with an average of 200 cases a day, down from an average of 233…MORE

Historic War Planes Flyover North Texas to Salute Local Heroes

Historic War Planes Flyover North Texas to Salute Local Heroes

ADDISON (WBAP/KLIF) – Addison’s Cavanaugh Flight Museum hosted a flyover on Friday featuring its historic war birds to pay tribute to first responders and medical workers amid the coronavirus pandemic. The planes, which consisted of a Beach Starship, a B-25 Mitchell, a T-34, and others, passed by teams of police and firefighters in their vehicles before…MORE

Trump Calls on Churches to Reopen this Weekend

Trump Calls on Churches to Reopen this Weekend

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he has deemed churches and other houses of worship “essential” and called on governors to allow them to reopen this weekend despite the threat of the coronavirus. He says: “Today I’m identifying houses of worship – churches, synagogues and mosques – as essential places that provide essential services.”…MORE

Firefighters Respond to the Call to Test Nursing Homes for COVID-19

Firefighters Respond to the Call to Test Nursing Homes for COVID-19

WYLIE (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas communities at a high risk of spreading COVID-19 continue to experience increased testing, as promised by state leaders. Based on Governor Greg Abbott’s directive to test 100 percent of nursing facility staff and nursing home residents within a community, Wylie Fire Rescue quickly trained fire personnel and partnered with a local…MORE

FBI says Texas Naval Base Shooting is ‘terrorism-related’

FBI says Texas Naval Base Shooting is ‘terrorism-related’

Updated 5/21/20: (Associated Press) The FBI says a shooting at a Texas naval air station that wounded a sailor and left the gunman dead is being investigated as “terrorism-related.” The shooting began around 6:15 a.m. Thursday at Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi. U.S. officials speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation say the…MORE

Texas Attorney General Wins Appeal on Mail-In Ballots, Legal Battle Continues

Texas Attorney General Wins Appeal on Mail-In Ballots, Legal Battle Continues

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an appeal with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday, opposing a ruling by a federal court in San Antonio that allows anyone to vote by mail. The ruling came as many Texans have expressed concern over contracting COVID-19 at the polls. “Mail-in…MORE

North Texas Venue Owner Calling on Governor to Increase Venue Capacity to 50%

North Texas Venue Owner Calling on Governor to Increase Venue Capacity to 50%

MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF)- A North Texas venue owner is asking for Governor Greg Abbott to include venues in his phase 2 reopen plan. Phase 2 of opening Texas allowed restaurants to open at 50% occupancy but Jennifer Klassen, owner of Gather in Downtown McKinney, thought venues were guaranteed to follow. “Weddings were not updated, venues were left…MORE

Southwest Says Bookings Now Outnumber Cancellations for the First Time in Months

Southwest Says Bookings Now Outnumber Cancellations for the First Time in Months

Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the U.S., Southwest Airlines says new bookings are outpacing cancellations. CEO Gary Kelly says the latest numbers are a good sign, but there is still a long road of financial recovery ahead. The airlines says its seeing a “modest improvement”…MORE