Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Federal weather officials say a La Nina weather condition has formed in the Pacific. La Nina is the natural cooling of parts of the equatorial Pacific Ocean, and it causes weather changes worldwide. It is the flip side of the better known El Nino. A La Nina could mean a drier U.S.…… MORE
Austin (AP) – Texas health officials report at least 3,488 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 and the deaths of 144 more people the virus sickened. The Texas Department of State Health Services said Friday that at least 653,356 coronavirus cases have been reported since early March, as well as almost 14,000…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- COVID-19 cases at Southern Methodist University continue to rise. On Friday, SMU announced that 17 students and one staff member had tested positive for the virus, bringing the total to 237. The university announced 103 cases in the just the past week. WFAA-TV reports that 99 people are quarantining on campus. SMU…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Fort Worth Meacham International Airport will undergo some improvements. The airport was awarded $4 million from the Federal Aviation Administration for pavement improvements at the airport’s taxi-way. Aaron Barth Assistant Aviation Director at Meacham said this improvement is much needed and will reduce the pavement from cracking and chipping. “We were…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas VFW is pushing back against Governor Greg Abbott’s COVID-19 restrictions. VFW Posts in Texas have been shutdown for months under the Governor’s order requiring establishments that make more than 50% of revenue off alcohol to temporarily close. The restrictions are weighing heavy on veterans who frequent the posts. According to…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott announced on Friday that firefighters and support personnel from across Texas have been deployed to help combat the devastating wildfires currently impacting the state of California. According to the Governor, approximately 190 firefighters, 50 fire trucks, and 10 command vehicles from 56 fire departments in Texas were deployed to California.…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Applications for the second round of Preserve the Fort small business grants is now open through October 2nd. Robert Sturns Economic Development Director for the City of Fort Worth says the first round of grants provided $6.5 million to 882 small and minority owned businesses hit by the pandemic. the second round…… MORE
DALTON, Ga. (WBAP/KLIF News) – After 72 hours on the run, a Texas fugitive accused of shooting a Georgia deputy during a traffic stop is behind bars. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said authorities 29-year-old Dalton Potter Wednesday after a violent encounter with a Whitfield County Deputy. Whitefield County Sheriff Scott Chitwood said a resident…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – Americans are set to commemorate the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks with tributes altered by the coronavirus. If a weary nation needed more proof the coronavirus pandemic has reshaped its rituals, America need look no further than the World Trade Center on Sept. 11. Because of the pandemic, the…… MORE
FREELAND, Mich. (AP) – Reeling from another crisis of his own making, President Donald Trump tried to refocus attention on his Democratic rival at a rally in battleground Michigan Thursday as he pushed to move past revelations that he purposefully played down the danger of the coronavirus last winter. But the virus controversy followed him…… MORE
