AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Bar owners received some relief from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission this week amid ongoing closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The TABC voted this week to pave the way for more bars to reopen and operate as restaurants. The new rules struck down a requirement for an on-site kitchen and…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump blasted Joe Biden as a hapless career politician who will endanger Americans’ safety as he accepted his party’s renomination on the South Lawn of the White House. While the coronavirus kills 1,000 Americans each day, Trump defied his own administration’s pandemic guidelines to speak for more than an hour…… MORE
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Mike McCarthy never budged when asked about the pandemic disrupting his first offseason as coach of the Dallas Cowboys, preferring to emphasize challenges around the world over the difficulties of trying to implement his program. The former Green Bay coach was even more direct when asked how the coronavirus might alter expectations…… MORE
Irving (AP) – Attorneys for the Irving based Boy Scouts of America are asking a Delaware bankruptcy judge to protect survivors of child sexual abuse from being misled by advertisements from law firms about their ability to file claims in the organization’s bankruptcy case. The judge in May established a Nov. 16 claims deadline and…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Positive test results for the Coronavirus in the Metroplex hit nearly 900, Thursday. Dallas county reported 219 new cases, Tarrant county 247, Collin county 215, and Denton 201. Denton county also reported 2 additional deaths due to the virus. Statewide, over 5,000 new infections were listed, Thursday. Texas is approaching 600,000 positive tests…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Professional sports in DFW were put on hold Thursday, at least for one night, as athletes continue to protest social injustice. The Police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin has prompted professional athletes across the country to postpone games in protest over racism in America. “We need justice for Jacob Blake,” Dallas…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott traveled to Southeast Texas on Thursday to survey the damage from Hurricane Laura and meet with local officials. The Governor commended the Southeast Texas community for evacuating ahead of the storm. According to the Governor, evacuation compliance minimized the loss of life and severe safety concerns. He urged Texans…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)- After more than 12 years of service to the City of Denton community Chris Watts has resigned as Mayor of the City of Denton. Mayor Watts announced his intention to resign in a letter delivered to the City Secretary on Monday, Aug. 24. While having resigned the position effective Thursday, Aug. 27, in accordance…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- You can still enjoy the State Fair of Texas this year, but it will be done differently. For the first time in its 134-year history, The State Fair is introducing the Big Tex Fair Food Drive-Thru Event, a special event for 2020 in lieu of the annual 24-day exhibition. “It’s been a tough…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Gas prices are rising in Texas as officials begin to assess the damage from Hurricane Laura. The storm made landfall in Southwestern Louisiana early Thursday morning as a Category 4 and weakened to a Category 1 as the hours progressed. The statewide gas price average in Texas is $1.92 for a…… MORE
