ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Some fans will get the chance to see the Dallas Cowboys home opener in person amid COVID-19. Head Coach Mike McCarthy announced in a press conference the stadium will be at 25% capacity this Sunday, allowing almost 20,000 fans to see the game in person. Fans will be required to wear face…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott will provide an update on Texas’ continued response to COVID-19 on Thursday. It’s unclear exactly what updates the Governor will have. But under current coronavirus restrictions, bars are still closed, restaurants are limited to 25% occupancy, and outdoor sports venues can only be 25% full. Bar owners continue to…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Department of Justice is enhancing its efforts against human sex trafficking. According to U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Erin Nealy Cox, two North Texas men are charged with Child sex trafficking after allegedly paying to have sex with a 13-year-old girl in an Irving hotel room. Cox said that…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – At least 22 people were injured when two cranes collided in a neighborhood near the Mueller Development just East of in Austin Wednesday morning. Austin Travis County Emergency Medical Services said 16 people were rushed to the hospital, three refused transport and three were deemed “no patients.” ATCEMS said six ambulances had…… MORE
KELLER (WBAP/KLIF News) – A recent COVID-19 outbreak has lead to a disruption early on in the school year. The district is transitioning all Fossil Ridge High School employees and students to remote learning Wednesday due to a dozen confirmed cases of COVID-19. Virtual learning will continue for 14 days, with students and staff returning to…… MORE
Alabama (WBAP/KLIF) – The center of Hurricane Sally made landfall in Alabama and Florida Panhandle early Wednesday morning but the storm is slamming other Gulf coast states with lots of rain and high winds. Damaging winds already have taken a toll in both states. “Nothing is going to go away anytime soon,” according to…… MORE
Pensacola, Florida (AP) – Hurricane Sally finally blasted ashore near Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a Category 2 storm, with top winds of 105 mph. The coast is being pummeled with sideways rain and beach-covering storm surges. Sally’s northern eyewall raked the Gulf Coast for hours before the center finally made landfall, delivering punishing wind and…… MORE
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – President Donald Trump is denying he played down the threat of the coronavirus earlier this year, although in recent audio recordings, he says that he did purposely to prevent panic. Trump is also continuing to cast doubt on the widely accepted scientific conclusions of his own administration strongly urging the use of…… MORE
Justin Silvera came off the fire lines in Northern California after a grueling 36 straight days battling wildfires and evacuating residents ahead of the flames. Before that, he and his crew had worked for 20 days, followed by a three-day break. Silvera, a 43-year-old battalion chief with Cal Fire, California’s state firefighting agency, said he’s…… MORE
UPDATED: 9/16/20 6:18AM Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – During a meeting that continued past midnight, parents, teachers, and health department officials weighed in on whether in-person learning should resume in the Fort Worth iSD. After a motion to extend online learning for another 4 weeks was voted down, in-person classes will resume on October 5th. Meantime,…… MORE
