(WBAP/KLIF) — The Metroplex has nearly 581,000 cases of COVID-19. Dallas county’s over 1,400 newly confirmed cases raised the pandemic total to over 233,000. Tarrant county listed 1,394 new cases pushing the county close to 227,000 infected residents. Collin county’s total increased to almost 64,500 cases following 279 newly confirmed positive tests, while Denton county’s…… MORE
Methodist Dallas Vaccinates 104-year-old, Asks Secret to Long, Happy Life
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Staff at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Cliff had a smile on their faces this week after giving the COVID-19 vaccine to an elderly woman from Grand Prairie. According to Methodist Health System, 104-year-old Lois Kreger and her family spent weeks online trying to get Lois a vaccine. They were thrilled when…… MORE
Survey Shows Nearly a Third of Texas Republicans Support the Storming of the U.S. Capitol Building
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The University of Houston is gauging where Texans stand on allegations of voter fraud in the Presidential election, and the January 6 storming of the U.S. capitol building. The Hobby School of Public Affairs conducted an online survey in English and Spanish among Texans 18 and older January 12-20, with 1,329 YouGov…… MORE
Mother of “Little Jacob”, 4-Year-Old Found Dead on Galveston Beach, Sentenced to Life in Prison
GALVESTON (AP) – The mother of “Little Jacob”, whose body was found on a Galveston beach, has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for the 4-year-old’s death. According to court records, a judge sentenced Rebecca Suzanne Rivera Thursday following her conviction this week on a charge of injury to a…… MORE
U.S. Adds Just 49,000 Jobs in January; Unemployment Ticks Down to 6.3%
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S employers added just 49,000 jobs in January, a sign that that the viral pandemic retains a tight grip on the economy nearly a year after it triggered a painful recession. The drop follows a decline of 227,000 jobs in December, the first loss since April. The unemployment rate for January fell…… MORE
Americans Want Monday After Super Bowl Proclaimed a Holiday
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — Nearly half of American sports fans would give up one of their other work holidays in order to have a day off after Super Bowl Sunday, according to a 2020 survey commissioned by the daily fantasy sports company DraftKings. The survey, which was conducted by the polling firm SurveyGizmo, found that…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: New Movie Reviews
Owen Wilson and Selma Hayek in a movie about brain simulation, and a comedy about two brothers competing in ram competitions. Those are just two of the four new movies Frank Swietek reviews this week with Dave and Amy!… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Super Bowl LV Preview!
It’s Super Bowl weekend! Steve Lamb joins Dave and Amy to preview the big game and all the story-lines surrounding it.… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Vaccine Talk With A Virologist
How safe are all the COVID vaccines? Is distribution a concern? And how worried should we be about the new strains of COVID-19? Dave and Amy talk to Texas A&M Texarkana virologist Dr. Benjamin Neuman about all of it.… MORE
Trump Lawyers Reject Dem’s Request to Testify at Impeachment Trial
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former President Donald Trump is rejecting a request by House Democrats to testify under oath for his Senate impeachment trial. Democrats are challenging the former president to explain why he and his lawyers have disputed key factual allegations related to their charge that he incited a violent mob to storm the Capitol.…… MORE
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