AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has made an initial allotment of over 1.4 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines to the State of Texas for the month of December, according to Governor Greg Abbott. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Governor said the vaccines, which should begin arriving in…… MORE
Grand Prairie Mayor Pro Tem Jim Swoffard Dies From COVID-19, Weeks After His Wife
GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP/KLIF News) – Grand Prairie Mayor Pro Tem and Council Member Jim Swoffard lost his battle with COVID-19 this week. According to a release from the City of Grand Prairie, the 84 year old died Tuesday with his two children by his side. Swoffard passed just weeks after losing his wife Judy to…… MORE
Texas Virus Spread Puts Desert Artist Hub On Edge
A USTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas has surpassed 9,000 hospitalized coronavirus patients for the first time since a deadly summer outbreak. The spread of the pandemic is now taking a toll even near the desert artist hub of Marfa, where tourists are putting locals on edge and officials are urging people to stay home. It’s…… MORE
CDC to Shorten COVID-19 Quarantine to 10 Days, 7 With Test
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to shorten the recommended length of quarantine after exposure to someone who is positive for COVID-19, as the virus rages across the nation. According to a senior administration official, the new guidelines, which are set to be released as soon as Tuesday evening, will allow people…… MORE
WH: Texas Seeing ‘Full resurgence’ of COVID-19; Front Line Healthcare Workers Say, ‘Wear a mask’
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas has “full resurgence” of COVID-19; so says the White House Coronavirus Task Force in a recent report. The report calls for proactive testing of Texas teachers, hospital staff and other community members to search for “silent spreaders,” and to place significant limits on the number of people gathering indoors. Details are…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Working From Home a Literal Pain
A new study is showing that working from home is LITERALLY a pain in the…well, you know what. Dave & Amy have it for you.… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Progressives Mad at Obama
President Obama said Democrat politicians need to stop using catch phrases like “Defund the Police,” and a lot of Democrats are mad at him for it! Plus, Mary Trump is writing yet another book…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: CDC Chooses Who Gets the Vaccine
The CDC has chosen who will get the COVID-19 vaccine first, and Tonya J. Powers explains who it is to Dave & Amy. Plus, the story of a frozen embryo…… MORE
3 Texans Could Face Hate Crime Charges in Connection with a 2-State Shooting Rampage
UNDATED (WBAP/KLIF) – Three people from Tyler are in custody in Las Vegas following Thanksgiving Day shootings in the city before their arrests in rural Arizona. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, brothers Shawn & Christopher McDonnell, and Christopher’s wife Kayleigh Lewis were arrested after “several vehicle-to-vehicle shootings.” Christopher McDonnell told investigators his brother Shawn…… MORE
Fort Worth Extends Mask Mandate Into March of 2021
(WBAP/KLIF) — The city of Fort Worth, Tuesday, mirrored a Tarrant county decision regarding COVID-19 restrictions. The Fort Worth City Council, Tuesday, approved extending the city’s mask mandate through March 2nd of 2021. The decision is similar to the Tarrant County Commissioners Court vote last week to mandate masks through the end of February. Fort…… MORE
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