AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott announced loosened COVID-19 restrictions on Thursday for much of Texas. The Governor issued Executive Orders expanding occupancy levels to 75% for restaurants, retail stores, office buildings, manufacturing facilities, gyms and exercise facilities and classes, museums, and libraries. He also announced re-authorizing elective surgeries for a majority of the state of Texas. Additionally, the Governor…… MORE
Dallas ISD Teacher Catches Backlash for English Assignment
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas ISD is condemning an assignment it says was given to students by a high school English teacher. The W.T. High School English assignment asks students to write essays on the topic “Hero of the modern Age.” Students were required to write half a page about six designated public figures. Alleged Kenosha,…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Trump Disagrees With CDC Director, Trump vs. Biden 2020, And The Aftermath of Hurricane Sally!
Dave & Amy Hot Topics for the morning include: 00:16 30″ of rain in Pensacola, Florida 01:26 President Trump disagrees with CDC Director on a theory on the effectiveness of wearing a masks vs. receiving a vaccine + Amy says wear the mask correctly! 04:40 Election 2020 is seven weeks away!… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Are We Any Closer To A COVID-19 Vaccine?
02:52 Fox’s Rachel Sutherland joins Dave & Amy from Washington DC with the latest… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Will The White House and Congress Ever Reach A Deal on a Coronavirus Stimulus Relief Package?
00:01 Dave & Amy are joined by Fox’s Jon Decker to discuss “The Problem Solvers Caucus” (PSC), a bipartisan group put together to help reach a consensus on a stimulus bill… MORE
North Texas Giving Day Means More This Year Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – North Texas Giving Day kicked off Thursday morning and this year the event has a more critical meaning to the thousands of nonprofits it helps than in years past. Hundreds of organizations have said they’re struggling to keep up with increasingly high demand to help residents who are struggling due…… MORE
COVID-19 Danger Continues to Drive US Joblessness; New Claims Drop to 860,000
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to 860,000, a historically high figure that reflects economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak. It was another week-on-week decline for jobless claims, but the improvements have been slow and the jobs recovery is running out of steam. Weekly…… MORE
Amid Raging Wildfires an Oregon City Woman Hold Suspected Arsonist at Gunpoint [VIDEO]
Oregon City, Oregon (WBAP/KLIF) – In a viral video an Oregon City, Oregon woman was captured holding a suspected arsonist at gunpoint near her home. The woman, identified at Kat Cast, exits her vehicle with a gun and approaches a man as he appears to be walking into the brush along the road. She yells,…… MORE
Arlington Officer Who Shot at Dog But Killed Woman Charged
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A suburban Dallas police officer who shot and killed a woman last year while firing at a dog was charged Wednesday with criminally negligent homicide, prosecutors said. A grand jury indicted Ravinder Singh in the August 2019 death of 30-year-old Margarita Brooks, the Tarrant County district attorney’s office said. At the time of…… MORE
Trinity Metro Offering Free Rides for Job Seekers
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF)- Trinity Metro is offering free rides to Tarrant County residents going to job fairs or interviews. Tiffany Moore-Turner, GM of Trinity Metro Operations said she understands how hard it’s been during Covid-19 with layoffs and unemployment. “We want to help Tarrant County residents who are looking for job opportunities,we wanted to make…… MORE
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