DOJ Ramps up Efforts to Charge “Johns” in Fight Against Child Sex Trafficking

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

At Least 22 Injured in Crane Collision in East Austin

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

KLIF Morning News: Justice Antonin Scalia’s Book “Essential Scalia” Being Championed By His Son

00:05 A new book written by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, is being championed by his son. A justice on the United States Supreme Court for three decades, Antonin Scalia transformed the way that judges, lawyers, and citizens think about the law. The book is entitled “The Essential Scalia.”  Dave & Amy are joined by…MORE

Keller ISD’s Fossil Ridge High School Switches to Remote Learning After A Dozen Confirmed COVID-19 Cases

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

Hurricane Sally is Being Called a ‘slow moving disaster’ Along Alabama/Florida Coasts

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

Sally Comes Ashore As Category 2 Storm

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

Trump Denies Downplaying Virus, Questions Masks During TV Town Hall in ‘Hostile Territory’

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

‘Nothing left in the bucket’: Western Wildfire Resources Run Thin

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

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