AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The number of coronavirus patients in Texas hospitals fell below 6,000 Wednesday for the first time since June, but newly reported deaths topped 300 for the fourth time this month. Texas also reported 6,000 new cases as the number of total deaths pushed past 10,500 since tracking began in March, the…… MORE
Judge: Policy That Suspended Student Over Dreadlocks Unfair
MONT BELVIEU, Texas (AP) – A Texas judge has ruled a school district’s hair policy is discriminatory after two Black students were suspended for their dreadlocks. According to KTRK-TV, the decision from the judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas came late Monday, nearly a month after the school district…… MORE
Texas COVID-19 Hospitalizations Fall Below 6,000
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The number of coronavirus patients in Texas hospitals fell below 6,000 Wednesday for the first time since June, but newly reported deaths topped 300 for the fourth time this month. Texas also reported 6,000 new cases as the number of total deaths pushed past 10,500 since tracking began in March, the…… MORE
$35 Million Awarded to Struggling Denton County Businesses to Support Local Economy
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)-The Denton County Commissioners awarded Denton County businesses a total of $35 million to support the local economy. The county set aside money from the CARES Act budget to support struggling businesses. “Having a vibrant workforce and business environment is very important to the Denton County Commissioners Court and we realized with Covid-19, and…… MORE
Collin County has no Confidence in State COVID-19 Data
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – A North Texas County is warning residents that a statewide COVID-19 reporting backlog has skewed recent numbers. Collin County took its advisory to its website this week after days of what it calls “inaccuracies” from the state. When you visit Collin County’s online COVID-19 dashboard a red warning box pops up advising residents…… MORE
Grand Prairie Plant Fire Could Burn for Days
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A fire at a plastic manufacturing plant in Grand Prairie has some neighboring residents concerned about air quality as the fire burns. A thick, black plume of smoke was seen nearly 60 miles away. According to the Grand Prairie Fire Department, shortly after midnight Wednesday, firefighters responded to a fire at the Poly…… MORE
Alamo Drafthouse to Have a Different Feel When it Opens
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — Alamo Drafthouse is ready to reopen its doors but things will be a tad different due to the coronavirus pandemic. To ensure safety of its customers and employees, guests will have to order food and drinks online along with their tickets. The Austin-based company has been shut down for months but is…… MORE
Fort Hood Identifies Soldier Killed Directing Traffic at Accident Scene
KILLEEN (AP) – The Army has identified the Fort Hood soldier killed while directing traffic at a car accident last week. 22-year-old Spc. Cole Jakob Aton of Science Hill, Kentucky had been a Patriot missile operator with the 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade since August 2018. According the Texas Department of Public Safety, Aton had…… MORE
Bi-Partisan Senate Report Details Ties Between 2016 Trump Campaign & Russia
Washington – Westwood One (WBAP/KLIF) – The Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee released its the latest installment of ”Counterintelligence Threats and Vulnerabilities’ reveals significant ties between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign. The Senate intelligence committee has concluded the Kremlin launched an aggressive effort to interfere in the 2016 presidential contest on behalf of Donald Trump and…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Biden’s Official, and Governor Abbott Stomps on Defunding Police
0:26 — The Democrats made it official! Joe Biden is their guy. Dave & Scott linked up with Allan Saxe to talk about the convention, and whether or not the parade of Republicans speaking on behalf of Democrats could actually have an impact on the November election. 9:18 — The Governor stopped by Fort Worth…… MORE
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