New York (CNN Business) US drug stores, retailers and suppliers are racing to keep up with surging interest for cleaning products as fears over coronavirus intensify. Demand for products like hand sanitizers, face masks and cleaning wipes has spiked, according to CVS, Walgreens and others. CVS warned it may cause supply shortages. “This demand may cause temporary shortages at some store…… MORE
Rep. Michael Burgess Believes Covid-19 Threat is Serious
(WBAP/KLIF) — Coronavirus has taken center stage as a world health threat. on the heals of outbreaks in South Korea and Italy, the united states is preparing for the worst. Texas health officials have also planned weekly meetings in plans for a potential outbreak. The United States is mobilizing efforts to combat an outbreak of…… MORE
Coronavirus Affecting Crude Prices Again
(WBAP/KLIF) — The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline jumped another two cents to $2.16 across the lone star state. Texans are paying 31-cents less for gas than the rest of the nation. Texas still has some of the least expensive gas price averages in the country, however, prices are up week-to-week…… MORE
Leaning Tower of Dallas Built to Last
(WBAP/KLIF) — The leaning tower of Dallas has captivated audiences both on the internet and at the demolition site. The building may take another few days to bring down, according to the company overseeing demolition of the 11-story structure. Thomas Taylor is the principal design engineer of the Southland Corporation office tower. He joked the…… MORE
Midland Texas Soldier Beats Elderly Couple in NC
(WBAP/KLIF) FORT BRAGG, NC — A midland, Texas, soldier stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina has been arrested for severely beating an elderly couple. 25-year-old Jacob Lee broke into the couple’s home in Southern Pines and attacked them. Police say lee beat them with a blunt object, while also punching, kicking, and biting them. The…… MORE
Warren on the War-Path in Texas
(WBAP/KLIF) SAN ANTONIO, TX — Elizabeth Warren is back in Texas ahead of Super Tuesday, telling supporters that it was she, not Bernie Sanders, who got results after the 2008 financial crash. The Massachusetts senator told a crowd in San Antonio, Thursday, that democrats “can’t have a nominee who has great ideas but no record…… MORE
Houston Freeway Flood Submerges Motorists
(WBAP/KLIF) HOUSTON, TX — Houston businesses and schools were shut down, Thursday, after a main water line burst, submerging vehicles on a flooded freeway and prompting the nation’s fourth-largest city to deploy tanker trucks to handle fire hazards. Mayor Sylvester Turner said the major break had been valved off, but water would continue to flow…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Congressman Talks Virus, Garth Brooks Fans Lost Their Minds, and Movie Reviews
0:24 — Congressman Michael Burgess told us more than a month ago that Coronavirus was not to be overlooked, and boy was he right. He joined the show again this morning to talk about the efforts to contain it in the US, and to tell us “I told ya so!” 6:04 — A guy gets…… MORE
States Ramp Up Virus Preparations
As worries about the new coronavirus grow in the U.S., state officials are ramping up efforts to prepare for a possible outbreak while simultaneously trying to assure the public that they are well-positioned to handle it. Governors and legislators in several states have proposed pumping millions of dollars into programs to combat the virus that…… MORE
Man Sentenced to Death for Murder of Richardson Police Officer
COLLIN COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- After 8 hours of deliberations, a Collin County jury has sentenced 28-year-old Brandon McCall to death for the murder of Richardson Police Officer David Sherrard. The same jury just one week ago found McCall guilty of capital murder for killing Sherrard after Richardson Police responded to a shooting call at the…… MORE
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