NEW YORK (AP) – Flight cancellations that disrupted holiday travel stretched into Monday. Staffers calling out sick because of COVID-19 have left airlines short in recent days. Airline tracker FlightAware says airlines have canceled more 4,000 flights to, from or inside the U.S. since Friday, with over 1,000 U.S. cancellations on Monday. Delta, United, JetBlue…… MORE
City of Fort Worth Enhances Access to COVID Testing
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Fort Worth is working to ensure that access to COVID-19 testing remains available as the Omicron variant continues to spread. In addition to the current testing site at the TEXRail North Side Station, new testing sites will be open on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the FWISD Scarborough-Handley Fieldhouse…… MORE
Teenagers Identified as Victims in Deadly Garland Shooting
GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF) – The Garland Police Department said late Monday that a 14-year-old suspect wanted in the killings of three teenagers inside a local convenience store had been arrested. The shooting happened Sunday night at the Texaco on Walnut Street, near Downtown Garland. According to Garland PD, surveillance video showed a suspect getting out of…… MORE
Medina County: Amber Alert for 3 Children Canceled; Father Arrested
Medina County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – After six days, an Amber Alert has been discontinued for a three children who Medina County authorities say were abducted by their father. Texas DPS canceled the alert late Sunday night after 40-year old Jonathon Wright and his kids, ages 8, 9 and 11, were found hiding in a wooded…… MORE
Texans Want Border Wall Finished Fast
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas continues to push to finish the border wall between Mexico and the United States after the U.S. Customs and Border Protection apprehended more than 173,000 documented illegal immigrants crossed the border in November. Meanwhile, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton talks about conditions at the border. Texas Governor Greg Abbott debuted a new…… MORE
COVID Cancels SMU Bowl Game; 2nd in Two Years
(WBAP/KLIF) — Another bowl game canceled due to COVID-19. SMU’s game against Virginia in the Fenway Bowl has been called off. The Mustangs’ bowl game was scheduled for Wednesday, but due to an outbreak among Virginia’s team, bowl officials decided to cancel the game. The inaugural bowl was set to take place at Fenway Park…… MORE
Holiday Sales Up, Returns Expected to Increase
(WBAP/KLIF) — Holiday shopping wasn’t hampered by higher prices, product shortages or a raging new COVID-19 variant…as sales were up 10.7% compared with the 2019 pre-pandemic holiday period. Retail stores will accept gift returns, but vary on their return policies. Mastercard SpendingPulse tracks all types of payments and reported that holiday sales had risen 8.5%…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Slow Walkers Are Screwed
Apparently, slow walkers are more at-risk when it comes to COVID, but Dave thinks this study lacks some important information. He and Amy discuss, then talk about a new guidance when it comes to masks.… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Approaching Omicron Differently
Experts are now saying we should stop looking at COVID case count as a metric to determine how serious the Omicron variant is. Dave & Amy discuss.… MORE
KLIF Morning News: A Bully’s Parents Bullied Him, and Lickable TV’s
A couple of Florida parents are catching heat for how they decided to punish their kid, who got in trouble for bullying. Is it fair or foul? Dave & Amy discuss, then tell you about a new TV concept that is taking things to the next level.… MORE
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