AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott informed the U.S. Department of Labor on Monday that Texas will opt out of further federal unemployment compensation related to the COVID-19 pandemic, effective June 26, 2021. This includes the $300 weekly unemployment supplement from the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program. “The Texas economy is booming and employers are…… MORE
Police say Suspect Wanted for Attacking Uber Driver in Grapevine Died in Unrelated Car Crash
GRAPEVINE (WBAP/KLIF)- UPDATE: The search is over for the man accused in the aggravated robbery of an Uber driver. Police say the suspect, 33-year-old Cesar Soto was involved in a fatality crash in Weatherford on Friday, May 21, 2021. Grapevine Police were notified of the crash on Monday, May 24, and ensured Soto’s next of kin…… MORE
Millions of American Families to Receive Expanded Child Tax Credit Starting July 15th
WASHINGTON D.C. (WBAP/KLIF News) – Millions Americans will begin to receive child tax credit payments starting July 15th. The U.S. Treasury Department outlined the changes to the Child Tax Credit program on Monday, which will impact 39 million citizens. It’s part of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package President Joe Biden signed into law back in…… MORE
Tornadoes there, Flash Floods here
Today, Rain and Tstorms, Flash Flood Watch, 80 / 69, WInds SE10-20 Tuesday, Rain and Tstorms, 79 / 67, Winds SE15-20 Wednesday, More showers and storms, 79 / 67 Thursday, Scattered showers and storms, 76 / 68 Friday, Rain and Tstorms tapering off, 77 / 70… MORE
Ex-Prosecutor Disbarred After Wrongful Convictions in Texas
DALLAS (AP) – A former Dallas County prosecutor has surrendered his law license after the State Bar of Texas said he withheld evidence that led to the wrongful convictions of two men who spent 14 years in prison in the fatal stabbing of a pastor. The Dallas Morning News reports that Richard E. “Rick” Jackson…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: CNN’s Hitler-Praising Freelancer
CNN cut ties with a freelancer who apparently had a lot of pro-Hitler opinions on social media. Dave and Amy tell you about it after telling you about how one state is doing away with standardized testing for its students.… MORE
KLIF Morning News: The Secret to a Longer Life
Apparently, the secret to living a longer life comes down to ONE word. Dave and Amy explain with Scott Sidway, after a brief conversation with Fox’s Simon Owen about the Israel/Palestinian fighting in Gaza.… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Storms, Gaza Fighting, and Biden’s Venmo
Flooding is a threat to North Texas, violence is a threat to the Gaza strip, and strangers could be a threat to President Biden’s friends and family, thanks to his Venmo account. Dave and Amy explain in today’s KLIFnotes.… MORE
Suspected Child Killer Charged With Kidnapping & Theft; More Charges Expected
UPDATED 5:35AM 5/17/21 Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The mother of 4-year Cash Gernon (pictured left) whose body was found on a street their Mountain Creek neighborhood in southwest Dallas on Saturday morning, told police surveillance video captured the moment someone broke into the back door of their home and took her son. Police arrested 18-year old…… MORE
K.H. Lee – First Tour Win at Nelson, Qualifies For PGA
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — K.H. Lee was more than happy to play through a steady downpour in the final round of the AT&T Byron Nelson, and didn’t mind waiting out a weather delay of more than two hours Sunday. The reward was the final spot next week in the PGA Championship. Lee earned his first…… MORE
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