Yearly Archives: 2020

North Texas Leaders Urge Safety at the Polls Amid Rising COVID-19 Trends

North Texas Leaders Urge Safety at the Polls Amid Rising COVID-19 Trends

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – North Texas leaders are reiterating safety measures at the polls with a recent rise COVID-19 numbers. According to Dallas County Health and Human Services, the county has seen a 44% increase in hospitalizations since late September. County Judge Clay Jenkins urged residents on Friday to wear masks to the polls in order to…MORE

2020 Presidential Election Brings Record Number of Early Votes

2020 Presidential Election Brings Record Number of Early Votes

AP – A record-setting amount of early voting has changed the 2020 election. More than 22 million people have voted so far, which is about 16% of all votes cast in 2016. Experts predict there may be higher turnout in this election than in any presidential contest since 1908. Democrats so far are overwhelmingly more…MORE

If You Want To See Big Tex This Year, You Better Hurry

If You Want To See Big Tex This Year, You Better Hurry

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Big Tex has spent the last 68 years as the official state fair of Texas greeter, but this year was a little different. Because of the coronavirus, the fair was canceled, but still offered fans a drive through food option. The 55 foot tall talking cowboy welcomed thousands of fans in…MORE

Dallas Morning News Staff Votes To Unionize Newsroom

Dallas Morning News Staff Votes To Unionize Newsroom

DALLAS (AP) – The staff of the Dallas Morning News has voted to unionize, becoming the first newspaper in Texas to do so amid a recent wave of labor organizing at news outlets across the country. The Dallas News Guild announced Friday that employees of the paper and its Spanish-language sister publication, Al Día, voted…MORE

Former Los Angeles Angels Employee Charged In Tyler Skaggs’ Death

Former Los Angeles Angels Employee Charged In Tyler Skaggs’ Death

Fort Worth (AP) – A federal grand jury has indicted a former Los Angeles Angels employee in pitcher Tyler Skaggs’ fatal drug overdose. A coroner says Skaggs choked to death on his vomit with a toxic mix of alcohol and the drugs fentanyl and oxycodone in his system. The indictment in Fort Worth charges Eric…MORE