OWOSSO, Mich. (AP) – A Texas salon owner who was sent to jail for opening her business during the coronavirus outbreak is publicly supporting a Michigan barber whose license was suspended. Shelley Luther called Gov. Gretchen Whitmer a “tyrant” who will be voted out of office. Luther was in Owosso,Michigan, appearing with barber Karl Manke.…… MORE
Trinity Metro Receives $55 million from CARES Act funds
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Fort Worth Transportation Authority (Trinity Metro) was awarded a federal grant of $55,161,034 for relief following the economic distress caused by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn announced. The funding, which was appropriated by Congress last month as part of the CARES Act, comes through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s…… MORE
Hyatt Regency Will Soon Open its Doors at Frisco’s Stonebriar Centre
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF)- The Hyatt Regency Frisco will open its doors on June 1, 2020. Designed for productivity as well as a respite from the stress of travel, the 18-story 303-room hotel, located within Frisco’s Stonebriar Centre at the intersection of Preston Road and the Sam Rayburn Tollway, will offer elevated experiences for both leisure and business…… MORE
Dallas Arboretum Announces Reopening Plan
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Arboretum will reopen June 1st with new guidelines for visitors. The arboretum will reopen for advanced time ticketing. Reservations will be for four hours and visitors will be given colored wristbands which indicate the exit time. Groups will be limited to five people and groups must maintain social distancing from…… MORE
Governor Abbott Announces Phase Two of Reopening in Texas
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Monday that phase 2 of reopening from the coronavirus pandemic can officially begin in the Lone Star State. Abbott said testing has seriously increased across the state, including in high risk locations like nursing homes, jails, and meat packing plants. With more tests, the Governor stressed…… MORE
Mother, Daughter Killed in Apparent Murder Suicide
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Police standoff ended in tragedy today near the Redbird area of Dallas. According to the Dallas Police Department, a mother and her 8-year-old daughter are dead after an apparent murder suicide at a home on Highcrest Drive early Monday morning. “These kinds of scenarios are the absolute worst,” Dallas Police Chief…… MORE
Food Trucks Return to Klyde Warren Park in Dallas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Food trucks will return to Klyde Warren Park in Dallas today. It’s the first time patrons can enjoy dining al fresco at the popular Uptown destination since it closed due to COVID-19 back in March. According to the park’s Facebook page, vendors will alternate weeks so that each truck can operate under…… MORE
Dave Williams Talks $3-trillion House Stimulus & Zoom Meeting Hacks
<iframe src=”https://omny.fm/shows/klif-news-information-in-the-morning/5-18-2020/embed” width=”100%” height=”180″ frameborder=”0″ title=”Dave Williams Talks $3-trillion House Stimulus & Zoom Meeting Hacks”></iframe> Dave Williams chats with Westwood One correspondent Linda Kenyon from Washington D.C. about the $3-trillion stimulus bill that just passed the House (:23). In the 2nd half of the podcast Dave talks with Tech expert Ed Peters from Data Discovery…… MORE
Florida Man Who Thought COVID-19 Was ‘Fake’ Gets Seriously Ill; Wife on Ventilator
Jupiter, Florida (WBAP/KLIF) – A Jupiter, Florida man battling COVID-19 in Florida admits that he used to believe the pandemic was being blown out of proportion. But, after he and his wife were hospitalized with serious infections, he’s urging people to take coronavirus seriously. After going public with his story, Brian Lee Hitchens on WPTV-TV in…… MORE
3,000 Texas Nursing Home Residents Test Positive for Coronavirus
HOUSTON (AP) — More than 3,000 nursing home residents in Texas have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to data released by the state on Friday. The 3,000 positive tests represent about 4% of the estimated number of Texans living in nursing homes, the Houston Chronicle reported. By comparison, about 0.15% of Texas residents have tested positive…… MORE
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