(WBAP/KLIF) — The Metroplex accounts for 30% of the Coronavirus cases in Texas. Of the over 41,000 positive cases of COVID-19 in the Lone Star State, more than 12,000 are in D-F-W. Dallas county reports over 6,300 infected patients, Tarrant more than 3,800, while Collin and Denton counties are approaching a thousand each. Nearly 350…… MORE
Dallas Hires New COVID-19 Health and Health Care Access Czar
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Amid the Coronavirus pandemic Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson provided an update on the city’s status in the fight against the virus. Johnson touched on the topic of how the virus is disproportionately affecting lower class communities nationwide. “We have to make sure all of our communities have access to testing that we…… MORE
Fort Worth Now Accepting Applications for $15.4 million in CARES Act funding
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Fort Worth Neighborhood Services Department is accepting applications for several programs to assist residents with housing and other household expenses during COVID-19. Victor Turner, Director of the Fort Worth Neighborhood Services Department, said the City of Fort Worth has allocated $15.4 million in CARES Act funds to assist residents. That amount…… MORE
Globe Life Field to Host ‘Concert in your Car’ Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Rangers announced on Tuesday details for QuikTrip Concert in Your Car presented by Energy Transfer. The outdoor drive-up concert experience will feature nationally recognized and award-winning recording artists performing live outside the new Globe Life Field. According to the Rangers, the Concert in Your Car series is a first-of-its-kind event that…… MORE
Company Donating Masks and Hand Sanitizers to First Responders
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Amid the Coronavirus pandemic, hospitals and other hard hit areas are still in high demand of face masks and other protective supplies. That is why First Responders USA is stepping up to help those who have been on the front lines of the pandemic, including retirement homes and homeless shelters. “This is…… MORE
Tarrant County Announces 67 New COVID-19 Cases and 5 Deaths, Urges More People to Get Tested
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF)- The Tarrant County Commissioners Court held a meeting discussing the status of COVID-19 in the county. Tarrant County Health Director Dr. Vinny Taneja says there are 67 new cases bringing the total to 1,312. Taneja also announced five new deaths, bringing that total to 109. According to the Tarrant County Health website, …… MORE
Senator Ted Cruz Writing Book
NEW YORK (AP) – Sen. Ted Cruz is working on a book, to be published in October, about the Supreme Court. Regnery Publishing announced Monday that the Texas Republican would draw upon his long legal background to provide an inside look at key court decisions. The new book is called “One Vote Away.” Before being…… MORE
Nordstrom Stores Reopening Across Texas Today
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack are among several major retailers reopening their stores statewide today. In a recent statement, the company said it plans to reopen stores in a “phased, market-by-market approach where allowed by local authorities and with the health and with the health and safety of employees, customers as…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: President Trump Takes On a Dallas Judge and Reporters, Plus an Oil Outlook
0:23 — President Trump is being called racist for how he handled a White House reporter yesterday, but Dave and Amy think it’s ridiculous to consider it that. We talk about that, plus Dallas County’s new bizarre color-coded-COVID system and more, in today’s KLIFnotes. 9:07 — Have you seen gas prices start to go back…… MORE
Texas moves to test everyone in nursing homes as deaths rise
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday ordered coronavirus testing for all Texas nursing home residents and staff after the White House urged the nation’s governors to do so as deaths mount nationwide. The directive by Abbott, a Republican, to state health officials came hours after Vice President Mike Pence, who leads the…… MORE
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