Washington (AP) – First Lady Melania Trump is sending blankets, caps, and other gifts to hospitals in 10 states, including some hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. The gifts are for use by medical staff and children who are patients. The White House says the packages were shipped Thursday to unidentified hospitals in Texas, New…… MORE
Egg producer accused of price gouging
Austin (AP) – Texas’ attorney general has accused the nation’s largest egg producer of price gouging during the coronavirus pandemic. A lawsuit filed by Attorney General Ken Paxton alleges that Cal-Maine Foods raised generic egg prices by 300% even though the pandemic hasn’t disrupted its supply chain. . Texas is seeking more than $100,000 in…… MORE
Ill sailor airlifted off warship to Texas hospital
Washington (AP) – The U.S. Navy has airlifted at least one sailor from a warship at sea for treatment of COVID-19. the sailor was flown off the destroyer USS Kidd to a medical facility at San Antonio where he tested positive for the virus. The Kidd has been operating in the Pacific, off the coast…… MORE
West Nile Virus Positive Mosquito Pool Found in Tarrant County
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Amid the Coronavirus pandemic, Tarrant County is attempting the prevent another illness that usually pops up in April, the West Nile Virus. Tarrant County Public Health officials on Friday confirmed they had collected the first positive West Nile Virus mosquito sample, which was found in a unincorporated area of north west…… MORE
Dallas Salon Issued Cease and Desist Order for Opening During Pandemic
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas salon opened Friday for haircuts and nail care despite state and county coronavirus restrictions preventing it from operating. Shelley Luther is the owner of Salon A La Mode in North Dallas and said Friday she reopened because her business is desperate to survive after being shut down for over a month.…… MORE
OfficersInvestigate Officer Involved Shooting at Denton Buc-ee’s
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)- The Denton County Sheriff’s Office received information about a person wanted for Aggravated Assault, Serious Bodily Injury with a Deadly Weapon – Family Violence out of the Fort Worth Police Department. Denton Sheriffs Deputies say the suspect, Marlon Bonds, had shot his girlfriend Thursday April 23, 2020 in Fort Worth and threatened to…… MORE
Dallas Police Crime Stoppers Offers up to $5,000 for Information in a Shooting Homicide
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police are asking for the public’s help with information that will help them to find the person or persons responsible for the shooting death of a man in the parking lot of an apartment complex on South Buckner Boulevard late Thursday night. Police indicate the shooting at the Bella Vista…… MORE
Two University of Texas Students Create Website to Track Store Inventories Amid COVID-19
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF)- Two University of Texas students from the Dallas area created a website to help people track store inventory amid the Coronavirus Pandemic. Rithwik Pattikonda and Darshan Bhatta, a sophomore and freshman studying Computer Science at UT Austin launched Instok.org to help users find high demand items in nearby stores. “When we came back…… MORE
Drive Thru COVID-19 Testing Now Available in Tarrant County
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP-KLIF)- COVID-19 Testing is now available for Tarrant County Residents. Beginning April 24th, the City of Arlington will begin free, drive-thru COVID-19 testing for eligible residents at the Parks Mall. Tests will be by appointment only between 9 a.m to 4 p.m. for residents ages 18 and up who are exhibiting symptoms or…… MORE
Trump Signs $484 Billion Measure to Aid Employers, Hospitals
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has signed a $484 billion bill that aids employers and hospitals under stress from the coronavirus pandemic. The outbreak has killed more than 50,000 Americans and devastated broad swaths of the economy. The bill is the latest effort by the federal government to help keep afloat businesses that have…… MORE
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