DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- North Texas doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers are working long hours and putting themselves at risk to help others during the COVID-19 virus pandemic. To support these heroes during this unprecedented situation, the nonprofit Grant Halliburton Foundation is partnering with the Dallas County Medical Society to connect frontline healthcare professionals with critical mental health resources through the Here For Texas…… MORE
Child Care Financial Assistance Now Available for COVID-19 Essential Service Workers in Tarrant County
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- As of April 8th, essential service workers in Tarrant County may apply online for financial assistance. This is following the Texas Workforce Commission’s (TWC) authorization of $2.5M in funds for Tarrant County in emergency funds that the Tarrant County Workforce Board will administer to implement emergency child care support using its current…… MORE
WATCH: North Texas Based Corporation Works to Boost Face Mask Production
(WBAP/KLIF) – A North Texas based corporation is ramping up its production of personal protective equipment to assist members of the medical community on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. Governor Greg Abbott announced on Wednesday a new partnership between the Texas Military Department and North Richland Hills based Prestige Ameritech to increase the…… MORE
Hospital Bed, Ventilator Capacity Remains Steady as COVID-19 Cases Rise
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – More than 2,500 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the DFW metroplex and at least 50 people have died, but beds and ventilators are still readily available at many local hospitals. Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 63 additional positive cases on Wednesday, bringing the total case count in Dallas…… MORE
Bernie Sanders Ends 2020 Presidential Bid
WASHINGTON (AP) – Bernie Sanders, who saw his once strong lead in the Democratic primary evaporate as the party’s establishment lined swiftly up behind rival Joe Biden, has ended his presidential bid. His announcement Wednesday is an acknowledgment that the former vice president is too far ahead for him to have any reasonable hope of…… MORE
Amber Alert Issued for Missing 12-Year-Old San Antonio Girl
SAN ANTONIO (WBAP/KLIF News) – An Amber Alert has been issued for a 12-year-old San Antonio girl who police believe may be in grave or immediate danger. The San Antonio Police Department said Amisty Serenity Danielle Monrreal is Hispanic, 5″, 90 lbs., has brown hair with highlights and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing…… MORE
Will the Coronavirus Crisis Change the Way Kids Learn Forever?
Dallas – Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – E-learning prevails for many school districts around the nation, including the DWF area, as the coronavirus emergency continues. Online learning kicked in for many school districts as COVID-19 cases increased, and more shelter-at-home orders were initiated. The seemingly seamless transition to online classes for thousands of school kids makes…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Animals and COVID-19, and Silly Decisions In Louisiana and Paris
0:24 — More and more animals are testing positive for the coronavirus, so should we be concerned about our pets? Lauriston Crockett of Gift For Live joins Dave and Amy to talk about what we should be doing. PLUS, did you hear what the pandas are doing now while we quarantine?? 7:42 — A Louisiana…… MORE
Texas prisoners lock down, make masks to fight coronavirus
DALLAS (AP) — Two Texas prisons have been locked down to slow the spread of the coronavirus, while inmates at other facilities are making masks to fight the pandemic. Nearly 1,000 people have been confined to their cells on medical restriction at the Rufe Jordan Unit, in the Texas Panhandle, along with more than 1,100…… MORE
President Removes IG Chosen to Oversee Corornavirus Funds; Nominates a WH Lawyer
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) President Donald Trump removed Glenn Fine, the acting inspector general for the Defense Department, from his post. The action means that Fine will not chair the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee tasked with overseeing 2-trillion dollars in emergency coronavirus funding. Glenn Fine is the acting Defense Department inspector general. He was selected last month…… MORE
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