DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Denton County Commissioners Court made a change to the county’s Disaster Declaration today that many golfers will be pleased about, amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Denton County Judge Andy Eads confirmed the court approved an order to allow golfers on golf courses under strict guidelines. “We modified that to allow golfing…… MORE
Dallas County Census Team Ramps Up Online Efforts to Get Participation During COVID-19
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The Dallas County Census team is working to get 100% participation amid COVID-19. Sophia Johnson coordinator for the Dallas County census says they have moved to a heavy digital strategy and is promoting the Census through social media and email. “We have contracts with a dozen social influences who have just the right…… MORE
Trump Halts US Payments to World Health Organization
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he has directed a halt to U.S. payments to the World Health Organization pending a review of its warnings about the coronavirus and China. Trump says the outbreak could have been contained at its source and spared lives had the U.N. health agency done a better job investigating…… MORE
Dallas Food Truck Company Serves Meals to Essential Workers Amid COVID-19
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- A Dallas food truck company, Ruthie’s, is supplying meals for essential workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic. “One of our customers called and graciously underwrote Ruthie’s to go out and feed the late night medical staff at Parkland and today we are at a retirement home also feeding the workers there,” said Ruthie’s Owner Ashlee…… MORE
Whiskey Distillery Donates Hundreds of Gallons of Sanitizer to First Responders
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Waco based whiskey distillery is providing sanitizer to North Texas first responders as the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise. The Balcones Distillery delivered 400 gallons of sanitizer to the Dallas Police Association, Plano Police Department, and the Dallas Fire Fighters Association on Tuesday. “We’re really happy to be able to…… MORE
Dallas County Reports 10 COVID-19 Deaths as Confirmed DFW Cases Rise
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas and Tarrant counties are reporting more COVID-19 related deaths as the case count rises across DFW. Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 89 additional positive cases Tuesday, bringing the total case count in Dallas County to 1,877. Ten additional deaths are being reported, including five residents of long-term care facilities,…… MORE
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Allows Medication Abortions in Texas Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
AUSTIN (AP) – A federal appeals court panel has ruled that medication abortions can be provided in Texas during the coronavirus pandemic. Last month, Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order banning non-essential medical procedures so that badly-needed medical resources can go to treating coronavirus patients and protecting medical staff. In a medication abortion, a…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Virus Hits a Plano Officer, and What To Do If You Lost Your Job
0:24 — Plano Police’s Public Information Officer David Tilley tested positive for COVID-19 and recovered. He joins Dave & Amy to talk about what it was like dealing with it, plus how the police department handles the pandemic. 9:10 — Have you been laid off or furloughed through this health crisis? Financial expert Derrick Kinney…… MORE
Global Economy Will Suffer Worst Year Since The Great Depression; ‘Texas is in a Recession’
AP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) – Beaten down by the coronavirus outbreak, the world economy in 2020 will suffer its worst year since The Great Depression of the 1930s, the International Monetary Fund says. The IMF expects the global economy to shrink 3% this year before rebounding in 2021 with 5.8% growth. It acknowledges, though,…… MORE
Texas Governor Says No “Rushing The Gates” To Reopen
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas businesses won’t all reopen at the same time, Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday, even as President Donald Trump indicated he was itching to restore the nation’s economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Abbott, a Republican, said he would provide more details this week of how he envisions Texas getting back…… MORE
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