WBAP AND KLIF PRESENTED—A TOWN HALL WITH MARK CUBAN: Assisting DFW Businesses during the Coronavirus… MORE
Dallas County Issues New Nursing Home Rules
DALLAS COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- The Coronavirus continues to spread across Dallas County and particular hot spots include local nursing homes. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins has put into place new measures effecting the health carew workers and other employees of nursing homes. All employees are required to wear masks at all times. They will also…… MORE
Governor Abbott Expands Travel Quarantines to Protect Public Safety
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order Sunday expanding mandated quarantined for people traveling to Texas from areas with a high volume of COVID-19 cases. The self-quarantine procedure will mirror the process outlined in the Governor’s previous Executive Order requiring mandatory self-quarantine for air travelers from the New York Tri-State Area…… MORE
Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center to Serve as Temporary Healthcare Facility
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The State of Texas plans to open its first makeshift hospital to combat potential overflow at hospitals as COVID-19 continues to spread. Governor Greg Abbott said Sunday that hospital beds available for COVID-19 patients have doubled over the past week. He also detailed the joint effort between the state, the Texas Military…… MORE
Fort Worth Police Officers Test Positive for COVID-19
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- The Fort Worth Police department has confirmed that two officers have tested positive for COVID-19. The two officers work in the same unit and have been in limited contact with others. Fort Worth PD now has staff backtracking the movements and encounters of both officers and notifying anyone who may have…… MORE
City of Dallas Making Sounds to Close Parks and Trails; Social Distancing Issues
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Dallas Parks and Recreation officials say Dallas parks and trails are overcrowded despite social distancing rules being in effect. Dallas officials say the most crowded areas include the Katy Trail and White Rock Lake. Park Rangers are monitoring activity and social distancing in use or not by visitors. The city’s code…… MORE
One Dead; More Injured in Major Dallas Ambulance Accident
WBAP/KLIF – One person is dead; at least five others taken to an area hospital after a Dallas Fire Rescue ambualcne was involved in an early Sunday morning major accident, while transporting a patient. It happened early Sunday at the intersection of Scyene Road and Glover Pass. Four ambulances responded to the crash; a total…… MORE
Top Covid Expert Issues Dire Warnings to Maintain Social Distancing.
WBAP/KLIF – ASSOCIATED PRESS – Dr. Anthony Fauci, considered the top expert in the U S on the novel coronavirus pandemic, says Americans could see 100 to possibly 200 thousand deaths from Covid 19, and millions of infections from the virus. On CNN Sunday, Fauci says the pandemic remains a moving target; still very difficult…… MORE
Coronavirus pandemic raises questions about what’s really important
UNDATED (AP) – The coronavirus pandemic is defining for the globe what’s essential and what things we really can’t do without, even though we might not need them for survival. Attempting to slow the spread of the virus, authorities in many places are determining what shops and services can remain open. They’re also restricting citizens…… MORE
Pandemic hurts law enforcement
Undated (AP) – Increasing numbers of police officers and civilian law enforcement staff are getting sick as the number of coronavirus cases explodes across the U.S. The growing tally raises questions about how laws can and should be enforced during the pandemic, and about how departments will hold up as the virus spreads among the…… MORE
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