Fort Worth (AP) – A North Texas ambulance provider is partnering with health officials so its paramedics can go into homes and perform Coronavirus testing on previously screened patients. Specially trained paramedics with MedStar will be sent to the homes of Tarrant County residents who are being investigated by officials as possibly having the virus.…… MORE
Texas man faces federal charges for threatening government officials
Wichita falls (AP) – Authorities say a Texas man faces federal charges after he made online posts threatening Democrats, including U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Gavin Weslee Blake Perry of Wichita Falls has been charged with transmitting a threatening communication in interstate commerce. Federal prosecutors say Perry wrote threatening posts on Facebook. Federal prosecutors say…… MORE
Gorilla dies at Dallas Zoo
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The patriarch of the Dallas Zoo’s gorilla family troop has died. Subira was 24, and had been a resident of the zoo for 6 years. The zoo says he died of heart disease. The Dallas Zoo has been closed since mid-March because of concerns about the Coronavirus. Zookeepers say Subira was a…… MORE
Relief Fund Set Up to Help Tarrant County Creative Workers Effected by COVID-19
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Tarrant County citizens in creative fields such as music, visual arts, and film are might be able to receive help if they have lost work due to the COVID-19 pandemic. HEAR Fort Worth and United Way Tarrant County are working together to set up this relief fund, which is an extension…… MORE
University of North Texas Student Tests Positive for COVID-19
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- A student at the University of North Texas has tested positive for COVID-19. The student recently returned from a spring break trip to New Orleans. They live in a Denton apartment complex and have been quarantined since being evaluated and tested for COVID-19 by healthcare professionals. The university made the official decision to…… MORE
Mark Cuban Applauds Bipartisanship, Encourages Leaders to Lead
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban joined WBAP and KLIF Radio Friday for a town hall discussion surrounding the impact of the spread of coronavirus on small businesses. The Shark Tank mogul encouraged Americans who are able to spend money to pump dollars into small businesses as much as possible to keep the economy afloat.…… MORE
MedStar and Tarrant County Public Health Partner for In-Home COVID-19 Testing
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – A partnership between MedStar and Tarrant County Public Health is sending specially trained MedStar personnel into resident’s homes who are being monitored for COVID-19, to complete a medical assessment and collect the sample needed for TCPH to conduct additional testing. According to Medstar, TCPH will provide the ambulance service with the test…… MORE
AG Paxton: Local Governments Must Allow the Sale of Firearms
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a legal opinion Friday regarding the sale of firearms in Texas municipalities and counties. The opinion concludes that municipal and county authorities may not use emergency powers to regulate or restrict the sale of firearms. “State law provides several emergency powers to local governments to control movement…… MORE
VIDEO: Principals at EMS ISD Ensure Students Prom and Graduation Still On, Back Up Dates Provided
SAGINAW (WBAP/KLIF)-Principals at Eagle Mountain Saginaw ISD made a video ensuring students that Graduations and Proms Scheduled for early May have not yet been cancelled due to COVID-19, and backup dates are chosen in case cancellation becomes inevitable. Prom and graduation are two milestone events seniors celebrate, and this year will be no different for…… MORE
Fort Worth Ordinance Allows Forced Quarantine if an Infected Person is Unwilling to Self Isolate
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Fort Worth City Council approved an ordinance that grants The Tarrant County Health Department the ability to quarantine a sick person through a court order, if they’re unwilling to self quarantine themselves. Fort Wort Code Compliance Director Brandon Bennett said this control order is only applicable if the city has declared…… MORE
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