(WBAP/KLIF) — Some 3,500 parolees in halfway houses across the state of Texas are worried about the spread of COVID-19. Housed prisoners on parole at facilities such as the Fort Worth Transitional Center or drug rehabilitation centers live in tight quarters. Choosing a risk of contracting COVID-19 or violating probation plagues prisoners transitioning to normal…… MORE
Medstar EMT’s Feeling the Strain of Coronavirus
(WBAP/KLIF) — The onset of Coronavirus has intensified the danger zone for first-responders. Among those on the front lines, EMT personnel have a high risk of infection. Matt Zavadsky with Medstar says EMT’s placed in isolation can make it a challenge to cover necessary shifts. Across the country there have been nearly 13,000 EMT’s exposed…… MORE
Over 2,100 Cases of Coronavirus Surge in Metroplex
(WBAP/KLIF) — COVID-19 continues to spread throughout North Texas. Dallas County still leads the way in the number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in the Metroplex with 2,121 infected people. Tarrant County has reported 418 cases, while Denton lists 304 and Collin county has 287. Meanwhile, 39 North Texans have lost their lives due to the illness.…… MORE
Grocery Workers Are Scared
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Every day, grocery workers are restocking toilet paper, eggs, produce and canned goods as fast as the items fly off the shelves. They disinfect keypads, freezer handles and checkout counters as hundreds of people weave around them, sometimes standing too close for comfort amid the coronavirus pandemic. Some work for hours…… MORE
Carrollton Woman Could Be Charged With Making Terroristic Threat
Carrollton (WBAP/KLIF) – The search is on for a Carrollton woman who claims she tested positive for Covid-19 but won’t self quarantine. Carrollton police tweeted last night they’re looking for 18-year-old Lorraine Maradiaga, after she posted to snapchat that she didn’t care that she had the virus and was going to go out anyway. She…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Election Bumping and Zoom Hacking
0:24 — If the Coronavirus lasts into the fall, what could happen to the presidential election? What does the Constitution say about delaying, or canceling it?? Expert attorney David Coale joins Dave & Amy to break it down for you. 6:35 — Zoom is all the craze right now, whether it’s a business hosting a…… MORE
Statler Offers Free Hotel Room for Medical Heroes
(WBAP/KLIF) — As COVID-19 pushes the medical community to the brink with long hospital shifts, the Statler Hotel in downtown Dallas is providing relief. Celina Mayor Sean Terry says they want to support healthcare heroes with free accommodations. Terry says the long hospital hours and risk of spreading Coronavirus to their families is what motivated the…… MORE
UK Prime Minister Hospitalized with COVID-19
UNITED KINGDOM- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to a hospital 10-days after testing positive for COVID-19. Johnson has been in quarantine but has also still been holding daily meetings and releasing messages on how Britain is dealing with the epidemic and how he has been feeling. He said in a message Friday…… MORE
One Dead and One Seriously Injured After Shooting in Arlington
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- A man is dead and a woman is in the hospital after both of them were shot Sunday morning in Arlington at the 2100 block of Foxcroft Lane. Officers arrested two young suspects in the area of the incident. No details about them have been released. The man was pronounced dead on the…… MORE
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins says Dallas County Still Needs Overflow Hospital
DALLAS COUTNY (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- The Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas has been converted into an overflow hospital as COVID-19 rapidly spreads across the county, but it has yet to be used. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins says he received a letter from Governor Greg Abbott’s office accusing him of not wanting to use…… MORE
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