Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
North Texas Nonprofit Fund Pays Laid-off Restaurant Workers To Work at Food Banks
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- A new North Texas Initiative, Get Shift Done, is hiring laid off restaurant or hospitality workers to work shifts for non-profits in need during the COVID-19 crisis. The need for h...
Apr 20, 2020
NASCAR to Soon Return to Texas Motor Speedway
Courtesy Texas Motor Speedway FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott says NASCAR is working to soon return to Texas. Texas Motor Speedway said in a statement Monday that a race would not ...
Apr 20, 2020
No Additional COVID-19 Related Deaths in Dallas County for Second Consecutive Day
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise in North Texas but hospital equipment remains readily available. Dallas County reported no additional coronavirus related death...
Apr 20, 2020
DCTA Implement Service Reductions, Recommends Mask Wearing Amid COVID-19
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)- The Denton County Transportation Authority is recommending all passengers wear a cloth mask or face covering when onboard DCTA vehicles to limit the spread of COVID-19. “We a...
Apr 20, 2020
COVID-19 Case Totals
(WBAP/KLIF) — A total of 123 news cases of Coronavirus were discovered in the Metroplex, Sunday. Dallas County reported another 104 confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of case...
Apr 20, 2020
Arlington ISD Food Service Employee Positive For COVID-19
(WBAP/KLIF) — Arlington ISD has closed one of its meal distribution centers after an employee contracted Coronavirus. The food service employee worked at Swift elementary school, but did have di...
Apr 20, 2020
Neiman Marcus To File For Bankruptcy
(WBAP/KLIF) — COVID-19 has forced Dallas-based Neiman Marcus into bankruptcy. The company is preparing to file next week as it deals with economic hardships associated with the Coronavirus shut-...
Apr 20, 2020
Alcon Produces PPE’s For DFW-Area Hospitals
(WBAP/KLIF) — One of Fort Worth’s largest companies has entered the battle to produce more PPE’s. Contact lens solution maker Alcon is now producing hand sanitizer for first responde...
Apr 20, 2020
Dallas County Opening COVID-19 Testing to Retail Workers
Testing site outside AA Center DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas County has opened COVID-19 testing to retail workers who continue to work essential jobs at places like Tom Thumb, Walmart and Cos...
Apr 20, 2020
Round Two of SBA Loan COVID-19 Relief On the Way
(WBAP/KLIF) — Small business owners unable to receive payroll protection fund money may have a second chance. All of the $349-billion ran out last week, however Congress is poised to add another...
Apr 20, 2020
