Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Nursing home patients trying unproven virus drug in Texas
Search AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says about 30 nursing home residents near Houston who tested positive for the coronavirus are receiving treatment with an anti-malaria drug not yet o...
Apr 07, 2020
New Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Options Available to Tarrant County Residents
(Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Tarrant County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Tarrant County has four new coronavirus drive-through test sites for residents. They’re operated by urgent care...
Apr 07, 2020
Minnie’s Food Pantry In Plano With An Urgent Call For Help Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – As the Easter holiday approaches, Minnie’s Food Pantry’ in Plano is asking for the public’s help during the coronavirus pandemic. Founder Cheryl Jacks...
Apr 06, 2020
Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce Hosting Virtual Events to Help Businesses Affected by COVID-19
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce is providing virtual events for businesses needing resources amid COVID-19. There’s a whole schedule of events this week so local busin...
Apr 06, 2020
State and Local Leaders Assessing Medical Supplies Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Twenty-one hospitals have reported ventilator and bed capacity numbers this week to Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson’s office. Dallas hospitals are required to report the inf...
Apr 06, 2020
National Guard on the Front Lines in North Texas to Fight Hunger
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – Members of the Texas National Guard arrived in Plano to assist the North Texas Food Bank in feeding the community's most needy people. According to the North Texas Food Bank,...
Apr 06, 2020
Tarrant County Megachurch Pastor Says He’ll ‘Blow the Stinkin Virus Away’
Tarrant County (WBAP/KLIF) A fiery message from a Tarrant County megachurch pastor who summoned the "wind of God" to destroy the novel coronavirus during a recent sermon. : “COVID19 (CoVID19) [b...
Apr 06, 2020
Texas Highway Patrol Begin Stopping Louisiana Motorists
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Texas Highway Patrol is officially stopping interstate travelers.following Texas governor Greg Abbott’s executive order, Texas state troopers are officially screening mot...
Apr 06, 2020
Jenkins and Abbott Involved in County-State Disagreement
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas governor Greg Abbott and Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins appear at odds over COVID-19 pop-up hospitals. Governor Abbott’s chief of staff drafted a letter to Dallas cou...
Apr 06, 2020
Parolees In Danger of Contracting Coronavirus
(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 Transition...
Apr 06, 2020
