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Running a Business During COVID-19 Has Unseen Risks

Running a Business During COVID-19 Has Unseen Risks

(WBAP/KLIF) — As the Texas economy forges ahead with re-opening, business owners are following state and federal guidelines to generate income. Many are also doing what they can to protect customers from the Coronavirus. However, when it comes to liability, attorneys point to a large gray area. According to labor attorney Rogge Dunn, someone who…MORE

More Than 1,000 New COVID-19 Cases In One Day

More Than 1,000 New COVID-19 Cases In One Day

(WBAP/KLIF) — The Metroplex erupted with over a thousand new cases of the Coronavirus in a single day.  Tarrant county led the charge, Wednesday, with 460 positive tests reported. Dallas county had 391 newly infected residents, Denton 115, and Collin recorded 90 new COVID-19 cases. The total number of infections in the D-F-W area is…MORE

DA: Walmart Mass Shooting Suspect Will Face New Charges

DA: Walmart Mass Shooting Suspect Will Face New Charges

EL PASO, Texas (AP) – Prosecutors say the man accused of killing 22 people and wounding two dozen more at a Walmart in Texas is expected to be reindicted Thursday as he faces another murder charge in the mass shooting that targeted Mexicans. Patrick Crusius is currently being held without bond on one count of…MORE

Glenn Heights City Leaders say Business Owner Directed Racial Slur at Customers

Glenn Heights City Leaders say Business Owner Directed Racial Slur at Customers

GLENN HEIGHTS (WBAP/KLIF) – Residents in a Dallas suburb are outraged after city leaders say a local business owner used a racial slur during an argument with a customer on Wednesday. Demonstrators quickly surrounded the store amid national outcry over racism in the United States. According to Leonardo Allen, he was getting an oil change at Discount…MORE

Allied Pilots Association Introduces “SEATS” Concept

Allied Pilots Association Introduces “SEATS” Concept

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The Allied Pilots Association, representing the 15,000 pilots of American Airlines, introduced a concept labeled “Safe Essential Air Transportation Seating” this week. The plan is designed to enable a gradual return to pre-pandemic passenger travel while maintaining critical transportation infrastructure employment. “Under SEATS, the government would purchase enough seats on each…MORE

MLB Set to Return End of July, Texas Rangers GM Jon Daniels Gives Update

MLB Set to Return End of July, Texas Rangers GM Jon Daniels Gives Update

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Major League Baseball is set to return! The MLB released a 60-game schedule, with opening day scheduled for July 23rd or 24th. Texas Rangers Officials say they don’t have a lot of information if the games will have fans but they’re working under the current state guidelines, which allows up to 50% capacity…MORE

Texas Governor says State Facing ‘Massive’ COVID-19 Outbreak

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott says the state is facing a “massive outbreak” in the coronavirus pandemic. He says some new local restrictions may be needed to protect hospital space for new patients. Texas hit record highs Wednesday with more than 5,550 new cases and more nearly 4,400 hospitalizations. Texas also reported…MORE

Texas Restaurant Association Launches COVID-19 Health & Safety Training Certification and Restaurant Verification Program

Texas Restaurant Association Launches COVID-19 Health & Safety Training Certification and Restaurant Verification Program

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — The Texas Restaurant Association will start offering a COVID-19 health & safety training certification and restaurant verification program. This new program will train, evaluate, and certify restaurants on the additional protocols that must be followed per Governor Abbott’s minimum standard health protocols. It is also suppose to establish trust between restaurants and their…MORE

Texas Travelers to New York, New Jersey, Connecticut are Told to Isolate

Texas Travelers to New York, New Jersey, Connecticut are Told to Isolate

NEW YORK (AP) – Officials say New York, Connecticut and New Jersey will require visitors from states with high infection rates to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival, beginning Thursday. Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that “we also have to make sure the virus doesn’t come on a plane again.” Cuomo announced what was called…MORE

Arlington Man Charged In Connection With Body Found in Container in Tennessee

Arlington Man Charged In Connection With Body Found in Container in Tennessee

PARIS, Tenn. (AP) – An Arlington man has been arrested in connection with the discovery of the body of a woman in a plastic container floating in Kentucky Lake in Tennessee. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said 60-year-old Jeffery Rogers used a boat rented in Paris, Tennessee, to dispose of the body. Kentucky State Police…MORE