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Dallas County Reports Record Breaking COVID-19 Numbers

Dallas County Reports Record Breaking COVID-19 Numbers

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- North Texas COVID-19 numbers continue to rise. Dallas County on Thursday had yet another record breaking day for single day cases with county health officials announcing 312 new cases of the virus and 3 deaths. This brings the county total to 13,257 cases and 277 deaths. Tarrant county also reported high number…MORE

Texas Restaurants Allowed to Open at 75 Percent Capacity This Friday

Texas Restaurants Allowed to Open at 75 Percent Capacity This Friday

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — Texas restaurants will be able to operate at 75 percent capacity starting Friday. Anna Tauzin is with the Texas Restaurant Association and said 75 percent isn’t necessarily reality. “Take a look at a restaurants footprint. Reconfigure the tables as much as you want, 75 percent doesn’t truly mean 75 percent because of the…MORE

Cornyn Calls for Reforms Ahead of Roundtable with Dallas Mayor

Cornyn Calls for Reforms Ahead of Roundtable with Dallas Mayor

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Senator John Cornyn is calling for Congress to pass the anti-lynching law on top of other reforms he says are necessary. Cornyn supports a National Registry on Use of Force as well as funding for police training. “Out of tragedy like this, this question I always ask is, ‘Can something good come…MORE

Houston City Council Votes Down Money For Police Reform

Houston City Council Votes Down Money For Police Reform

(WBAP/KLIF) — The Houston city council has denied an effort to reallocate nearly $12-million from the Houston police department’s upcoming budget to fund sweeping police reform. Houston councilwoman Letitia Plummer proposed redirecting the money to fund several measures, including strengthening a police oversight board and enhancing police de-escalation training. However, the city council on Wednesday…MORE

President Trump Visits Dallas Community Leaders at Gateway Church

President Trump Visits Dallas Community Leaders at Gateway Church

(WBAP/KLIF) — President Donald Trump is visiting Dallas, Wednesday, to discuss economic and social policies with community leaders.  According to White House staffer Brooke Rollins, the President will be joined by some heavy hitters like Attorney General William Barr, Surgeon General Jerome Adams, and HUD secretary Ben Carson. The president is also looking to raise…MORE

President Trump Supports Police, But Wants “Bad Cops” Out

President Trump Supports Police, But Wants “Bad Cops” Out

(WBAP/KLIF) — In the wake of nationwide protests in the death of George Floyd, President Donald Trump is putting together a plan to stop social injustice and brutality. According to White House staffer Brooke Rollins, de-funding and reducing police presence in american cities is the wrong solution and dangerous.  The president is gathering public input…MORE

Metroplex COVID-19 Totals Approaching 23,000

Metroplex COVID-19 Totals Approaching 23,000

(WBAP/KLIF) — North Texas’ four major counties are nearing 23,000 cases of Coronavirus.  Wednesday’s numbers placed Dallas County cases just under 13,000 with 274 deaths. Three of the deaths occurred yesterday, including a woman in her 40s. Tarrant County has nearly 6,600 cases and 189 dead. Denton and Collin counties are each just below 1,600…MORE

Authorities probe radio, website disruptions during protests

Authorities probe radio, website disruptions during protests

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Authorities are investigating interference with police radio communications, websites and networks used by law enforcement and other officials during recent U.S. protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Although the efforts to disrupt police radios and take down websites in Minnesota, Illinois and Texas aren’t considered technically difficult hacks,…MORE

Hospitalization Record Hit For Third Day in a Row

Hospitalization Record Hit For Third Day in a Row

(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas has again hit a record number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19. more than 2,500 new cases were reported on Wednesday, by far the largest single-day total in the Lone Star State. The more than 2,100 hospital admissions marks a third consecutive day a new high has been reached, as Coronavirus cases are…MORE