(WBAP/KLIF) — On the same weekend that President Donald Trump declared houses of worship are essential, pastors and congregants from some of those churches are cautiously returning to their sanctuaries. In Texas, several church congregations held services for the first time in weeks, while practicing social distancing and providing masks for worshippers. Those services come…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The man running for chair of the Texas Republican Party was involved in a motorcycle accident over the weekend. Former U.S. Representative Allen West of Florida is recovering after suffering a concussion, several fractured bones and cuts from a motorcycle crash in Texas. A post on his Facebook page said West was driving…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Dallas reports just under two-thirds of available hospital beds in the city are in use. 25 hospitals provided totals to Mayor Eric Johnson’s office as required by emergency disaster regulations. The mayor’s office released the numbers, Sunday night: Total beds: 6,049 – Beds occupied: 3,814 Total ICU beds: 885 – ICU beds occupied:…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Texas economy continues to suffer amid the Coronavirus pandemic. Nearly 1.3 million Texans have lost their jobs over the past month. The 13% unemployment rate in Texas is better than the national average of 14.7%. The DFW area is faring a little better at 12.8%. Meanwhile, T-W-C chairman Bryan Daniel says the…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The rate of COVID-19 infection in North Texas is on the down slope. 231 new cases of Corornaviurs were reported in the Metroplex, Sunday, bringing the total to 16,179. Dallas county’s 178 newly infected residents brings the county total to 8,827 with 211 deaths. Tarrant county reported 26 additional cases, pushing the overall…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) is working with area fire chiefs to provide COVID-19 testing for area nursing homes. Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered all staff members and residents at Texas nursing homes to be tested for COVID-19. The state’s emergency management division in collaboration with area fire chiefs,…… MORE
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – The first astronauts launched by SpaceX are breaking new ground for style with hip spacesuits, gull-wing Teslas and a sleek, matching rocketship. The color coordinating – white with black trim – is thanks to Elon Musk, the driving force behind both SpaceX and Tesla. NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob…… MORE
AUSTIN – WBAP/KLIF – A few dozen anti-government demonstrators rallied at the state capital in Austin on Saturday. They held signs declaring the Covid-19 pandemic a hoax, and shouting “Arrest Bill Gates”. About 300 protested the weekend prior, demanding to get back to work. Health officials maintain Covid-19 illnesses have struck at least 54 thousand…… MORE
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – A 2 year old girl was ejected from a car struck by another vehicle in a late Saturday night crash in Garland; 3 others including two adults and a 3 year old boy were injured. Garland Police indicate a squad car followed a suspected drunk driver who they say ignored lights…… MORE
Palm Desert, CA (AP) – Former Dallas Cowboy Ryan Leaf has been arrested in Southern California. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department says the 44 year old former NFL quarterback was arrested Friday on a domestic battery charge in Palm Desert, which is about 110 miles southeast of Los Angeles. According to booking information provided by…… MORE
