Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – As COVID-19 rates have increased in Texas, now over 1000 new cases in the past 5 days, a new unreleased White House report obtained by NBC News, shows coronavirus rates spiking in heartland communities. The report from by President Trump’s own White House COVID-19 Task Force shows the virus spreading far from the coasts, and…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Van Zandt County Sheriff’s office has issued an amber alert for 14-year old Willow Sirmans … a white female, 3 feet tall and around 75 pounds. She has strawberry blonde hair, blue eyes with braces on her teeth. police are also looking for 21-year old Austen walker in connection with her…… MORE
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — A meatpacking plant in the Texas Panhandle on Wednesday accepted the state’s offer to test employees for the coronavirus as officials try to contain a cluster of infections connected to the facility. State emergency management officials initially said JBS USA had not agreed to have the state test workers at its…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- When the Arlington ISD announced it would hold its 2020 graduation ceremonies at UT Arlington’s College Park Center last week, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) had not issued graduation procedures. Upon learning that ceremonies couldn’t be held indoors, the district immediately began working on a new graduation strategy with Charlotte Jones, executive vice…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Strike teams are being deployed to Texas prisons to ramp up the number of prisoners tested for COVID-19. The move comes as the number of confirmed cases in the state’s prison system is quickly increasing. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is beginning a new expanded testing program this week. The state…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The Dallas City Council unanimously approved a contract to provide mobile COVID-19 testing specifically to residents in underserved communities without transportation. “COVID-19 testing is critical to both our public health response and our economic recovery efforts,” Mayor Eric Johnson. “This service will also provide equity in our fight against this pandemic by ensuring testing access for our vulnerable…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Goldman Sachs is donating $110,000 to the Dallas Mayor’s Disaster Relief Fund. The donation is intended to help those impacted by COVID-19 “Dallas, like every city, has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. We will get through this, and we will emerge stronger than we were before, but it will take all of…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Texas families who rely on free or discounted school meals to help feed their children now have access to some relief. Governor Greg Abbott announced Texas got federal approval to replace the value of the meals program that went by the wayside when schools shutdown, impacting 3.6 million children. The $1…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge made clear Tuesday that he would not immediately rule on the Justice Department’s decision to dismiss its criminal case against former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn, saying he would instead let outside individuals and groups weigh in with their opinions. The move suggests U.S. District Judge Emmet…… MORE
FORT WORTH, Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Newly released police video shows a chaotic scene in a crowded North Texas park as gunfire erupts, wounding five people. A police statement Tuesday says about 400 people were riding all-terrain vehicles and drinking alcohol at Village Creek Park , in violation of local ordinances. Police officers used patrol car…… MORE
