DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – According to medical experts, DFW could be nearing its peak as the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise. Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 124 additional positive cases on Friday, bringing the total case count in Dallas County to 2,190. Five additional deaths were reported in Dallas County, including a Dallas woman…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Congressman Marc Veasy of Fort Worth hosts a Facebook Live Event to answer any questions regarding what Congress is doing to help constituents during COVID-19. Veasy says with the Payment Protection Program, through April 13th, Texas received the most of any state when it came to PPP dollars. He said Texas had…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Alto, a Dallas-based rideshare company is expanding in Fort Worth this week. Alto CEO Will Coleman said Alto is known for its elevated, high quality and clean services. Coleman said Alto is unlike any other rideshare because all of the vehicles are owned by the company and all drivers are W-2 employees.…… MORE
AUSTIN (AP) – Governor Greg Abbott is starting to reopen Texas with orders that allow retail shops to sell items curbside and lets visitors back into state parks. On Friday, he also lifted restrictions on nonessential surgeries that have banned doctors from operating rooms for weeks. Abbott said the eased restrictions will be phased in…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The coronavirus pandemic has decimated the fitness industry and forced one of its titans to shutter dozens of its locations. Gold’s Gym announced it’s permanently closing 30 company-owned locations across the country including 11 in Texas. In a message posted on Facebook, the company assured it’s customers and staff that the…… MORE
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – More than 100 Texas mayors are urging the state’s Congressional delegation to give all cities the same access to federal coronavirus relief funds. President Donald Trump signed a coronavirus aid bill into law last month that allocates $150 billion to states and local governments but it limits how cities with…… MORE
Austin, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A growing number of protests are being staged across the U.S. to oppose stay-at-home orders amid the coronavirus pandemic. Protesters rallied in Michigan on Wednesday; and Oklahoma, Ohio, Virginia and Texas on Thursday. With chants of “Free Texas,” and “Make America Free Again,” about 50-60 people demonstrated outside the Texas Governor’s…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — President Trump has appointed senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn to the country’s task force charged with re-opening the economy. According to Cornyn businesses will likely have to implement an employee screening system similar to his experience at the White House. The president’s three-phase plan is aimed at getting Americans back to work. Cornyn…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas small businesses received major benefits from the President’s relief package via the SBA. The Coronavirus shut-down has cost Texas business owners and families billions of dollars. Many Texans received their stimulus checks over the last week, while the small business association sent $21-billion to Texas businesses. According to senator John Cornyn, Texas…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – As more North Texans are personal protective equipment during the coroanvirus pandemic, frustration is growing over littering. If you haven’t seen face masks or gloves lying in store parking lots or on the sidewalk you may have noticed pictures of them posted online as many North Texans are calling for the littering…… MORE
