WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he has deemed churches and other houses of worship “essential” and called on governors to allow them to reopen this weekend despite the threat of the coronavirus. He says: “Today I’m identifying houses of worship – churches, synagogues and mosques – as essential places that provide essential services.”…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A Texas Supreme Court Justice has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. 63 year old Justice Debra Lehrmann is the highest ranking state official known to have contracted COVID-19. Justice Lehrmann says she and her husband, Greg, tested positive after showing symptoms last week. She insists the two of them have strictly…… MORE
Dallas (AP) – A court in the Dallas suburbs this week held what is believed to be the first American jury trial conducted over online video. The civil proceeding Monday in a Collin County court was an non-binding, abbreviated trial in a lawsuit over a disputed insurance claim. It serves as an experiment in restarting…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County Justices of the Peace have temporarily stopped some eviction proceedings until the middle of June. The moratorium applies to eviction proceedings filed after March 27. The earliest any of those eviction cases will be heard will be June 15. That’s when state rules will allow courts to re-open to hear…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The Transportation Security Administration, or TSA, which checks passengers and luggage at airports unveiled some new security rules Thursday, but the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security indicated more may be coming. Chad Wolf told reporters while inspecting security at Fort Worth’s Alliance Airport, TSA may start checking temperatures and running thermal…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A group of local civil rights and faith leaders has filed a class-action lawsuit seeking an end to what it says are worsening conditions inside the Dallas County Jail. The lawsuit calls for the release of what it says are some 1800 medically vulnerable inmates whose lives are threatened by COVID-19. The…… MORE
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- The Tarrant County sheriff’s office is searching for Ayalah Bratcher. She is being described as a 11 months old white girl, 1 ft 6 in tall, weighing 20 lbs, with blond hair and blue eyes wearing a purple/pink onesie with flowers. Ayalah has pierced ears, an abdominal scar, and an active feeding…… MORE
TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Starting Friday, restaurants in Texas will be allowed to operate at 50% capacity while bars are starting off at at 25%. Restaurants are among the hardest hit industries during the pandemic according to President of the Texas Restaurant Association Dr. Emily Williams Knight, but she says even allowing 50% capacity isn’t enough.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Cater BloodCare hosts several blood drives throughout the Metroplex Memorial Day Weekend to help combat the limited supply. Linda Goelzer with Carter BloodCare said they are facing a critical shortage of blood due to COVID-19. “We have less than a days worth supply of blood. This is a grave situation,” said Goelzer. “Our blood…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)-IKEA locations in Frisco and Grand Prairie teamed up to provide $20,000 in play essentials for North Texas children enrolled in the YMCA’s COVID-19 Emergency Child Care Services program. With COVID-19-related school closures and the urgency for essential workers to report to work, there was a critical need for safe childcare options. In response,…… MORE
