Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – Help is on the way for major U.S. airlines after acceptance of the government’s terms to receive billions of aid and keep hundreds of thousands of employees on the payrolls. The package includes a combination of grants – which the airlines do not need to pay back – and low-interest loans, which…… MORE
Plano (WBAP/KLIF) – Plano based Cinemark is laying off 17,500 hourly workers due to the coronavirus epidemic. In addition, the company furloughed about half the employees who work at the Plano headquarters at 20% of their pay. Other employees are taking 50% pay cuts. The company also plans to sell $250 million in debt securities. Most…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — As Dallas County nears 1,900 cases of COVID-19, medical professionals hope enough supplies remain on hand. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins announced, Tuesday, that the community is coming together in response to dwindling medical supplies. The Dallas County COVID response Fund has generated donations to purchase personal protective equipment and sanitizer. Also, investment…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The D-F-W area is closing in on 100 deaths due to COVID-19. The total number of those killed by the Coronavirus in the Metroplex is 95. According to Dallas County health expert Phil Huang, 10 deaths is a single-day high for the county. Dallas county has 42 total COVID-19 deaths, Tarrant County 29,…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Trucks with new food shipments will soon be rolling to the North Texas Food Bank. The food bank serves 13 counties in North Texas and received some good news, Tuesday. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins says they’ve facilitated a rule change with FEMA to allow funds to be used at food banks. He says…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Denton County Commissioners Court made a change to the county’s Disaster Declaration today that many golfers will be pleased about, amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Denton County Judge Andy Eads confirmed the court approved an order to allow golfers on golf courses under strict guidelines. “We modified that to allow golfing…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The Dallas County Census team is working to get 100% participation amid COVID-19. Sophia Johnson coordinator for the Dallas County census says they have moved to a heavy digital strategy and is promoting the Census through social media and email. “We have contracts with a dozen social influences who have just the right…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he has directed a halt to U.S. payments to the World Health Organization pending a review of its warnings about the coronavirus and China. Trump says the outbreak could have been contained at its source and spared lives had the U.N. health agency done a better job investigating…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- A Dallas food truck company, Ruthie’s, is supplying meals for essential workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic. “One of our customers called and graciously underwrote Ruthie’s to go out and feed the late night medical staff at Parkland and today we are at a retirement home also feeding the workers there,” said Ruthie’s Owner Ashlee…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Waco based whiskey distillery is providing sanitizer to North Texas first responders as the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise. The Balcones Distillery delivered 400 gallons of sanitizer to the Dallas Police Association, Plano Police Department, and the Dallas Fire Fighters Association on Tuesday. “We’re really happy to be able to…… MORE
