(WBAP/KLIF) — As COVID-19 pushes the medical community to the brink with long hospital shifts, the Statler Hotel in downtown Dallas is providing relief. Celina Mayor Sean Terry says they want to support healthcare heroes with free accommodations. Terry says the long hospital hours and risk of spreading Coronavirus to their families is what motivated the…… MORE
UNITED KINGDOM- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to a hospital 10-days after testing positive for COVID-19. Johnson has been in quarantine but has also still been holding daily meetings and releasing messages on how Britain is dealing with the epidemic and how he has been feeling. He said in a message Friday…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- A man is dead and a woman is in the hospital after both of them were shot Sunday morning in Arlington at the 2100 block of Foxcroft Lane. Officers arrested two young suspects in the area of the incident. No details about them have been released. The man was pronounced dead on the…… MORE
DALLAS COUTNY (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- The Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas has been converted into an overflow hospital as COVID-19 rapidly spreads across the county, but it has yet to be used. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins says he received a letter from Governor Greg Abbott’s office accusing him of not wanting to use…… MORE
ASSOCIATED PRESS – WBAP/KLIF – Hobby Lobby says the ongoing threat of Covid 19 has forced it to close its stores until further notice. The Oklahoma City based arts and crafts chain says it’s furloughing all store employees, and many corporate and distribution workers. Many state and local governments, including most in North Texas, have…… MORE
FORT WORTH – WBAP/KLIF – Fort Worth Independent School District officials announce changes to food pickup for students while classes are on pause due to the Covid 19 pandemic. Starting Monday, parents or guardians of students must offer one form of identification to prove they have the students they say they do. District spokesman Clint…… MORE
New york (AP) – Hospitals are starting to line up survivors of the new coronavirus to donate some blood, so doctors can use it to treat the sick. Blood plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients carries immune system antibodies that fight the virus, and early donors are happy to try to help. It’s experimental, but the…… MORE
Houston (AP) – The U.S. Department of Justice says a Texas-based organization that runs facilities to hold immigrant children has settled a retaliation claim from an ex-employee. The Justice Department said in a news release that Southwest Key Programs will pay $68,000 to the employee. The department hasn’t named the former employee. DOJ alleges he…… MORE
Corpus Christi (AP) – Officials in Corpus Christi say they’re looking at ways to discourage vacationers from visiting the popular South Texas city amid the coronavirus outbreak. The Corpus Christi Caller-Times reports Mayor Joe McComb is looking at possibly restricting residential vacation rentals during the upcoming weeks. McComb says he is concerned people might decide…… MORE
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Dallas Police are asking for the public’s help in solving a homicide. Dallas Police say they found the body of a 31 year old man, Albert Santoya, in a ditch. The location was not reported. The cause of death has not been released, but police indicate this is a homicide.…… MORE
