DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The Salvation Army of North Texas is operating 13 drive-through grocery service locations in Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis and Tarrant counties to support families struggling with lost wages due to COVID-19. “Our already in-place network across the five major counties of North Texas helps our organization provide essential services without making major changes…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County extended its ‘stay at home’ order on Friday. The Dallas County Commissioners Court voted 4 to 1 to extend the disaster declaration until May 20 amid the coronavirus pandemic. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins later prolonged the county’s ‘safer at home order’ to April 30. The order requires non-essential businesses to…… MORE
FORT WORTH – Fort Worth Independent School District says it will give students a pass or fail grade for their work away from school during the Covid 19 pandemic, in which classes are canceled. Details of the unusual grading system at this time have been sent to parents and are posted on the district’s website.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Fifteen Dallas hospitals on Thursday reported ventilator and bed capacity numbers to Mayor Eric Johnson’s office, according to the City of Dallas. Dallas hospitals are required to report the information pursuant to the City of Dallas emergency regulations enacted by Mayor Johnson during the local state of disaster. The reporting requirements are meant to…… MORE
U.S. (Associated Press) – The job numbers are out for March and paint a grim picture of the economic outlook in the United States due to the coronavirus outbreak. Employers cut 701,000 jobs ending a 10-year streak of hiring. The unemployment rate jumped to 4.4% from a 50-year low of 3.5%. Analysts predict last months…… MORE
Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The U.S. Small Business Administration website is live for small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 crisis to apply for emergency loans. The application process can also be completed on local chambers of commerce websites, according to Trey Bowles with The Dallas Entrepreneurs Center (The DEC). Bowles strongly suggests that business owners…… MORE
UPDATED 5:34AM: Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas police say two girls who were the subject of an Amber Alert last night were found safe around overnight. The Amber Alert was for two sisters, ages 2 and 3 who were in the back seat of a car when it was stolen; a third child, believed to be…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) –Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins,Thursday, announced new orders for the county’s emergency declaration. The new precautions have been included to assist out of work families and limit COVID-19 exposure Dallas County capped late fees for rent at $15 a month, added safety rules for manufacturers and distributors, and required essential business employees to work from…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Metroplex has topped 16-hundred cases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dallas County now has 831 Coronavirus cases, nearly 3-times as many as any other North Texas county. Judge Clay Jenkins reported the new numbers during a Thursday night press conference. jenkins also reported 100 new cases for the second day in a row. Tarrant…… MORE
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she selected former Dallas police Chief David Brown to be the next police superintendent of the nation’s third-largest city. Lightfoot introduced Brown during a Thursday afternoon news conference. Brown has more than 30 years in law enforcement and was the police chief in Dallas before his 2016…… MORE
