FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Fort Worth Neighborhood Services Department is accepting applications for several programs to assist residents with housing and other household expenses during COVID-19. Victor Turner, Director of the Fort Worth Neighborhood Services Department, said the City of Fort Worth has allocated $15.4 million in CARES Act funds to assist residents. That amount…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Rangers announced on Tuesday details for QuikTrip Concert in Your Car presented by Energy Transfer. The outdoor drive-up concert experience will feature nationally recognized and award-winning recording artists performing live outside the new Globe Life Field. According to the Rangers, the Concert in Your Car series is a first-of-its-kind event that…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Amid the Coronavirus pandemic, hospitals and other hard hit areas are still in high demand of face masks and other protective supplies. That is why First Responders USA is stepping up to help those who have been on the front lines of the pandemic, including retirement homes and homeless shelters. “This is…… MORE
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF)- The Tarrant County Commissioners Court held a meeting discussing the status of COVID-19 in the county. Tarrant County Health Director Dr. Vinny Taneja says there are 67 new cases bringing the total to 1,312. Taneja also announced five new deaths, bringing that total to 109. According to the Tarrant County Health website, …… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – Sen. Ted Cruz is working on a book, to be published in October, about the Supreme Court. Regnery Publishing announced Monday that the Texas Republican would draw upon his long legal background to provide an inside look at key court decisions. The new book is called “One Vote Away.” Before being…… MORE
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack are among several major retailers reopening their stores statewide today. In a recent statement, the company said it plans to reopen stores in a “phased, market-by-market approach where allowed by local authorities and with the health and with the health and safety of employees, customers as…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday ordered coronavirus testing for all Texas nursing home residents and staff after the White House urged the nation’s governors to do so as deaths mount nationwide. The directive by Abbott, a Republican, to state health officials came hours after Vice President Mike Pence, who leads the…… MORE
New York (WBAP/KLIF) – New York’s Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo said his state is investigating the 85 cases of a coronavirus-related illness that is impacting children and has symptoms similar to toxic shock- syndrome instead of the usual COVID-19 symptoms. Cuomo said during a news conference Sunday: “Its symptoms are similar to toxic shock-like syndrome…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A threatening Facebook rant against having to wear a mask got a Dallas law firm employee canned from his job. 52-year old Kevin Bain’s post referenced a Whole Foods store in Highland Park, saying that any business that insists he wear a mask, “will get told to kiss my corona [expletive], and…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Federal Medical Center, a federal prison in Fort Worth is seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website, 636 FMC inmates tested positive for COVID-19, which is a little over 40% of the prison’s total population. The website also states 5 inmates have died and 4…… MORE
