PARIS, Texas (AP) – Barely a week ago, rural Lamar County could make a pretty good argument for Texas’ reopening on Friday. Governor Abbott has long touted Texas’ rural communities as among those least impacted by the pandemic, but just days after Phase 1 reopening plans were announced last Monday, an outbreak has hit affected…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Over 300 new cases of COVID-19 surfaced in the Metroplex, Thursday. Dallas County reported the largest daily increase in cases with 179 additionally infected residents. Tarrant County health officials indicated they had 97 newly confirmed cases, while Denton and Collin Counties combined for 31 new cases. in all, North Texas surged past 7,200…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The city of Denton extended its disaster declaration, Thursday, until the end of May. The city council also approved $850,000 for use in COVID-19 response activities. In addition the city council approved funding to help out of work families. All municipal court proceedings and utility shut-offs are postponed until after May 15th and…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Lone Star state’s Coronavirus death toll has hit single-day high. 50 Texans died of COVID-19, Thursday, In addition to 1,033 new cases being reported statewide, the first time the state has surpassed a thousand since April 8th. The Texas death toll over the past three days hit 119, which marks the deadliest…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- As Texas begins to reopen on Friday, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson discussed the cities own plan for reopening. Johnson says that even though public libraries are allowed to reopen under the guidelines set by Governor Greg Abbott, he does not believe Dallas is ready to make that step. “We’re going to work…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The North Texas food bank is experiencing a continued increase in demand as the coronavirus pandemic impacts the local economy. With the pandemic prompting pay cuts, furloughs, and layoffs many North Texans are struggling to put food on the table. “We have really seen an uptick as far as people needing support,”…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Fort Worth-based American Airlines reported a massive $2.2 billion dollar net loss for the first quarter. It’s the latest among the industry to report the staggering hit as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause a steep drop in air travel. American CEO Doug Parker said the financial losses are unprecedented.…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The number of reported illnesses diagnosed as caused by the new coronavirus continued to climb Wednesday, as did the death count. The cases of COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, reported to state health officials increased in number by about 1,000 Wednesday to 27,054, with 1,702 now in Texas hospitals,…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – More than 3.8 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the U.S. economy slid further into a crisis that is becoming the most devastating since the 1930s. Roughly 30.3 million people have now filed for jobless aid in the six weeks since the coronavirus outbreak began forcing millions of…… MORE
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – As COVID-19 cases continue to climb in the U.S., the federal government’s social distancing guidelines are soon to expire, and President Donald Trump says he’s not extending them; that, as Trump’s adviser and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is predicting that the country will be “really rocking again” by July. Adding to their optimistic…… MORE
