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US Moves Nearer To Shutdown Amid Coronavirus Fears

US Moves Nearer To Shutdown Amid Coronavirus Fears

CHICAGO (AP) – The CDC is recommending that gatherings of 50 people or more in US be canceled or postponed over the next eight weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic. That guidance came as the virus was already curtailing many elements of American life. Officials and businesses on Sunday took forceful measures to halt the…MORE

First Presumptive Case of Coronavirus Confirmed in Denton County

First Presumptive Case of Coronavirus Confirmed in Denton County

DENTON COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- The first presumptive positive case of Coronavirus in Denton County has been confirmed. The patient is a man in his 30’s who lives outside of Denton County but was temporarily residing in Double Oak. He is now in self isolation. Denton County Public Health is now trying to contact any individuals…MORE

Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates to Battle Coronavirus

Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates to Battle Coronavirus

(WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- As the Coronavirus continues to rattle the world the Federal Reserve has taken action and cut interest rates from 1% to 0% in an attempt to save the economy from the negative effects. This is the most dramatic move made by the reserve since 2008. President Donald Trump thinks this was a good…MORE

UT Austin President Awaits Covid 19 Test Results; Wife Declared Positive

UT Austin President Awaits Covid 19 Test Results; Wife Declared Positive

KXAS AUSTIN – KXAS TV in Austin reports U T Austin President Greg Fenves awaits test results for the corona virus.  The station reports he began experiencing fever about the same time his wife was confirmed as positive.  Fenves sent a letter to students declaring Friday’s classes cancelled, amid the first U T Austin community…MORE

New Covid 19 Cases In the Metroplex

New Covid 19 Cases In the Metroplex

WBAP/KLIF – Dallas County Sunday reported another 3 people testing presumptive positive for the Covid 19 virus that is sweeping the world as a true pandemic.  Collin County’s City of Plano has it’s second reported case for a total of 7 cases in Collin County.  The count in Dallas County as of midday Sunday is…MORE

DFW International Arrivals Cause Crowded Hours-Long Waits At DFW International Airport

DFW International Arrivals Cause Crowded Hours-Long Waits At DFW International Airport

ASSOCIATED PRESS – Long lines of international travelers anxious to return to the United States ahead of a complete stop of all flights to and from Europe are being reported at 13 airports designated by federal officials to screen international travelers for the Covid 19 virus. Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is one of the…MORE

A shooting inside a Dallas strip club wounds a woman

A shooting inside a Dallas strip club wounds a woman

Dallas police are trying to figure out what touched off an early Saturday morning shooting inside the Dallas Cabaret South near Walnut Hill Lane and I-35E. The first officers on the scene found a man in the parking lot carrying a rifle. They quickly determined he was not involved. They found a woman inside the…MORE

Triple homicide in Killeen

Triple homicide in Killeen

KILLEEN, Texas (AP) – Police in Killeen say three people have been found shot to death inside an apartment in the central Texas city. Police Commander Ronnie Supak says officers investigating water leaking into an apartment early Saturday traced the source to an unlocked apartment, where they found two men and a woman dead. No…MORE

Tarrant County Announces 4th Covid 19 Patient

Tarrant County Announces 4th Covid 19 Patient

FORT WORTH  – WBAP/KLIF – Tarrant County announced it’s fourth positive case of Covid 19, with testing at a private lab.  Officials say the fourth case is a resident of Tarrant County, and is a close contact to the American AIrlines pilot who tested positive earlier last week.  That pilot was determined to be an…MORE