(WBAP/KLIF) DALLAS, TX — Five new cases of Coronavirus erupted in Dallas County, Thursday. Judge Clay Jenkins confirmed 5 residents returned presumptive positive tests, bringing the total number to eight. According to Jenkins, one is from Balch Springs and four others are residents of Dallas, however one of the findings is alarming because it is…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – The longest bull run in U.S. history is officially over after nearly 11 years. The bull market officially ran from March 9, 2009, until Feb. 19, 2020, when it began the nearly 27% dive that has taken it into bear market territory as of Thursday. Investors saw a return of 529% based…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Three firearm vendors who operated at DFW gun shows pleaded guilty Thursday to unlicensed dealing. According to U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox, none of the defendants were conducting background checks on their buyers. Raleigh Merriam Selby III, 56, Jack Don Sims, 57, and James Cary Bennett, 79,…… MORE
MESQUITE – Mesquite Police announce 14 people have been arrested in connection with an alleged THC edibles importing scheme from California. Lt. Steven Biggs says more than 1,300 THC cartridges and 145 pounds of THC edibles have been confiscated. Biggs says he’s particularly concerned about the packaging of the gummie-type THC edible “candies”. He says…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Chris Stapleton and Willie Nelson’s concert in Arlington Saturday has been postponed due to the Coronavirus. Close to 40,000 fans were expected to go to the new Globe Life Field for it’s grand opening event. “It really sucks. It was going to be such a great concert and I was excited to see the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban plans to pay arena employees after the league suspended games indefinitely over concern surrounding the potential spread of coronavirus. The NBA’s decision came after Utah Jazz Center Rudy Gobert tested positive for coronavirus. One of his teammates also tested positive. Cuban stands behind the league’s decision to suspend…… MORE
(AP) – The NHL is following the NBA’s lead and suspending its season amid the coronavirus outbreak. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says the league is “pausing” its season. The move comes a day after the NBA suspended play following a player’s positive COVID-19 test. The NHL has not said any player has tested positive for…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – For the second time this week, trading halted on Wall Street for 15 minutes as fears of the coronavirus outbreak continue. As of midmorning Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down about 1,800 points, or nearly 8%, while the broader S&P 500 was off 6.2%. The steep decline comes amidst…… MORE
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The increasingly bitter dispute between American women’s national soccer team and the U.S. Soccer Federation spilled onto the field Wednesday night when players wore their warm-up jerseys inside out in a protest before their 3-1 victory over Japan. Players filed a gender discrimination suit against the USSF last year, a case scheduled for…… MORE
Alvarado, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Alvarado I-S-D will remain closed today and Friday amid concerns about COVID-19. Campuses were shut down Wednesday after a community member of the Alvarado North Elementary community was quarantined for possible exposure. In a letter to parents last night, the district says members of the quarantined individual’s household, who are AISD…… MORE
