DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Waco based whiskey distillery is providing sanitizer to North Texas first responders as the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise. The Balcones Distillery delivered 400 gallons of sanitizer to the Dallas Police Association, Plano Police Department, and the Dallas Fire Fighters Association on Tuesday. “We’re really happy to be able to…… MORE
0:24 — Plano Police’s Public Information Officer David Tilley tested positive for COVID-19 and recovered. He joins Dave & Amy to talk about what it was like dealing with it, plus how the police department handles the pandemic. 9:10 — Have you been laid off or furloughed through this health crisis? Financial expert Derrick Kinney…… MORE
AP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) – Beaten down by the coronavirus outbreak, the world economy in 2020 will suffer its worst year since The Great Depression of the 1930s, the International Monetary Fund says. The IMF expects the global economy to shrink 3% this year before rebounding in 2021 with 5.8% growth. It acknowledges, though,…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump and governors from both parties are disputing who has the authority to reopen the economy. That, after Democratic leaders in the Northeast and along the West Coast are forming separate state compacts to coordinate their efforts to scale back stay-at-home orders or reopen businesses. In a statement Monday the governors…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Goldman Sachs and the LiftFund are partnering to provide $50 million in loans to small businesses in Texas that have been affected by COVID-19 as part of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program. According to Governor Greg Abbott, the loans, made through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program, will primarily…… MORE
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – President Donald Trump on Sunday everning, retweeted a call to fire his top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci; that, amid mounting criticism of the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic. The tweet, originally from congressional candidate DeAnna Lorraine, a Republican running for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s seat was in response to…… MORE
Westwood One (WBAP/KLIF) – Though some Americans reported last week that they had received their federal stimulus checks, most Americans should start seeing their relief payments this week. In a tweet the IRS said the agency sent out the first wave of checks on Saturday: “#IRS deposited the first Economic Impact Payments into taxpayers’ bank…… MORE
FORT WORTH – WBAP/KLIF- Forecasters with the National Weather Service warn of unusually dangerous conditions today for growth of storms moving out of North Texas and eastward across the Deep South today. The storms that brought an approximate official half inch of rain overnight to the area around DFW International Airport brought more than a…… MORE
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Confirmed world cases of the pandemic Covid 19 infection have surpassed 1.75 million cases and continue to grow. In the United States, now registering 20, 294 deaths, the death count has overtaken hard hit Italy’s numbers. Saturday, case and death numbers again climbed in North Texas: Dallas County continues to lead…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas County is now reporting 107 additional cases of COVID-19. The report, which originated from Dallas County Health and Human Services, brings the total case count in Dallas county to 1,644. The County’s 26th and 27th deaths from COVID-19 were reported from area hospitals, including: a man in his 60’s who…… MORE
