DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Dallas Parks and Recreation officials say Dallas parks and trails are overcrowded despite social distancing rules being in effect. Dallas officials say the most crowded areas include the Katy Trail and White Rock Lake. Park Rangers are monitoring activity and social distancing in use or not by visitors. The city’s code…… MORE
WBAP/KLIF – One person is dead; at least five others taken to an area hospital after a Dallas Fire Rescue ambualcne was involved in an early Sunday morning major accident, while transporting a patient. It happened early Sunday at the intersection of Scyene Road and Glover Pass. Four ambulances responded to the crash; a total…… MORE
WBAP/KLIF – ASSOCIATED PRESS – Dr. Anthony Fauci, considered the top expert in the U S on the novel coronavirus pandemic, says Americans could see 100 to possibly 200 thousand deaths from Covid 19, and millions of infections from the virus. On CNN Sunday, Fauci says the pandemic remains a moving target; still very difficult…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – North Texas’ Collin County has confirmed 31 new cases of Coronavirus in the last 24 hours. That brings the total to 118 confirmed positive cases in Collin County. And 41 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Plano. Steve Stoler with the City of Plano broke down the number of confirmed cases in the…… MORE
NORTH TEXAS – WBAP/KLIF – Texas cases of Covid 19 continued to climb Saturday, with Dallas County officials reporting 72 new cases and two deaths for a total of 439 cases, 9 deaths to date. Tarrant County reports another 14 cases on Saturday, for a total of 128 Covid 19 positives. Collin County reports…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a legal opinion Friday regarding the sale of firearms in Texas municipalities and counties. The opinion concludes that municipal and county authorities may not use emergency powers to regulate or restrict the sale of firearms. “State law provides several emergency powers to local governments to control movement…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law, after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress this week. The package will support businesses, rush resources to overburdened health care providers and help struggling families during the deepening coronavirus epidemic. As he signed the bill Friday, Trump declared…… MORE
(Note: As we all work from separate locations due to COVID-19, we are still working out the kinks. Including podcast posting. The normal production will be back soon!) 0:01 — More than three million people had filed for unemployment as of this past week, and for many it’s a brand new process. Employment attorney Jonathan…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order on Thursday mandating a self-quarantine of 14 days for people traveling to Texas as their final destination through an airport from the Tri-State Area of New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut as well as the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. According to the Governor, the Executive…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) _ After being slammed with new unemployment claims related to coronavirus layoffs, the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has made drastic changes. TWC Executive Director Ed Serna says the agency is very familiar with dealing with emergencies like hurricanes, flooding, ice storms and the like, but the nature and scope of the current crisis…… MORE
