Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – State troopers will be back on the streets of Dallas again this summer. Police Chief Renee Hall says DPS troopers and county constables will be brought in to help “fill the gaps” in high crime neighborhoods. Troopers were deployed in some Dallas neighborhoods for three months last summer. That touched off a…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Coronavirus pandemic has greatly impacted the Fort Worth business community. In an effort to aid business owners and workers recover, Mayor Betsy Price announced the creation of “Fort Worth Now” in early May. Tuesday, Price introduced lawyer Jarratt Watkins as the organization’s director. Watkins says he’s ready to help rebuild fort worth’s…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Dallas county is approaching 10,000 confirmed Coronavirus cases. County health officials reported another 202 cases of COVID-19 and one new death. Overall, Dallas county has almost 9,600 cases, while neighboring Tarrant county has about 5,300 infected residents. 104 new cases were diagnosed in Tarrant, 33 in Denton county, and 19 in Collin county.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Teams of North Texas firefighters continue to test local nursing homes for COVID-19, as directed by Governor Greg Abbott. In response to the Governor’s order to have all staff members and residents at Texas nursing homes tested for COVID-19, The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), in collaboration with area fire chiefs,…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — When the Mesquite Championship Rodeo starts up next week it will officially become the first ticketed sporting event since mandator government shutdowns where implemented in April. The MCR will continue its 63rd consecutive year with its 13-week series on Saturday nights. “We’re a privately-owned rodeo, so the pressure to shut down was…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson is urging safety and transparency in the city’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. While speaking on WBAP’s Chris Salcedo Show on Thursday, Mayor Johnson called out the City Manager for proposing a property tax hike on this week’s City Council agenda to compensate for lost sales tax…… MORE
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Millions of Americans continue to lose their jobs as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. The U.S. Department of Labor reports about 2.1 million people applied for unemployment benefits last week bringing the total to 40.8 million since businesses were forced to shut down or downsize back in March to curb the spread…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order aimed at curbing liability protections for social media companies. This comes after Trump lashed out at Twitter for applying fact checks to two of his tweets. Trump had threatened social media companies with new regulation or even shuttering, but he alone can’t…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- UPDATE: The Dallas Police Department now say a juvenile was responsible for the death of North Dallas Woman found shot in her car. 59-year-old Leslie Squair Baker was found shot in her driver’s seat outside her home in the Preston Hollow neighborhood on Monday. Dallas Police say the juvenile was arrested and charged…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF)- Sam Johnson, who was a conservative Texas Congressman and an Air Force pilot held captive for almost seven years in the Vietnam War, died Wednesday at a hospital in Plano. He was 89. The cause was not announced but it was confirmed it was not related to the coronavirus pandemic. Johnson represented a…… MORE
