DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Barber shops, nail salons, tanning salons, and hair salons in North Texas were able to reopen their doors Friday as statewide coronavirus restrictions that kept them closed for months were lifted. “This is the longest my hair has ever been,” said a Richardson said man waiting in line at his local barber…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Dallas is unable to escape financial struggles caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Dallas city officials said Friday that a budget shortfall of $25 million is forcing tough decisions at City Hall. Approximately 500 employees will be furloughed from May 13 until July 31. “Impacted employees across ten departments have…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary has the coronavirus. That makes her the second person who works at the White House complex known to test positive for the virus this week, which is leading the Trump administration to step up safety protocols. Pence’s spokeswoman Katie Miller tested positive Friday. She had been…… MORE
DENTON COUNTY – WBAP/KLIF – Denton County Commissioners have announced 2.2 million dollars in grants for businesses negatively impacted by the Covid 19 pandemic. Businesses are eligible for up to $10,000 in grants individually, and the first phase of applications will seek to find those smaller businesses, with 50 or fewer employees, whether fully or…… MORE
(DALLAS) – WBAP/KLIF – Dallas County today reported ten additional deaths related to the Covid 19 virus, and 249 additional cases. Tarrant County today reports 5 new deaths and 171 new cases of the new corona virus. That is the highest number of new cases in the county since the pandemic began. Collin County reported…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- As the University of Texas at Arlington concludes the spring 2020 semester and enters the summer term, online, UTA is planning and preparing for the safe start of on-campus instruction and residential life in the fall semester, while implementing health and safety precautions to minimize the spread of COVID-19. The University is working on…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The coronavirus crisis has sent the U.S. unemployment rate surging to 14.7%, a level last seen when the country was in the throes of the Depression and President Franklin D. Roosevelt was assuring Americans that the only thing to fear was fear itself. The Labor Department said Friday that 20.5 million jobs…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The AARP Foundation is offering help to older workers looking to get back to work and accessing financial benefits. According to the U.S. Labor Department, another 3.8 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits during the week ending April 25. In the previous six weeks, more than 30 million Americans filed unemployment insurance claims,…… MORE
LEWISVILLE (WBAP/KLIF)-Effective Monday, May 11, The Denton County Transportation Authority will implement service updates that will affect Denton Connect Bus, UNT Campus Shuttles, Lewisville Lakeway On-Demand and Access in response to the COVID-19. Below are key May 2020 service changes DCTA riders should keep in mind to plan their essential travel in advance: The DCTA Denton…… MORE
Austin (AP) – An East Texas man who asserts that he’s intellectually disabled has won a reprieve from his execution scheduled for next week for a 2007 shootout that left two sheriff’s officers dead. Randall Wayne Mays was set to receive lethal injection May 13 for the shootings at his Henderson County home. In an…… MORE
