TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP-KLIF)- COVID-19 Testing is now available for Tarrant County Residents. Beginning April 24th, the City of Arlington will begin free, drive-thru COVID-19 testing for eligible residents at the Parks Mall. Tests will be by appointment only between 9 a.m to 4 p.m. for residents ages 18 and up who are exhibiting symptoms or…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has signed a $484 billion bill that aids employers and hospitals under stress from the coronavirus pandemic. The outbreak has killed more than 50,000 Americans and devastated broad swaths of the economy. The bill is the latest effort by the federal government to help keep afloat businesses that have…… MORE
ROCKWALL (WBAP/KLIF News) – Rockwall Place 6 City Council member Patrick Allen Trowbridge has been arrested on three charges for Possession of Child Pornography, a 3rd-degree felony. The Rockwall Police Department said the 52-year-old’s arrest on Thursday stemmed from a tip the Center for Missing and Exploited Children received on April 13th, regarding several videos…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The COVID-19 pandemic has shut down businesses, sporting events, and even the traveling circus. The Cirque MonteCarlo traveling circus is stranded in North Texas due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Cirque MonteCarlo’s 42 performers are holed up in a Tarrant county parking lot after shelter-in-place orders canceled their shows. Cindi Cavallini says the future…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Coronavirus has ravaged nursing homes throughout the United States, killing more than 10,000 residents. In North Texas, 54 residents of the Denton State Supported Living Center have died and for the month of April, 8 residents have died at Oxford Grand in McKinney. Coryanne Graham said all 8 lived in the Memory Care portion of…… MORE
(AP) -Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner says he’s offended by the state’s plan to take control of more than $1 billion in federal funds allocated to the city for Hurricane Harvey housing relief amid the coronavirus pandemic. Turner’s comments Thursday came a day after Texas General Land Commissioner George P. Bush sent him a letter announcing…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — With many North Texas families out of work, making payments to the city for water and sewer services is the first to go. Not only that, but sales tax revenue has ground to a halt, bringing about budget shortfalls for many municipalities. In an attempt to offset the loss, North Richland Hills will…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Police were involved in a shoot-out on the streets of Dallas, Friday morning. Dallas police were called at around 12:30 a.m. to a report of a robbery with gunfire along St. Augustine dDive south of I-20. Three black males reportedly robbed a Dallas man during a home invasion and stole his vehicle.As officers…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The joy of their unexpected good fortune in the NFL draft was severely dampened for Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys with the shocking announcement that Prescott’s 31-year-old brother, Jace, had died Thursday morning. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones issued the following statement: “We are so saddened that Dak has lost his…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Tarrant County is quickly approaching Dallas County as the hot spot for COVID-19. Tarrant County health officials report 129 new cases of the disease, while Dallas county reported 80. Collin County had 25 news cases, while Denton confirmed 17 additional residents infected. Overall, Dallas county still has the most deaths related to COVID-19…… MORE
