FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Main Street Fort Worth Arts Festival has been rescheduled for this fall, but there’s still an opportunity to participate now in the springtime tradition. Due to COVID-19, the 2020 event has been postponed, with a tentative date in September. However, organizers are hosting a virtual Main Street Fort Worth Arts Festival experience through…… MORE
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – Collin County Judge Chris Hill announced this week that he has established an Economic Recovery Task Force in response to the coronavirus pandemic. “As a result of COVID-19 and the economic shutdown that has happened as a result, Collin County families are now suffering from two dangerous threats,” Judge Hill said. “First, to…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- In an effort to keep City of Fort Worth essential employees safe, The Fort Worth Public Library is hosting a collection drive for homemade masks. “We have a number of city employees who are still working directly with the public and keeping our city moving and we want to give them the…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – An Arlington company accused of promoting false cures for coronvirus is trying to clear its name. According to the Federal Trade Commission, Resurgence Medical Spa LLC. claimed through social media posts that it’s Vitamin C infusions can prevent and cure the deadly virus. The company’s spokesperson Kelly Wooley denied the accusation.…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – For a Fort Worth cake shop, toilet paper has been a godsend … toilet paper cakes that is. Tareka Lofton was on the verge of losing Loft 22, her wedding cake business because of the COVID-19-related shutdown, until an employee suggested doing the one thing everyone is selling out of. “We’ve…… MORE
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – Help is on the way for major U.S. airlines after acceptance of the government’s terms to receive billions of aid and keep hundreds of thousands of employees on the payrolls. The package includes a combination of grants – which the airlines do not need to pay back – and low-interest loans, which…… MORE
Plano (WBAP/KLIF) – Plano based Cinemark is laying off 17,500 hourly workers due to the coronavirus epidemic. In addition, the company furloughed about half the employees who work at the Plano headquarters at 20% of their pay. Other employees are taking 50% pay cuts. The company also plans to sell $250 million in debt securities. Most…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — As Dallas County nears 1,900 cases of COVID-19, medical professionals hope enough supplies remain on hand. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins announced, Tuesday, that the community is coming together in response to dwindling medical supplies. The Dallas County COVID response Fund has generated donations to purchase personal protective equipment and sanitizer. Also, investment…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The D-F-W area is closing in on 100 deaths due to COVID-19. The total number of those killed by the Coronavirus in the Metroplex is 95. According to Dallas County health expert Phil Huang, 10 deaths is a single-day high for the county. Dallas county has 42 total COVID-19 deaths, Tarrant County 29,…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Trucks with new food shipments will soon be rolling to the North Texas Food Bank. The food bank serves 13 counties in North Texas and received some good news, Tuesday. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins says they’ve facilitated a rule change with FEMA to allow funds to be used at food banks. He says…… MORE
