UPDATED (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas county and Tarrant county have each confirmed presumptive positive cases for COVID-19. Two of the three victims recently traveled out of state. The Tarrant county victim recently returned from a business conference in Kentucky, while the 77 year old Dallas county patient recently arrived from another state. A third Dallas county…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks are closing sharply higher on Wall Street Tuesday, adding 4.9% to major indexes, as hopes build for a greater response from the Trump administration to the economic threat from the coronavirus outbreak. The gains recovered about half of the market’s historic losses from the day before and came after another…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)-The World’s only flying eye hospital makes its first debut in the United States, stationed at Fort Worth’s Meecham Airport. The Orbis International flying eye hospital has been to 97 countries, providing hands on training to doctors and through certain programs, providing surgeries to help patients with limited access to eye care. The…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A recount of thousands of Super Tuesday election ballots is set for this week in one of Texas’ largest counties. On Tuesday, a Judge allowed the Dallas County recount after election officials said ballots from more than 40 machines weren’t included the results. The Dallas County Elections Office asked the Judge to allow the recount…… MORE
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF News) – The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Collin County has risen to three. Collin County Health Care Services said Tuesday the updated number includes the initial case of a Frisco man reported Monday, as well as his wife and three-year-old child, one of family’s four children. All are in stable condition.…… MORE
AUSTIN, TX (WBAP/KLIF News) — Austin’s premiere annual event is in trouble. This year’s South-by-Southwest festival was canceled last week due to fears of coronavirus. Hundreds of thousands of people planning to attend are deeply disappointed as are some big high tech companies that felt it prudent to drop out thereby forcing the cancellation. Now…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- The rapid spread of the Coronavirus is starting to effect professional sports. Professional sporting events without’s crowds in the United States might be in the near future. Dallas Star’s center Joe Pavelski hopes it doesn’t come to this. “We love playing in front of the fans we love being in a full…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Six Republican U.S. lawmakers have been told that they came into contact with a coronavirus-infected person at annual CPAC event in Maryland last month; 5 of them have self quarantined; 2 of them also had contact with President Trump, and one of them has decided not to isolate himself. Lawmakers who have…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- One person is now in the hospital after being cut multiple times in the neck area at the Greyhound bus station on South Lamar Street late Monday night. The suspect is a 20-year-old white male. Witnesses say he was drawing suspicion when he began speaking randomly, saying “they’re out to get me,”…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas County Health and Human Services Department has opened a call center that has doctors standing by to answer people’s questions about COVID-19 (coronovirus). Marissa Gonzalez with DCHHS says staff epidemiologists will answer questions from the general public between the hours of 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday. Call 972-692-2780. — Meantime from…… MORE
