Austin (AP) – Schools that feed millions of children from low-income families across the U.S. promised to keep providing meals during the coronavirus pandemic. But cities big and small quickly ran into problems when food workers, teachers and volunteers became infected or were too scared to report for duty. Some districts have been forced to…… MORE
Austin (AP) – A federal appeals court has partially lifted a lower-court order that largely blocked the enforcement of a Texas abortion ban during the coronavirus pandemic. By a 2-1 vote Friday, a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld enforcement of an executive order by Governor Greg Abbott that included…… MORE
El Paso (AP) – A congressional watchdog says the Border Patrol needlessly spent millions on a little-used immigration detention center in Texas. The adult detention center in Tornillo has been closed since January. A Government Accountability Office report says immigration officials paid $5.3 million for meals that were not needed as part of a fixed…… MORE
DALLAS COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- More COVID-19 testing sights could be coming to Dallas county, now that the county has been added to a list of Walgreens Coronavirus testing sights. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins has his eyes on where he believes the testing sights could be the most effective, “The areas that i’m most concerned…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- A man is now in custody after firing multiple shots at Arlington Police and SWAT and barricading himself inside an Arlington home. It all happened Friday night at around 6:30, when officers were called to the 3000 block of San Martin Drive in Arlington. SWAT was also called in after the suspect barricaded…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Two more Fort Worth Police Officers have tested positive for COVID-19 Fort Worth Police say the officers haven’t worked since April 1st and are doing well at home recovering. The Department now has 6 total cases and has implemented several protocols to limit exposure. “Any building that has had a lot of…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- A Dallas mattress cleaning company is now using its technology to clean N95 masks so they can be reused. Michael Ingel Founder and CEO of Clean Sleep said the process takes about 12 minutes and it kills 99.9% of bacteria and viruses. “The machine has a retrofitted rack in it that holds between 175 to…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott said on Friday that the state has a plan start revitalizing the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Governor, the focus of the plan is to begin reopening business. “We want to expand and restore the livelihoods that Texans want to have by helping them return…… MORE
ARLINGTON – WBAP/KLIF – A local entrepreneur is urging people out of work because of the Covid 19 pandemic to think about what motivates, excites; interests them, and create their own business. Corinne James owns Natural Hippie Momma in Arlington, Texas; a natural health product business borne from her concern about health needs of a…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced on Thursday that he has formed the Mayor’s Task Force on COVID-19 Economic Recovery and named Richard W. Fisher as its chairman. Fisher is Senior Advisor to Barclays and sits on the board of directors of AT&T, PepsiCo, and Tenet Healthcare. He served as the President of…… MORE
