(WBAP/KLIF) — FORT WORTH, TX — Coronavirus has shut down most amusement parks, tourist attractions, and travel destinations across the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic is even effecting tourism at the Fort Worth Stockyards. Visitors have lined the streets for decades to watch longhorn cattle twice daily. However, city orders have canceled the drives for…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) COLLIN COUNTY, TX — Mckinney City Mayor George Fuller is taking heat for implementing a stay-at-home order for residents. Real estate agent Derek Baker filed a lawsuit against the mayor for imposing business restrictions that were stricter than Collin County’s shelter-in-place order. Fuller says he respects Collin county for more lax restrictions than neighboring…… MORE
Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Amid the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of thousands of Texans are out of work, but there are a number of essential business that are hiring. This list was compiled by our media partner WFAA-TV: Retail companies hiring 7-Eleven Search current openings Amazon Search jobs in Texas CVSHealth Search jobs in Texas Dollar…… MORE
DALLAS COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- The Coronavirus continues to spread across Dallas County and particular hot spots include local nursing homes. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins has put into place new measures effecting the health carew workers and other employees of nursing homes. All employees are required to wear masks at all times. They will also…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order Sunday expanding mandated quarantined for people traveling to Texas from areas with a high volume of COVID-19 cases. The self-quarantine procedure will mirror the process outlined in the Governor’s previous Executive Order requiring mandatory self-quarantine for air travelers from the New York Tri-State Area…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The State of Texas plans to open its first makeshift hospital to combat potential overflow at hospitals as COVID-19 continues to spread. Governor Greg Abbott said Sunday that hospital beds available for COVID-19 patients have doubled over the past week. He also detailed the joint effort between the state, the Texas Military…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- The Fort Worth Police department has confirmed that two officers have tested positive for COVID-19. The two officers work in the same unit and have been in limited contact with others. Fort Worth PD now has staff backtracking the movements and encounters of both officers and notifying anyone who may have…… MORE
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Dallas Parks and Recreation officials say Dallas parks and trails are overcrowded despite social distancing rules being in effect. Dallas officials say the most crowded areas include the Katy Trail and White Rock Lake. Park Rangers are monitoring activity and social distancing in use or not by visitors. The city’s code…… MORE
WBAP/KLIF – One person is dead; at least five others taken to an area hospital after a Dallas Fire Rescue ambualcne was involved in an early Sunday morning major accident, while transporting a patient. It happened early Sunday at the intersection of Scyene Road and Glover Pass. Four ambulances responded to the crash; a total…… MORE
WBAP/KLIF – ASSOCIATED PRESS – Dr. Anthony Fauci, considered the top expert in the U S on the novel coronavirus pandemic, says Americans could see 100 to possibly 200 thousand deaths from Covid 19, and millions of infections from the virus. On CNN Sunday, Fauci says the pandemic remains a moving target; still very difficult…… MORE
