ADDISON (WBAP/KLIF)- COVID has shaken the restaurant industry to its core, and its only now that the industry appears to be digging out from a year of damage. Industry leaders have realized that keeping guests safe from both air and surface-born pathogens are a part of retaining guest loyalty and considering employee safety. The National…… MORE
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF)- Dallas Area Rapid Transit has opened the Hidden Ridge Station at Carpenter Ranch in Irving, the 65th station in the DART network. Developed in partnership with the City of Irving and Verizon Communications, the new station is located on the Orange Line between North Lake College and Irving Convention Center stations. The station…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas salon owner who kept her business open in defiance of COVID restrictions is celebrating a legal victory. Shelley Luther was told to close the doors to Salon A La Mode last year but refused, and was thrown in jail for it. A temporary restraining order from Judge Eric Moye directed…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Dallas and the Visiting Nurse Association of Texas are teaming up to identify and vaccinate Dallas residents who are unable to reach a vaccination site. According to the city, the program will utilize Dallas Fire Rescue Emergency Medical Services staff and VNA staff to identify, contact and route vaccinations to homebound residents. The program utilizes the Johnson & Johnson single-dose COVID-19 vaccine to provide an…… MORE
CORINTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Corinth Police are searching for the suspect in the alleged kidnapping attempt of a young girl who was walking home from school this week. Investigators said the victim told police it happened on Wednesday around 4 p.m. on Robinson Rd. between Pine Hills Ln and Berkley Dr. An older Hispanic man in…… MORE
LONDON (AP) – Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II who spent more than seven decades supporting his wife in a role that both defined and constricted his life, has died, Buckingham Palace said Friday. He was 99. His life spanned nearly a century of European history, starting with his birth as…… MORE
Mesquite, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Mesquite NAACP, Mesquite LULAC and others plan to protest against Atheneos Greek Village Cafe on Gross road, where the owner is facing two misdemeanor assault charges for alleged physical attacks of female teens who work there. One girl said that the owner, Emmanuel Mastrogiannopoulos shook her and shoved her against…… MORE
Washington, D.C. – Texas 26th District Republican Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. released the following statement after President Biden announced six executive actions that will infringe on Americans’ Second Amendment rights. “The actions taken by the Administration today will only prevent law-abiding Americans from protecting their families,” said Burgess. “These actions are an attack on…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Southwest Airlines says it’s bringing back more than 2,700 flight attendants who took leaves of absence last year. The airline’s announcement Thursday is the latest sign that the industry feels confident that travel is rebounding after being hammered for the past year by the pandemic. A Southwest spokesman says the flight attendants…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A new soccer complex is planned for the City of Fort Worth. After conducting a study, the City of Fort Worth found people were traveling outside of the city for youth and professional sporting events and the city wasn’t bringing any visitors for such events. Councilmember Cary Moon said the study also…… MORE
