AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Abbott hinted at loosening more coronavirus restrictions with a social media post on Monday. The Governor praised Texans for keeping COVID under control. He also Governor touted recent statistics surrounding the virus. “The hospitalizations, number of new positive cases, and positivity rate remain contained,” he tweeted. “Today was one of the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) -Many Texans are finding it difficult to pay rent during the coronavirus pandemic. According to information gathered by the firm Stout Risius Ross 1 in 6 renters were behind on their payments last month. Rachel Khirallah is a real estate attorney and says the worst is yet to come for both renters and…… MORE
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) – The scale of the outbreak within the White House itself was still being uncovered Monday, as press secretary Kayleigh McEnany announced she tested positive for the virus Monday morning and was entering quarantine. President Donald Trump is hoping for a Monday discharge from the military hospital where he is being treated…… MORE
WOLFE CITY (WBAP/KLIF News) – The family of the man who was shot and killed by a Wolfe City police officer over the weekend wants answers. 31-year-old Jonathan Price was breaking up a domestic violence situation between a man and woman at an Exxon gas station when the shooting occurred Saturday. Our media partner, WFAA TV,…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – Monday, October 5th is the last day to register to vote if you want to vote in the November 3rd election. You can register in person at your local election office or you can mail in an application. That application must be postmarked by Oct. 5th to qualify. If you are already registered…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A murder in Plano’s Jack Carter Park has been solved by police. 18 year old Jacob Lyle Rusk was targeted and shot by two men at the park, last week. Rusk later died of a fatal gunshot wound at an area hospital . Following an investigation, Plano police arrested 18 year old Rudhra Patel…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — An appeals court has refused to allow the Trump administration to continue detaining illegal immigrant children in hotel rooms before deporting them to their home countries. The rules had been adopted as a means to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during the pandemic. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Sunday upheld a…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Coronavirus has resulted in nearly 164,000 positive tests in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Health departments across the Metroplex reported almost 2,200 newly confirmed positive tests of COVID-19, Sunday. 453 positives occurred in Dallas county, 601 in Tarrant county, and Collin county reported 20 newly confirmed tests. In all, Dallas county is approaching 84,000…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A Texas-based company is closing its remaining coal-fired power plants in Illinois. Vistra Energy had already shuttered four Ilinois power plants in Canton, Coffeen, Havana and Hennepin and agreed to close another near Peoria as part of a legal settlement. However, the Houston-based company announced that it plans to close its four remaining Illinois…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas health officials report 2,181 newly reported positive Coronavirus tests and 33 additional deaths, Sunday. The one number not being reported by the state is how many of those newly reported positive tests came from the over 71,000 active cases of COVID-19. The Texas health department, reported a total of nearly 766,000 positive…… MORE
