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North Texas Food Bank to Hold Free Food Distribution Event at Fair Park Next Week

North Texas Food Bank to Hold Free Food Distribution Event at Fair Park Next Week

DALLAS  (WBAP/KLIF News) – North Texans in need will have access to another round of free food courtesy of the North Texas Food Bank. The non-profit will be distributing free food next Tuesday, August 11th, and will have an added walk-up option in addition to the drive-through. The event runs from 8 a.m. to 11…MORE

GOP & Democrats Are Still Far Apart on Another Stimulus Bill

WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) _ Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows continue to debate a new coronavirus stimulus package. Pelosi said that she still wants a sweeping stimulus deal this week to the tune of $3.4 trillion — but she made it…MORE

Hundreds of Shoes Memorialize a Slain Plano Jogger [WATCH]

Hundreds of Shoes Memorialize a Slain Plano Jogger [WATCH]

Plano, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A shoe memorial for a slain jogger in Plano grew by the hundreds since her random killing while over the weekend; over one-thousand pairs of shoes will now go to needy families. The non-profit ‘Trusted World’ picked up the shoes which were donated shoes in honor of Sarmistha Sen, who was…MORE

Texas Medical Board Warns Docs Who Claim Covid-19 Cure

Texas Medical Board Warns Docs Who Claim Covid-19 Cure

HOUSTON (AP) – The Texas board that licenses doctors has warned physicians that it could take action against anyone who falsely advertises a cure for COVID-19. The Houston Chronicle reports that the Texas Medical Board issued its warning after a Houston-area pastor and doctor, Dr. Stella Immanuel, very publicly touted hydroxychloroquine as a cure for…MORE

Texas Today: Almost 9,200 new coronavirus cases, 245 deaths

Texas Today: Almost 9,200 new coronavirus cases, 245 deaths

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas health officials reported almost 9,200 confirmed new coronavius cases Tuesday as a convention center in the hard-hit Rio Grande Valley opened as a makeshift hospital for COVID-19 patients. The Department of State Health Services on Tuesday reported 245 confirmed new deaths from the virus that has taken a particularly grim…MORE

The Metroplex Nears 100,000 COVID-19 Cases

The Metroplex Nears 100,000 COVID-19 Cases

(WBAP/KLIF) — The Metroplex is approaching a hundred thousand positive tests for Coronavirus.  Almost 1,900 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in North Texas, Tuesday. Tarrant county listed 805 additional positives, Dallas county 641, Collin county 318 new cases and Denton county had 95 newly infected residents. Overall, Dallas county reports more than 52,000 cases…MORE

Organizers of Back the Blue Crusade Say They Were Duped

Organizers of Back the Blue Crusade Say They Were Duped

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Participants in a Back the Blue crusade across the metroplex on Sunday say there were set-up by a minister at Friendship West Baptist Church. More than 2,000 vehicles were involved in the ride that started in Bedford and stopped at the church. Organizer Nathan Abrams says that’s when a confrontation ensued between…MORE

City of Irving Offers Emergency COVID-19 Financial Housing Assistance

City of Irving Offers Emergency COVID-19 Financial Housing Assistance

IRVING (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Irving is offering a new program to help Irving residents pay past due rent, mortgage and utilities bills. The program seeks to provide support to people in Irving who have suffered a financial loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The city received funds from Dallas County under the Coronavirus Relief…MORE

Small North Texas School Districts Return to In-Person Instruction

Small North Texas School Districts Return to In-Person Instruction

KEENE (WBAP/KLIF)- About 80% of students at Keene ISD returned to in person learning Tuesday. Keene ISD Superintendent Ricky Stephens says kids were so excited to be back. “It was a great morning to see our kid’s faces again, we had kids as early as 5:45am waiting outside for school to start,” said Stephens. “In…MORE