COVID-19 Cases Expected to Break 100,000 Today

(WBAP/KLIF) — North Texas reported more than a thousand new cases of COVID-19, Thursday, bringing the area total to 99,616.  Tarrant county had 464 additional positive tests, while Dallas county reported 230, Collin county 222, and Denton county showed 117 newly infected residents. That brings Dallas county to almost 53,000 total cases, with Tarrant county…MORE

North Dallas Office Building Subject of Embezzlement Scheme

(WBAP/KLIF) — The U.S. Justice Department is poised to seize a North Dallas office building in an embezzlement scheme.  Government attorneys filed court papers, Thursday, alleging that the Dallas property and a Louisville, Kentucky, high rise were both purchased to launder money defrauded from a Ukrainian bank. The two buildings are estimated to be worth…MORE

Dallas Initiates Cares Act to Help Citizens with Rent

(WBAP/KLIF) — Dallas City has launched a new Cares Act Coronvirus relief fund to help residents make their rent payments. The emergency short term rental assistance program works in partnership with the Dallas Housing Authority and several non-profit organizations to distribute the funds.  The DHA has earmarked $6-million to help citizens struggling to make their…MORE

President Trump Encourages NRA To Move To Texas

Washington (WBAP/KLIF/AP)  –  President Trump is urging the National Rifle Association to move to Texas.  The suggestion came after New York’s attorney general filed a lawsuit calling for the dissolution of the NRA.  Speaking at the White House before a trip to Ohio Thursday, the President said, “I think the NRA should move to Texas…MORE

Visitations Now Allowed at Texas Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Facilities

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Those who have loved ones in nursing homes are receiving some good news. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission announced Thursday they will be allowing limited visitation for nursing facilities and long-term care facilities but their are rules and regulations. For nursing facilities, public visitation is limited to the outdoors. In…MORE

Governor Abbott Holds Dallas Roundtable on Upcoming Flu Season

DALLAS – Governor Greg Abbott held a roundtable discussion on Thursday at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas on Texas’ approach to flu season as the state and the country continue to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor was joined by medical experts, state legislators, and state agency leaders for the roundtable.…MORE

New York Attorney General Seeks to Dissolve NRA

Associated Press New York’s attorney general is suing the National Rifle Association, seeking to put the powerful gun advocacy organization out of business over allegations that high-ranking executives diverted millions of dollars for personal benefit. The lawsuit filed Thursday by Attorney General Letitia James followed an 18-month investigation into the NRA, which is a nonprofit…MORE

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