FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – A partnership between MedStar and Tarrant County Public Health is sending specially trained MedStar personnel into resident’s homes who are being monitored for COVID-19, to complete a medical assessment and collect the sample needed for TCPH to conduct additional testing. According to Medstar, TCPH will provide the ambulance service with the test…… MORE
AG Paxton: Local Governments Must Allow the Sale of Firearms
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a legal opinion Friday regarding the sale of firearms in Texas municipalities and counties. The opinion concludes that municipal and county authorities may not use emergency powers to regulate or restrict the sale of firearms. “State law provides several emergency powers to local governments to control movement…… MORE
VIDEO: Principals at EMS ISD Ensure Students Prom and Graduation Still On, Back Up Dates Provided
SAGINAW (WBAP/KLIF)-Principals at Eagle Mountain Saginaw ISD made a video ensuring students that Graduations and Proms Scheduled for early May have not yet been cancelled due to COVID-19, and backup dates are chosen in case cancellation becomes inevitable. Prom and graduation are two milestone events seniors celebrate, and this year will be no different for…… MORE
Fort Worth Ordinance Allows Forced Quarantine if an Infected Person is Unwilling to Self Isolate
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Fort Worth City Council approved an ordinance that grants The Tarrant County Health Department the ability to quarantine a sick person through a court order, if they’re unwilling to self quarantine themselves. Fort Wort Code Compliance Director Brandon Bennett said this control order is only applicable if the city has declared…… MORE
President Trump Signs $2.2 Trillion Rescue Package
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law, after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress this week. The package will support businesses, rush resources to overburdened health care providers and help struggling families during the deepening coronavirus epidemic. As he signed the bill Friday, Trump declared…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Unemployment and Internet Shortage Questions Answered
(Note: As we all work from separate locations due to COVID-19, we are still working out the kinks. Including podcast posting. The normal production will be back soon!) 0:01 — More than three million people had filed for unemployment as of this past week, and for many it’s a brand new process. Employment attorney Jonathan…… MORE
Suspected price gouger slammed in Houston
Houston (AP) – The state of Texas has filed suit against a Houston auctioneer, accusing him of price-gouging in his auctioning of 750,000 medical-grade and N95 face masks. The lawsuit filed Thursday by the Texas Attorney General’s Office alleges that a Tuesday auction by Auctions Unlimited had bidding on N95 respirator masks reaching as high…… MORE
Are Gun Shops ‘Essential’ Businesses During a Pandemic?
In some parts of the U.S., authorities say gun shops aren’t essential businesses and should close during stay-at-home orders meant to slow the coronavirus. In other places, officials are stopping background checks for concealed carry permits. Elsewhere, city leaders have invoked emergency powers allowing bans on gun sales. As the nation grapples with a pandemic…… MORE
American Airlines flight attendant dies of Coronavirus
Philadelphia (WBAP/KLIF) – An American Airlines flight attendant stationed in Philadelphia has died of the Covid-19 Coronavirus. Paul Frishkorn was 65, and had worked for more than 30 years with U.S. Airways, and American Airlines. Fort Worth-based American Airlines has had a handful of employees diagnosed with Covid-19, including a baggage handler at DFW Airport,…… MORE
Water and power will not be shutoff in Texas during the Covid-19 pandemic
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas’ Public Utilities Commission has put a hold on residential water and power shutoffs during the Covid-19 pandemic. Under the newly announced program customers may be able to avoid disconnects for up to six months. In addition, electric, water, and sewer providers also must suspend late fees. The new rule does not…… MORE
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