TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Amid the Coronavirus pandemic, Tarrant County is attempting the prevent another illness that usually pops up in April, the West Nile Virus. Tarrant County Public Health officials on Friday confirmed they had collected the first positive West Nile Virus mosquito sample, which was found in a unincorporated area of north west…… MORE
Dallas Salon Issued Cease and Desist Order for Opening During Pandemic
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas salon opened Friday for haircuts and nail care despite state and county coronavirus restrictions preventing it from operating. Shelley Luther is the owner of Salon A La Mode in North Dallas and said Friday she reopened because her business is desperate to survive after being shut down for over a month.…… MORE
OfficersInvestigate Officer Involved Shooting at Denton Buc-ee’s
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)- The Denton County Sheriff’s Office received information about a person wanted for Aggravated Assault, Serious Bodily Injury with a Deadly Weapon – Family Violence out of the Fort Worth Police Department. Denton Sheriffs Deputies say the suspect, Marlon Bonds, had shot his girlfriend Thursday April 23, 2020 in Fort Worth and threatened to…… MORE
Dallas Police Crime Stoppers Offers up to $5,000 for Information in a Shooting Homicide
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police are asking for the public’s help with information that will help them to find the person or persons responsible for the shooting death of a man in the parking lot of an apartment complex on South Buckner Boulevard late Thursday night. Police indicate the shooting at the Bella Vista…… MORE
Two University of Texas Students Create Website to Track Store Inventories Amid COVID-19
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF)- Two University of Texas students from the Dallas area created a website to help people track store inventory amid the Coronavirus Pandemic. Rithwik Pattikonda and Darshan Bhatta, a sophomore and freshman studying Computer Science at UT Austin launched Instok.org to help users find high demand items in nearby stores. “When we came back…… MORE
Drive Thru COVID-19 Testing Now Available in Tarrant County
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP-KLIF)- COVID-19 Testing is now available for Tarrant County Residents. Beginning April 24th, the City of Arlington will begin free, drive-thru COVID-19 testing for eligible residents at the Parks Mall. Tests will be by appointment only between 9 a.m to 4 p.m. for residents ages 18 and up who are exhibiting symptoms or…… MORE
Trump Signs $484 Billion Measure to Aid Employers, Hospitals
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has signed a $484 billion bill that aids employers and hospitals under stress from the coronavirus pandemic. The outbreak has killed more than 50,000 Americans and devastated broad swaths of the economy. The bill is the latest effort by the federal government to help keep afloat businesses that have…… MORE
Rockwall City Council Member Arrested on Possession of Child Pornography Charges
ROCKWALL (WBAP/KLIF News) – Rockwall Place 6 City Council member Patrick Allen Trowbridge has been arrested on three charges for Possession of Child Pornography, a 3rd-degree felony. The Rockwall Police Department said the 52-year-old’s arrest on Thursday stemmed from a tip the Center for Missing and Exploited Children received on April 13th, regarding several videos…… MORE
Traveling Circus Stuck in Tarrant Co. Due to COVID-19
(WBAP/KLIF) — The COVID-19 pandemic has shut down businesses, sporting events, and even the traveling circus. The Cirque MonteCarlo traveling circus is stranded in North Texas due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Cirque MonteCarlo’s 42 performers are holed up in a Tarrant county parking lot after shelter-in-place orders canceled their shows. Cindi Cavallini says the future…… MORE
COVID-19 Deaths at Care Centers on the Rise
(WBAP/KLIF) — Coronavirus has ravaged nursing homes throughout the United States, killing more than 10,000 residents. In North Texas, 54 residents of the Denton State Supported Living Center have died and for the month of April, 8 residents have died at Oxford Grand in McKinney. Coryanne Graham said all 8 lived in the Memory Care portion of…… MORE
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