DALLAS- WBAP/KLIF – A Metroplex restaurant group is offering free meals for anyone having trouble during this Covid 19 crisis. Available from 9 am to 6 pm from Mondays through Fridays, 8020 Concepts is seeking donations of food product and monetary donations to continue offering free meals while paying a rotating team of food preparers…… MORE
Coronavirus Prompts Mall Closings Across North Texas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Many shopping malls across North Texas are ghost towns as the coronavirus continues to spread. The Simon Property Group, the largest shopping mall owner in the country, has temporarily closed its malls. And all 32 Westfield malls across the U.S. are shut down for now. The Dallas Galleria and North Park Center are also shut down.…… MORE
Company Offering Free Cybersecurity to Texas Companies Implementing Work from Home Policies
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The American cybersecurity firm, PC Matic, is offering cybersecurity and remote-management tools free of charge to Texas companies who are implementing work from home policies in response to the ongoing threats of COVID-19. The solution being offered, PC Matic Pro, features innovative cybersecurity solutions for advanced cybersecurity threats. Kayla Elliott Director of Marketing at PC Matic…… MORE
Trump Moves on Invoking Powers to Spur Virus Supplies
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act to get needed medical supplies on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak and the private sector mobilized against it. Trump had said earlier in the week he would tap the act as needed. He said Friday he has put that “in gear.”…… MORE
Tax Filing Deadline Moved From April 15th to July 15th Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) – Americans have more time to file their income tax returns as they deal with the ongoing restrictions and complications amid the coronavirus outbreak. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin announced the deadline has been moved from April 15 to July 15. Mnuchin tweeted Thursday morning that at President Donald Trump’ direction, “we are moving…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: The FDA Director Joins The Show, Details on the Governor’s Shutdowns, and Movies While Quarantined
0:24 — Dr. Stephen Hahn is the Commissioner of the FDA, and stood next to President Trump during a Thursday Coronavirus news conference where he talked about testing an anti-malaria drug to fight the virus. He joined Dave and Amy to talk about it. 9:41 — Governor Abbott issued a statewide shutdown of restaurants, bars,…… MORE
McConnell Unveils Hefty Economic Rescue Plan Amid Virus Shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has unveiled a sweeping economic rescue plan to pump $1,200 checks directly to taxpayers, $300 billion for small businesses to keep idled workers on payroll and $208 billion in loans to airlines and other industries. It’s the initial Republican offer on the biggest package yet to respond…… MORE
Gov. Abbott ‘Tens of thousands’ of Virus Cases Possible
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday closed schools for more than 5 million students for at least two weeks, and warned that during that time the coronavirus outbreak could spread to “tens of thousands” of cases across the state. The Republican also banned dining at restaurants, shut down gyms and prohibited…… MORE
Report: Senators Unloaded Millions in Stocks Before COVID-19 Crash
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, (R-NC), sold as much as $1.7 million in stocks just before the market dropped in February amid fears about the coronavirus epidemic. According to Senate records Burr and his wife made over 30 separate transactions in late January and mid-February, just before the market began to…… MORE
Governor Abbott Closes Statewide DPS Offices
(WBAP/KLIF) — The State of Texas is extending the expiration date of all driver licenses and I.D. cards until further notice. Governor Greg Abbott made the announcement after closing all Department of Public Safety offices, Thursday, but essential services will remain open. Texans with driver licenses or I.D. cards that expire on or after March…… MORE
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