DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County extended its ‘stay at home’ order on Friday. The Dallas County Commissioners Court voted 4 to 1 to extend the disaster declaration until May 20 amid the coronavirus pandemic. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins later prolonged the county’s ‘safer at home order’ to April 30. The order requires non-essential businesses to…… MORE
Fort Worth Independent School District To Give Pass/Fail Grades
FORT WORTH – Fort Worth Independent School District says it will give students a pass or fail grade for their work away from school during the Covid 19 pandemic, in which classes are canceled. Details of the unusual grading system at this time have been sent to parents and are posted on the district’s website.…… MORE
Fifteen Dallas Hospitals Report Capacity amid COVID-19 Pandemic
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Fifteen Dallas hospitals on Thursday reported ventilator and bed capacity numbers to Mayor Eric Johnson’s office, according to the City of Dallas. Dallas hospitals are required to report the information pursuant to the City of Dallas emergency regulations enacted by Mayor Johnson during the local state of disaster. The reporting requirements are meant to…… MORE
U.S. Economy Sheds 701,000 Jobs in March, Ending 10-Year Hiring Streak
U.S. (Associated Press) – The job numbers are out for March and paint a grim picture of the economic outlook in the United States due to the coronavirus outbreak. Employers cut 701,000 jobs ending a 10-year streak of hiring. The unemployment rate jumped to 4.4% from a 50-year low of 3.5%. Analysts predict last months…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Wear Masks, Get Sleep, and Watch Movies!
0:29 — In today’s KLIFnotes: the White House could be issuing guidelines soon recommending wearing masks in public, a Texas city is fining people for NOT wearing masks, and the Philippines says they’ll SHOOT people who don’t stay in their homes. Oh, and Nancy Pelosi being Nancy Pelosi… 9:10 — A good night’s sleep is…… MORE
Coronavirus Small Business Lending Begins Today
Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The U.S. Small Business Administration website is live for small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 crisis to apply for emergency loans. The application process can also be completed on local chambers of commerce websites, according to Trey Bowles with The Dallas Entrepreneurs Center (The DEC). Bowles strongly suggests that business owners…… MORE
Two Young Girls Found Safe After Car They Were in Was Stolen
UPDATED 5:34AM: Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas police say two girls who were the subject of an Amber Alert last night were found safe around overnight. The Amber Alert was for two sisters, ages 2 and 3 who were in the back seat of a car when it was stolen; a third child, believed to be…… MORE
Dallas County Adds New Restrictions to Emergency Order
(WBAP/KLIF) –Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins,Thursday, announced new orders for the county’s emergency declaration. The new precautions have been included to assist out of work families and limit COVID-19 exposure Dallas County capped late fees for rent at $15 a month, added safety rules for manufacturers and distributors, and required essential business employees to work from…… MORE
Metroplex COVID-19 Cases Top 1,600
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Metroplex has topped 16-hundred cases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dallas County now has 831 Coronavirus cases, nearly 3-times as many as any other North Texas county. Judge Clay Jenkins reported the new numbers during a Thursday night press conference. jenkins also reported 100 new cases for the second day in a row. Tarrant…… MORE
Former Dallas Chief to Lead Chicago Police Department
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she selected former Dallas police Chief David Brown to be the next police superintendent of the nation’s third-largest city. Lightfoot introduced Brown during a Thursday afternoon news conference. Brown has more than 30 years in law enforcement and was the police chief in Dallas before his 2016…… MORE
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