(WBAP/KLIF) TARRANT COUNTY — Tarrant County has confirmed 10 new COVID-19 cases. A total of 57 cases are now confirmed in the state’s third largest county. However, Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley says they believe it’s too early for a shelter-in-place order. Four of the new cases are in Fort Worth, while Haltom City diagnosed its…… MORE
Two Additional Coronavirus Deaths Reported in North Texas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The coronavirus death toll in North Texas continues to rise. Dallas County reported two more deaths on Tuesday, bringing the total number in the county to four. According to official with the county, the deaths were those of two men in their 60’s, both Dallas residents. One of the mean had high-risk…… MORE
Fort Worth Senior Citizens Make The Most of Quarantine, Singing Songs from Their Balconies
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- As many elderly citizens are stuck inside, a Fort Worth senior living facility made the most of it. Around 100 residents at Fort Worth’s Trinity Terrace went to their balconies to sing some songs and spread a little cheer during these uncertain times. “Everyone was thrilled to be out socializing even from…… MORE
Dallas COVID-19 Testing Sites Change Criteria
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The number of drive thru coronavirus tests administered in North Texas is expected to rise with recently loosened requirements. When drive thru testing opened in Dallas over the weekend people under 65 would be turned away. But as of Monday afternoon the criteria changed. According to Dallas County, criteria for testing sites…… MORE
Texas Baptist Men Donating Thousands of Masks, Suits to First Responders and Hospitals
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Texas Baptist Men, a disaster relief ministry based in Dallas is donating 10,000 masks and 2,000 biohazard suits to hospitals and first responders. John Hall with TBM said these items are in short supply and it will get worse as the number of COVID-19 cases continue to grow. “First responders and local hospitals, these…… MORE
United Way Denton Creates COVID-19 Relief Fund to Help Residents Financially Impacted by the Outbreak
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – United Way Denton is helping residents who are feeling the economic sting of the coronavirus outbreak in North Texas. The nonprofit’s Gary Henderson said they’ve created the COVID-19 relief fund to keep residents affected by job closures and school/daycare closures who are on the brink of financial ruin. “It’s a series…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Legalities of a Shelter-In-Place, and a Mathematical Approach to Toilet Paper
0:25 — Dallas County has issued a mandatory shelter-in-place, and a lot of people had questions about how a County Judge can wield that much power. Constitutional law expert David Coale joins the show to explain it, as well as whether or not we should worry about a martial law situation unfolding. 9:12 — A…… MORE
Southwest Airlines Cancels A Thousand Flights
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas based Southwest Airlines has cancelled a thousand flights because of the coronavirus. In a memo to employees, viewed by the Dallas Business Journal, the company said it will continue to cancel flights until a previously revised schedule kicks in on April 14th. That schedule will reduce capacity by 20% until June…… MORE
Congressional Rescue Talks Continue Amid Crisis; Fed Reserve Announces Plan for Business & Gov’t
WASHINGTON (AP/NBC News) – The latest economic rescue package being negotiated in Washington is now nearly $2 trillion. But the Senate has yet to agree on the parameters of the package, voting against advancing the measure to a full vote. Talks wrapped up late at night on Capitol Hill with the goal a new vote…… MORE
DFW H-E-B Worker Quarantined With Coronavirus
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – An employee at a Dallas Central Market store has tested positive for COVID-19. H-E-B confirmed the employee who worked the Lovers Lane and Greenville location, last work on Wednesday, March 18, and is now quarantined at home and under medical care. Officials say the employee’s job did not require handling food or…… MORE
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