(DALLAS) – WBAP/KLIF – Dallas County today reported ten additional deaths related to the Covid 19 virus, and 249 additional cases. Tarrant County today reports 5 new deaths and 171 new cases of the new corona virus. That is the highest number of new cases in the county since the pandemic began. Collin County reported…… MORE
University of Texas at Arlington Plans or On-Campus Instruction and Residential Life for Fall Semester
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- As the University of Texas at Arlington concludes the spring 2020 semester and enters the summer term, online, UTA is planning and preparing for the safe start of on-campus instruction and residential life in the fall semester, while implementing health and safety precautions to minimize the spread of COVID-19. The University is working on…… MORE
US Unemployment Surges to a Depression-era Level of 14.7%
WASHINGTON (AP) – The coronavirus crisis has sent the U.S. unemployment rate surging to 14.7%, a level last seen when the country was in the throes of the Depression and President Franklin D. Roosevelt was assuring Americans that the only thing to fear was fear itself. The Labor Department said Friday that 20.5 million jobs…… MORE
AARP Foundation Provides Resources, Tips for Unemployed Workers 50+
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The AARP Foundation is offering help to older workers looking to get back to work and accessing financial benefits. According to the U.S. Labor Department, another 3.8 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits during the week ending April 25. In the previous six weeks, more than 30 million Americans filed unemployment insurance claims,…… MORE
DCTA Implements Service Changes Due to COVID-19, Effective May 11
LEWISVILLE (WBAP/KLIF)-Effective Monday, May 11, The Denton County Transportation Authority will implement service updates that will affect Denton Connect Bus, UNT Campus Shuttles, Lewisville Lakeway On-Demand and Access in response to the COVID-19. Below are key May 2020 service changes DCTA riders should keep in mind to plan their essential travel in advance: The DCTA Denton…… MORE