DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Mayor of Dallas is targeting entrepreneurship as a way for the city’s economy to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. “We want this economy to lead the nation in the recovery from COVID-19,” said Mayor Eric Johnson. “That’s going to help us get out of the pandemic faster and recover economically, quicker.”…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- As temperatures are expected to drop below freezing tonight the City of Dallas, local homeless shelters and churches are making sure thousands of unsheltered homeless have a warm place to sleep. “In Dallas, on any given night, there’s 10,000 homeless people when we only have 2,300 shelter beds so the vast majority have…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A continued rise in covid-19 hospitalizations could bring more COVID-19 restrictions to North Texas. Per Governor Abbott’s executive order, bars must close and other businesses reduce capacity to 50% if the the COVID-19 hospitalization rate in a particular trauma service area stays above 15% for seven days. Dallas County Medical Director Phil…… MORE
Plano, TX (WBAP/KLIF) _ It’s not clear where its new corporate headquarters will be located, but J.C. Penney has left its massive space in Plano as part of its bankruptcy filing. Officials filed notice on Friday that it rejected its lease and abandoned the building. The Dallas Morning News reports that most of Penney’s corporate…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Reunion Tower has released its schedule of holiday events for December, which culminates with the New Year’s Eve fireworks show. Reunion Tower and Hunt Realty Investments, Inc. are collaborating to bring a Texas-sized New Year’s Eve event to Dallas for the fifth year in a row. The only 360-degree, panoramic fireworks spectacular…… MORE