(AP) – The Big Ten Conference won’t be playing football this fall because of concerns about COVID-19. The move comes six day after the conference released a revised conference-only schedule that it hoped would help it navigate a fall season with potential COVID-19 disruptions. The Big Ten Conference includes historic programs such as Ohio State, Michigan,…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The city of Fort Worth is looking to turn unused hotel rooms into housing for those facing homelessness due to the coronavirus. Fort Worth Housing Solutions has till December to get this done as the $18.6 million stimulus aid will expire at the end of the year. The money was allocated through the…… MORE
ALLEN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Allen ISD is offering curbside meal service twice a week to its students, K-12, to help struggling families whose children are now learning from home. The service starts Wednesday, August 12th, and will give families meal bundles, two breakfasts and two lunches. This week, the pick up dates are Wednesday and…… MORE
Balch Springs, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in Dallas has upheld the murder conviction and 15-year prison term for former Balch Springs officer Roy Oliver. Oliver is serving 15 years for the 2017 murder of Jordan Edwards. he was a passenger in a car leaving a party police were breaking up.…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday that coronavirus testing in Texas could increase as schools reopen amid a sharp drop-off in the number of tests in recent weeks. Texas has averaged more than 34,000 tests a day over the past week, down from a daily average of more than 60,000 in…… MORE