(WBAP/KLIF) — The Coronavirus has now taken the lives of more than one thousand North Texans. With 53 deaths over the last two days, the Metroplex now has 1,016 COVID-19 related deaths. The surge caused a slight uptick in the mortality rate which rose from 1.2% to 1.3%. Dallas county has over 44,000 cases and…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Southwest Airlines says it won’t allow health waivers to its face-mask rule. Only children under 2 will be exempt from the requirement to cover their mouth and nose during flights. Meanwhile, Delta Air Lines said Thursday that it will expand its coronavirus testing of employees to include at-home tests. Air travel has…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Daily deaths from coronavirus infections in the official Texas count fell from record levels to the third-biggest total the state recorded Thursday. New confirmed cases reported to the state also fell. State health officials Thursday reported 173 deaths linked to COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus. That was down…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- As the Coronavirus pandemic continues Dallas ISD has made a big decision for the upcoming school year. On Thursday, Dallas ISD trustees voted to push the start of the school year back to September 8th. Students and parents will then have a choice between in-person or online learning. The Dallas ISD Board…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- A popular Dallas street might see a name change in the near future. Nearly two years after 26-year-old Botham Jean was killed by off-duty police officer Amber Guyger, several Dallas city council members submitted a request to change the name of South Lamar Street to Botham Jean Boulevard. The street, which stretches from…… MORE