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JC Penney Eliminates 1,000 Jobs

JC Penney Eliminates 1,000 Jobs

(WBAP/KLIF) — One national retailer will hand out pink slips to around a thousand of its employees.  JC Penney is cutting about 1,000 jobs after the effects of COVID-19. The retailer said Wednesday the eliminated jobs will include corporate, field management and international positions.  The Plano-based company filed for bankruptcy protection in May and plans…MORE

Texas Sees Nearly 10,800 New COVID-19 Infections

Texas Sees Nearly 10,800 New COVID-19 Infections

(WBAP/KLIF) — The Lone Star State reported almost 10,800 new cases of COVID-19 and 110 fatalities, Wednesday.  Nearly 2,200 new cases in the Metroplex were fueled by Dallas county’s 1,055 new infections and Tarrant county’s 857 additional positives. Collin and Denton counties combined to report 285 new cases of the Coronavirus. Those numbers pushed North Texas…MORE

Baby Tinslee Lewis Lawyers File Motion to Allow New Doctor to Treat Her

Baby Tinslee Lewis Lawyers File Motion to Allow New Doctor to Treat Her

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Attorney’s representing the family of a 17-month-old Fort Worth baby are requesting a new doctor to be allowed to treat her. Tinslee Lewis has been on life support at Cook Children’s Medical Center for 10 months and has been hospitalized since birth with severe lung and heart problems. Tinslee has been in…MORE

Fort Worth Voters Support Special Sales Tax that Helps Fund Police Department

Fort Worth Voters Support Special Sales Tax that Helps Fund Police Department

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- During Tuesday’s Primary Runoff Election, Fort Worth Voters approved to renew a long standing sales tax that helps fund the Fort Worth Police Department. This half a cent sales tax will help fund a Crime Control and Prevention District Grant, which funds at least 24% of the department’s budget. This tax will…MORE

Governor Abbott Announces Federal COVID-19 Emergency Funding For Local Governments

Governor Abbott Announces Federal COVID-19 Emergency Funding For Local Governments

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott announced on Wednesday that his Public Safety Office will provide $41 million in federal funds to assist cities and counties throughout the COVID-19 response. These funds come from the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program authorized by the federal Emergency Appropriations for Coronavirus Health Response and Agency Operations Act. The first…MORE