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Dallas Arboretum Announces Reopening Plan

Dallas Arboretum Announces Reopening Plan

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Arboretum will reopen June 1st with new guidelines for visitors. The arboretum will reopen for advanced time ticketing. Reservations will be for four hours and visitors will be given colored wristbands which indicate the exit time. Groups will be limited to five people and groups must maintain social distancing from…MORE

Governor Abbott Announces Phase Two of Reopening in Texas

Governor Abbott Announces Phase Two of Reopening in Texas

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Monday that phase 2 of reopening from the coronavirus pandemic can officially begin in the Lone Star State. Abbott said testing has seriously increased across the state, including in high risk locations like nursing homes, jails, and meat packing plants. With more tests, the Governor stressed…MORE

Mother, Daughter Killed in Apparent Murder Suicide

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Police standoff ended in tragedy today near the Redbird area of Dallas. According to the Dallas Police Department, a mother and her 8-year-old daughter are dead after an apparent murder suicide at a home on Highcrest Drive early Monday morning. “These kinds of scenarios are the absolute worst,” Dallas Police Chief…MORE

Food Trucks Return to Klyde Warren Park in Dallas

Food Trucks Return to Klyde Warren Park in Dallas

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Food trucks will return to Klyde Warren Park in Dallas today. It’s the first time patrons can enjoy dining al fresco at the popular Uptown destination since it closed due to COVID-19 back in March. According to the park’s Facebook page, vendors will alternate weeks so that each truck can operate under…MORE

Florida Man Who Thought COVID-19 Was ‘Fake’ Gets Seriously Ill; Wife on Ventilator

Florida Man Who Thought COVID-19 Was ‘Fake’ Gets Seriously Ill; Wife on Ventilator

Jupiter, Florida (WBAP/KLIF) – A Jupiter, Florida man battling COVID-19 in Florida admits that he used to believe the pandemic was being blown out of proportion. But, after he and his wife were hospitalized with serious infections, he’s urging people to take coronavirus seriously. After going public with his story, Brian Lee Hitchens on WPTV-TV in…MORE