NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack are among several major retailers reopening their stores statewide today. In a recent statement, the company said it plans to reopen stores in a “phased, market-by-market approach where allowed by local authorities and with the health and with the health and safety of employees, customers as…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday ordered coronavirus testing for all Texas nursing home residents and staff after the White House urged the nation’s governors to do so as deaths mount nationwide. The directive by Abbott, a Republican, to state health officials came hours after Vice President Mike Pence, who leads the…… MORE
New York (WBAP/KLIF) – New York’s Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo said his state is investigating the 85 cases of a coronavirus-related illness that is impacting children and has symptoms similar to toxic shock- syndrome instead of the usual COVID-19 symptoms. Cuomo said during a news conference Sunday: “Its symptoms are similar to toxic shock-like syndrome…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A threatening Facebook rant against having to wear a mask got a Dallas law firm employee canned from his job. 52-year old Kevin Bain’s post referenced a Whole Foods store in Highland Park, saying that any business that insists he wear a mask, “will get told to kiss my corona [expletive], and…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Federal Medical Center, a federal prison in Fort Worth is seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website, 636 FMC inmates tested positive for COVID-19, which is a little over 40% of the prison’s total population. The website also states 5 inmates have died and 4…… MORE