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Huge Layoffs In the Wings for Major Airlines

Huge Layoffs In the Wings for Major Airlines

(WBAP/KLIF) — Airline travel may take two years to return to normal.  Travel demand has dropped to less than 10% of historic levels and the Coronavirus pandemic could cause massive airline industry lay-offs. With the scare of Coronavirus detouring many Americans from travel, the airlines are taking a massive hit. According to airline industry expert…MORE

Call to Release Dallas Salon Owner from Jail Grows Louder

Call to Release Dallas Salon Owner from Jail Grows Louder

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Texans and state leaders are pushing back against a Dallas judge’s decision to jail a local salon owner who refused to close her business amid coronavirus stay at home orders. The Attorney General is calling for Shelley Luther’s immediate release. Chants of “Pardon Shelley” were heard from a crowd in Downtown Dallas on…MORE

Blue Angels Honor North Texas First Responders

Blue Angels Honor North Texas First Responders

NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF) – First responders across DFW were honored Wednesday during a flyover by the Navy’s Blue Angels. The jets have been making special appearances in cities across the country as a way to show appreciation to doctors, nurses and other essential workers during the Coronavirus Pandemic. The Jets were in the metroplex for…MORE

City of Arlington to Distribute 250k Free Protective Masks to Businesses and Restaurant Employees

City of Arlington to Distribute 250k Free Protective Masks to Businesses and Restaurant Employees

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Arlington has partnered with Tarrant County, the Texas Rangers, Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce, Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau and Downtown Arlington Management Corporation to provide protective masks for free to employees at Arlington businesses and restaurants. These 250,000 masks, which will be distributed to businesses on a first-come, first-serve…MORE

North Texas Giving Day Now Raises Over $20 Million to More than 2,500 Local Nonprofits

North Texas Giving Day Now Raises Over $20 Million to More than 2,500 Local Nonprofits

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- North Texas Giving Tuesday Now, the joint giving effort between United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Communities Foundation of Texas, and Dallas Cowboys, closed out 18 hours of philanthropy with nearly 45,000 donors giving more than $20.7 million to more than 2,500 North Texas nonprofits. Additionally, more than 9,400 donors pledged nearly 300,000 volunteer…MORE