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Blue Angels to Fly Over DFW Metroplex to Salute Front Line Workers

Blue Angels to Fly Over DFW Metroplex to Salute Front Line Workers

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – In a show of national solidarity, the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, will flyover Dallas/Fort Worth on Wednesday, May 6, starting near McKinney at 11 a.m. According to Bell Fort Worth Alliance Air Show, the flyover will last about 35 minutes and is part of multiple flyovers across the nation…MORE

Supreme Court Holds First Arguments by Phone

Supreme Court Holds First Arguments by Phone

WASHINGTON (AP) – It’s been a morning of firsts for the Supreme Court: the first time audio of the court’s arguments was heard live by the world and the first arguments by telephone. The changes are a result of the coronavirus pandemic, which has made holding courtroom sessions unsafe. The experiment that began Monday could…MORE

Denton County Transportation Authority Receives $23.4 Million through the CARES Act

Denton County Transportation Authority Receives $23.4 Million through the CARES Act

LEWISVILLE (WBAP/KLIF)- The Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) was recently awarded $23.4 million through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed by President Donald Trump on March 27, 2020. The funds in the federal stimulus package require no local match and can be applied to expenditures incurred beginning January 20, 2020, with…MORE

Donate to Over 3,000 North Texas Nonprofits For Giving Tuesday Now to Help those Impacted by COVID-19

Donate to Over 3,000 North Texas Nonprofits For Giving Tuesday Now to Help those Impacted by COVID-19

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- With many nonprofits seeing an increase in demand for critical services and cancellations of in-person fundraising opportunities, all  North Texas nonprofit organizations are reeling from the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In collaboration with the global #GivingTuesdayNow campaign, Communities Foundation of Texas’ North Texas Giving Day, the Dallas Cowboys, and the United Way…MORE

Churches Hold In-Person Sunday Services

Churches Hold In-Person Sunday Services

(WBAP/KLIF) — About 70 parishioners donning face coverings visited mass at the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth, Sunday. According to Bishop Michael F. Olson, church members were required to maintain a 6-foot distance from others. In Grapevine, the nondenominational fellowship church also held services. Pastor Ed Young preached that gathering is essential and required worshipers…MORE