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Tarrant County Implements Strict Closures: Bars, Dine-In Restaurants, Theatres and Gyms

Tarrant County Implements Strict Closures: Bars, Dine-In Restaurants, Theatres and Gyms

TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF)- Tarrant County has followed suit with Dallas county, prohibiting all dine in restaurants, gyms, entertainment venues and bars to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The county has ordered a reduction in the number of people at gatherings to either 50% occupancy or 125. However, Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price is taking it…MORE

Governor Abbott in Tarrant County, Addressing Procedures Following COVID-19 Death of Arlington Retirement Center Resident

Governor Abbott in Tarrant County, Addressing Procedures Following COVID-19 Death of Arlington Retirement Center Resident

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Governor Greg Abbott is in Arlington addressing the first death of COVID-19 in Tarrant County, the second death in North Texas. Abbott said they’re testing everyone at the Texas Masonic Retirement Center in Arlington, where 77-year-old resident Patrick James died from the Coronavirus. “We are conducting a full trace of all movement of…MORE

Trump Invokes Emergency Authority; Big 3 Automakers Closing

Trump Invokes Emergency Authority; Big 3 Automakers Closing

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday moved to invoke a federal law that allows the government to marshal the private sector to fight the coronavirus epidemic, as the economic damage mounted with word that Detroit’s Big Three automakers agreed to shut down all their factories to protect workers. On a day of head-spinning…MORE

Covid-19 Death Reported in Collin County

Covid-19 Death Reported in Collin County

MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) –  A Collin County man has died of coronavirus. It’s the first Covid-19 death in the county and the second in North Texas. Collin County health officials were notified that the patient was a 64 year-old Plano man who died at a local hospital on Tuesday. The positive test was confirmed after he died.…MORE