DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Fifteen Dallas hospitals on Thursday reported ventilator and bed capacity numbers to Mayor Eric Johnson’s office, according to the City of Dallas. Dallas hospitals are required to report the information pursuant to the City of Dallas emergency regulations enacted by Mayor Johnson during the local state of disaster. The reporting requirements are meant to…… MORE
U.S. (Associated Press) – The job numbers are out for March and paint a grim picture of the economic outlook in the United States due to the coronavirus outbreak. Employers cut 701,000 jobs ending a 10-year streak of hiring. The unemployment rate jumped to 4.4% from a 50-year low of 3.5%. Analysts predict last months…… MORE
Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The U.S. Small Business Administration website is live for small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 crisis to apply for emergency loans. The application process can also be completed on local chambers of commerce websites, according to Trey Bowles with The Dallas Entrepreneurs Center (The DEC). Bowles strongly suggests that business owners…… MORE
UPDATED 5:34AM: Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas police say two girls who were the subject of an Amber Alert last night were found safe around overnight. The Amber Alert was for two sisters, ages 2 and 3 who were in the back seat of a car when it was stolen; a third child, believed to be…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) –Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins,Thursday, announced new orders for the county’s emergency declaration. The new precautions have been included to assist out of work families and limit COVID-19 exposure Dallas County capped late fees for rent at $15 a month, added safety rules for manufacturers and distributors, and required essential business employees to work from…… MORE