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Metroplex COVID-19 Cases Top 1,600

Metroplex COVID-19 Cases Top 1,600

(WBAP/KLIF) — The Metroplex has topped 16-hundred cases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dallas County now has 831 Coronavirus cases, nearly 3-times as many as any other North Texas county. Judge Clay Jenkins reported the new numbers during a Thursday night press conference.  jenkins also reported 100 new cases for the second day in a row. Tarrant…MORE

Former Dallas Chief to Lead Chicago Police Department

Former Dallas Chief to Lead Chicago Police Department

CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she selected former Dallas police Chief David Brown to be the next police superintendent of the nation’s third-largest city. Lightfoot introduced Brown during a Thursday afternoon news conference. Brown has more than 30 years in law enforcement and was the police chief in Dallas before his 2016…MORE

North Texans Brave Long Lines for Food Boxes as Unemployment Rises

North Texans Brave Long Lines for Food Boxes as Unemployment Rises

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – North Texans braved long lines on Thursday to receive help from the North Texas Food Bank as the economy continues to feel the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Cars lined up for miles outside Fair Park as box after box of food donations were unloaded off a truck and handed out to…MORE

DFW Surpasses 1,500 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases

DFW Surpasses 1,500 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases

DALLAS/FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) –  The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the DFW metroplex has surpassed 1,500. Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 100 additional positive cases on Thursday, bringing the total case count in Dallas County to 831. That’s nearly three-times as many cases than any other county in North Texas. The 16th and 17th deaths…MORE

Department of Justice Makes $850 Million Available to Help Public Safety Agencies Amid COVID-19

Department of Justice Makes $850 Million Available to Help Public Safety Agencies Amid COVID-19

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The U.S. Department of Justice is making $850 million available to help public safety agencies respond to the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19. The Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program, authorized by the recent stimulus legislation signed by President Trump, will allow eligible state and local governments to apply immediately for these…MORE