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COVID-19 diagnoses, deaths continue to climb in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The number of reported illnesses diagnosed as caused by the new coronavirus continued to climb Wednesday, as did the death count. The cases of COVID-19, the illness caused by the ...
Apr 30, 2020
New Jobless Claims Bring Six-Week Total to 30.3-Million People Out of Work
WASHINGTON (AP) – More than 3.8 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the U.S. economy slid further into a crisis that is becoming the most devastating since th...
Apr 30, 2020
Concerns Grow for Inmates Inside Federal Prison in Fort Worth
Photo: Federal Bureau of Prisons FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Recent numbers show that a Fort Worth prison is reporting 20% of the COVID-19 cases inside Federal U.S. prisons. According to the Bureau...
Apr 29, 2020
Fed Signals it will Likely Hold Rates Near Zero for Months
Fed Chair Jerome Powell/CNN File Photo WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve says it will keep its key short-term interest rate near zero for the foreseeable future as part of its extraordinary ...
Apr 29, 2020
Houston Lab Mass Processes FDA-Approved COVID-19 Antibody Test
HOUSTON (AP) – A Houston medical diagnostic lab is now capable of testing thousands of blood samples for coronavirus antibodies. SynerGene Laboratories, a facility owned by Principle Health Syst...
Apr 29, 2020
Dallas Billionaire & Trump Donor Gets Tens of Millions in Loans Meant for Small Business
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas billionaire hotelier whose company was the single largest recipient of COVID19 aid funds meant for small business, says that he “will not return the money.&...
Apr 29, 2020
Governor Abbott Appeals FEMA Denial of Disaster Aid for October Tornadoes
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the State of Texas has appealed the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) denial of Texas’ Major Disaster Declaration reques...
Apr 29, 2020
Salon Owner Willing To Be Jailed For Right to Work
(WBAP/KLIF) — A salon owner is willing to go to jail for the right to run her business. Salon A La Mode owner Shelley Luther re-opened her North Dallas business a week ago citing financial reaso...
Apr 29, 2020
COVID-19 Death Toll Nearing 200, Including 17-year old
(WBAP/KLIF) — After reporting 233 newly-infected residents, the Metroplex is nearing 6,800 COVID-19 cases. Dallas County erupted with 135 new cases of Coronavirus and reported a county-wide tota...
Apr 28, 2020
North Texans Urge Immediate Reopening at Dallas Rally
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – While some critics of Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s phased approach to reopen the state say it’s too soon, others believe it’s not quick enough. Demonstrati...
Apr 28, 2020
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