Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Nursing home patients trying unproven virus drug in Texas
Search AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says about 30 nursing home residents near Houston who tested positive for the coronavirus are receiving treatment with an anti-malaria drug not yet o...
Apr 07, 2020
New Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Options Available to Tarrant County Residents
(Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Tarrant County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Tarrant County has four new coronavirus drive-through test sites for residents. They’re operated by urgent care...
Apr 07, 2020
Minnie’s Food Pantry In Plano With An Urgent Call For Help Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – As the Easter holiday approaches, Minnie’s Food Pantry’ in Plano is asking for the public’s help during the coronavirus pandemic. Founder Cheryl Jacks...
Apr 06, 2020
Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce Hosting Virtual Events to Help Businesses Affected by COVID-19
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce is providing virtual events for businesses needing resources amid COVID-19. There’s a whole schedule of events this week so local busin...
Apr 06, 2020
State and Local Leaders Assessing Medical Supplies Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Twenty-one hospitals have reported ventilator and bed capacity numbers this week to Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson’s office. Dallas hospitals are required to report the inf...
Apr 06, 2020
Dallas ISD Superintendent Gives Update on District’s Response to COVID-19
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Dallas ISD Superintendent provides an update for the district regarding COVID-19. Superintendent Michael Hinojosa says while a decision to close schools for the remainder of the ye...
Apr 06, 2020
National Guard on the Front Lines in North Texas to Fight Hunger
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – Members of the Texas National Guard arrived in Plano to assist the North Texas Food Bank in feeding the community's most needy people. According to the North Texas Food Bank,...
Apr 06, 2020
Tarrant County Megachurch Pastor Says He’ll ‘Blow the Stinkin Virus Away’
Tarrant County (WBAP/KLIF) A fiery message from a Tarrant County megachurch pastor who summoned the "wind of God" to destroy the novel coronavirus during a recent sermon. : “COVID19 (CoVID19) [b...
Apr 06, 2020
Medstar EMT’s Feeling the Strain of Coronavirus
(WBAP/KLIF) — The onset of Coronavirus has intensified the danger zone for first-responders. Among those on the front lines, EMT personnel have a high risk of infection. Matt Zavadsky with Medst...
Apr 06, 2020
Over 2,100 Cases of Coronavirus Surge in Metroplex
(WBAP/KLIF) — COVID-19 continues to spread throughout North Texas. Dallas County still leads the way in the number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in the Metroplex with 2,121 infected people. Tar...
Apr 06, 2020
