DALLAS (AP) – Texas courts have been hit with a ransomware attack that took down the website and case management systems for the state’s appellate and high courts. The Office of Court Administration says the attack on the courts’ network and servers began overnight and was discovered by staff Friday morning. It says staff limited…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) — Police have arrested two people after finding a 6-year-old boy locked in a shed in Dallas. Esmeralda Lira, 53, and Jose Balderas, 66, were booked into the Dallas County jail on child endangerment charges. Bonds are set at $100,000 each. Court records state both are Mexican citizens and were in the United…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Metroplex accounts for 30% of the Coronavirus cases in Texas. Of the over 41,000 positive cases of COVID-19 in the Lone Star State, more than 12,000 are in D-F-W. Dallas county reports over 6,300 infected patients, Tarrant more than 3,800, while Collin and Denton counties are approaching a thousand each. Nearly 350…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Amid the Coronavirus pandemic Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson provided an update on the city’s status in the fight against the virus. Johnson touched on the topic of how the virus is disproportionately affecting lower class communities nationwide. “We have to make sure all of our communities have access to testing that we…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Fort Worth Neighborhood Services Department is accepting applications for several programs to assist residents with housing and other household expenses during COVID-19. Victor Turner, Director of the Fort Worth Neighborhood Services Department, said the City of Fort Worth has allocated $15.4 million in CARES Act funds to assist residents. That amount…… MORE