Newsom taps California Election Chief Padilla for US Senate

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed Secretary of State Alex Padilla as the state’s next U.S. senator. He will fill the seat being vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Padilla is the child of Mexican immigrants and will be California’s first Latino senator. His appointment gives a new level of representation…MORE

Nearly $1T COVID Aid Bill Sent to Presdient Trump; U.S. is Not Among Countries Banning Flights from the UK

Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – In Congress, negotiators have reached agreement on a new round of pandemic aid that would establish a temporary $300 per week supplemental jobless benefits and $600 direct stimulus payments to most Americans, along with a fresh round of subsidies for hard-hit businesses and funding for schools, health care providers, and renters facing eviction. …MORE

Virus Rules Not Enforced. Grieving Texas Family Asks Why

ABILENE, Texas (AP) — In the weeks that Mark Riggs went from feeling worn down before Thanksgiving to dying of COVID-19 last Monday, only six calls about people not wearing face coverings rolled into the Abilene Police Department. Even though defiance of Texas’ mask mandate is easy to find here. When Riggs checked into the hospital, a…MORE

Local Pharmacies Receive Covid-19 Vaccine Shipments for Long-Term Care Facility Residents, Staff

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF)- Governor Greg Abbott announced that Texas will participate in the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program, a federal program to vaccinate residents and staff of long-term care facilities against COVID-19. The program is free of charge to facilities and sends staff and Pfizer vaccines from partnering Walgreens and CVS locations to these facilities…MORE

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