Parker County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A Fort Worth man convicted in the quadruple intoxication manslaughter deaths of 4 Brock High School students in 1998 was released from prison last month, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 62-year old Ricky Carter had been sentenced to four 20-year sentences; he was released on November 7th after serving…… MORE
Zekeless Cowboys Beat the 49ers, Still In Playoffs Hunt
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Tony Pollard and the Dallas Cowboys gave Ezekiel Elliott a reason to come back next week after the two-time rushing champion missed a game because of injury for the first time in his career. Pollard ran for two touchdowns with Elliott sidelined by a calf issue he’s been battling for weeks,…… MORE
Dallas County Reports Hundreds of New Coronavirus Cases in One Day (Sunday)
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas County Reported More than eleven hundred new positive coronavirus cases on Sunday, with 30 additional deaths. So far, more than 1400 Dallas County residents have died as a result of the virus. The county also reported 788 confirmed cases and 355 probable cases. Over the past 30 days, 780 K-12…… MORE
Lawmakers Reach Agreement: COVID-19 Relief Money On The Way For Many Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) – Top negotiators in Congress have sealed a deal on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package. Lawmakers announced the agreement Sunday after days of negotiations. The agreement would establish a temporary $300 per week supplemental jobless benefits and $600 direct stimulus payments to most Americans, along with a fresh round of…… MORE
New and More Transmissible Covid 19 Virus in the UK and South Africa; Europe Responds
ASSOCIATED PRESS – (WBAP/KLIF) – A flurry of activity is underway at European borders now, as a new and much more highly transmissible strain of Covid 19 is ravaging Southern England, London proper, and sickening thousands more in South Africa. To that end, France joins other nations including Belgium, Italy, and the Netherlands, in prohibiting…… MORE
The Pandemic Remains Out Of Control In Texas
Houston (AP) – Texas has surpassed 25,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, the second highest total in the country. State health officials reported 272 new deaths on Saturday linked to COVID-19. That brings Texas’ death toll to 25,226 overall. Cases of COVID-19 and virus-related hospitalizations continue to rise in the state. On Saturday, the state…… MORE
Special Election Fills State Senate Seat
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A state legislator has won a state senate runoff against Dallas hair salon owner Shelley Luther. Representative Drew Springer who was backed by Governor Greg Abbott defeated fellow Republican Shelly Luther who was jailed in May for defying the governor’s coronavirus restrictions. Turnout in Saturday’s special election was low. Governor Abbott reportedly…… MORE
California’s Semifinal College Football Bowl Game Will Be Played In Texas.
Arlington (WBAP/KLIF) – California state health restrictions won’t allow the Rose Bowl to have fans attend the game in person during that state’s resurgent pandemic, so the organizers of the college football playoffs announced Saturday night the Rose Bowl game will be relocated to the home of the Dallas Cowboys, AT&T Stadium in Arlington. It…… MORE
Texas Investigation into Officer Shooting Killing a Young African American Man.
TEXAS CITY – Associated Press (WBAP/KLIF) – A private autopsy on the body of a 22 year old man shot dead at the hands of police appears to show the man died of a single gunshot to his back. 22 year old Joshua Feast died December 9th, reportedly shot by La Marque police officer Jose…… MORE
More Than A Dozen Families Held at Texas Immigration Center Allegedly About to Be Deported
HOUSTON (AP) – Lawyers say the U.S. government is preparing to deport more than a dozen children and their parents held at a Texas immigration detention center, including a 4-year-old girl with a broken arm that requires surgery. Medical records show that doctors at the Dilley, Texas, detention center diagnosed the girl with a fracture…… MORE
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