HOUSTON (AP) — Texas is scheduled to get more than 520,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine this week, more than state officials said they had originally expected to receive Texas Department of State Health Services officials said the boost in doses is due to two factors: a 30% increase in the Moderna vaccine that’s being…… MORE
Coronavirus Cases For Texas Still Showing an Upward Trend
Austin (AP) – Texas health officials report more than 18,000 new or probable coronavirus cases and 332 more deaths due to the illness caused by the virus. The Texas health department on Saturday reported totals of more than 2 million virus cases and 36,320 deaths as a result of COVID-19. Data from Johns Hopkins University…… MORE
Long-Term Care Facilities Left Waiting for Vaccinations
Undated (AP) Frustration is building over the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations at long-term care sites, where some homes still await shots while fending off a virus that can devastate their residents. The major drugstore chains tasked with giving shots in these places are far along in vaccinating nursing home residents and staff. But some other…… MORE
COVID-19 Continues Rampaging Through Texas
Austin (AP) – Texas health officials report more than 18,000 new or probable coronavirus cases and 332 more deaths due to the illness caused by the virus. The Texas health department on Saturday reported totals of more than 2 million virus cases and 36,320 deaths as a result of COVID-19. Data from Johns Hopkins University…… MORE
Major Drug Trafficker Admits Guilt
Newport News, VA (WBAP/KLIF) – Federal authorities say the mastermind behind a large drug trafficking ring that operated in Texas and California as well as in Virginia and North Carolina has pleaded guilty to the charges against him. Forty four year old Ramiro Ramirez-Barreto admitted in a Newport News, Virginia courtroom that he ran a…… MORE
Arlington Police Are Asking For Help
Arlington (WBAP/KLIF) – Arlington Police are asking residents in and around the 900 block of Timberview Lane to check their outdoor surveillance videos for any sign of vehicles driving through the area between 4:00 PM and 4:30 PM Saturday. A hit-and-run driver killed an 80 year old man there who had just stepped outside to…… MORE
Vaccine Shots for 9/11 Prisoners Now On Pause
Washington (AP) – The U.S. is backing off for now on a plan to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to the 40 prisoners held at the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Pentagon chief spokesman John Kirby says in a tweet that the Defense Department will be “pausing” the plan to give the vaccinations to those held…… MORE
Undocumented Man Shot Trying to Cross into the U.S.
Hidalgo, Texas (AP) – The U.S. Customs and Border Protection says a Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man trying to cross the border into the United States in Hidalgo, Texas. The agency says in a news release that the agent was investigating reports of people entering the U.S. illegally near the Hidalgo Port of…… MORE
American Airlines Stock Caught in the Wall Street Wave
Dallas (AP) – American Airlines has seen its stock rise this week as it got caught up in turmoil between small investors and market traders who are betting against the company. With the share price a little higher, American struck a new deal with bankers on Friday to sell more than $1.1 billion in new…… MORE
South Oak Cliff High School Covid Shot Registration Today/Saturday 2-5pm
WBAP/KLIF – Health officials in Dallas County are holding a Covid 19 vaccine registration event today for area residents at South Oak Cliff High School. The event targets area residents because of economic and racial makeup. More homes in this area do not have as many computers and/or internet connections as do other areas of…… MORE
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