Dallas (AP) – Texas health officials report more than 3,900 new cases of COVID-19, as the disease caused by the novel coronavirus continues to put pressure on hospital systems around the state. State health authorities reported more than 8,500 Texans hospitalized with COVID-19 Saturday, roughly in line with the Friday count. The Texas Department of…… MORE
Amarillo Mayor and Her Husband Test Positive For COVID-19
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) – A Texas Panhandle mayor who’s battling cancer and whose city is dealing with a surge in coronavirus cases has announced she and her husband have tested positive for COVID-19. Amarillo Mayor Ginger Nelson said Wednesday her husband tested positive last week. Nelson got an initial negative test but after her symptoms…… MORE
NWS: It Was a Tornado That Hit Arlington Tuesday Night
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – The National Weather Service says a survey team has found that damage in the Texas city of Arlington was caused by a tornado that struck Tuesday night. Officials say the severe weather caused seven structures to collapse and displaced 75 families. Authorities say three people were taken to hospitals with minor…… MORE
Texas State Football Player Shot and Killed, According to Police
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Officials say Texas State defensive back Khambrail Winters has been fatally shot and two men have been arrested and charged in the killing. The San Marcos Police Department says officers responded to calls of shots fired at the Lodge Apartments in San Marcos on Tuesday evening after what witnesses described as…… MORE
The Dallas Cowboys Next Game Has Been Postponed
Baltimore (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Cowboys scheduled game with the Baltimore Ravens has been postponed. The two teams were going to face each other Thursday, December 3, but that game has had to be rescheduled because of a COVID-19 outbreak inside the Ravens’ organization. The Ravens have a dozen players on the COVID-19 reserve list,…… MORE
North Texas Residents Avoid Unemployment Benefit Work Search Requirements
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Workforce Commission announced in October that it would reinstate on November 1 its usual three-per-week work searches demand for those receiving unemployment benefits, but it didn’t happen in north Texas. Local Workforce boards have the power to reduce or remove the work search requirement depending on how severe COVID-19 is…… MORE
737 MAX Headed Back to the Skies Next Month
(WBAP/KLIF) — The 737 MAX is scheduled to return to the skies next month. After a 20-month grounding following two deadly crashes, Boeing modified software and hardware on the plane. Now, American Airlines is set to fly the 737 MAX on December 29th between Miami and New York. Henry Harteveldt of Atmosphere Research Group says…… MORE
Fort Worth ISD & Tarrant Area Food Bank Continue Large Scale Food Distribution through January 2021
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth ISD will continue to work with the Tarrant Area Food Bank and open the gates to Herman Clark Stadium each Friday morning through January 29 for the food banks Mega Mobile Market. The Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB) has been providing meals to families since September 4, 2020, at the Mega…… MORE
US Appeals Court Rejects Trump Appeal over Pennsylvania Race
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A federal appeals court in Philadelphia has rejected President Donald Trump’s latest effort to challenge the election results in a case that could reach the U.S. Supreme Court if Trump appeals. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals echoed a string of other courts in finding his campaign offered no evidence of…… MORE
Trump Acknowledges He Will Leave White House if Biden Wins Electoral College
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump still won’t bring himself to concede the election. But he’s now acknowledging he will leave the White House if Biden’s win is affirmed by the Electoral College, which is firmly on track to do just that in a few weeks. Trump took questions from reporters Thursday for the first…… MORE
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