DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The number of COVID-19 cases in Collin County rose over the weekend. In a press release, Media Relations Director, Steve Stoler confirms Collin County Health Care Services (CCHCS) reports 14 new COVID-19 cases in Collin County, including four in Plano. The total number of positive cases in Collin County is 901,…… MORE
Murder Charges Laid; 2 Suspects Arrested in the Georgia Shooting of an African American Man
ASSOCIATED PRESS – WBAP/KLIF – Charges of murder are now laid against a white father and son in Georgia; the pair accused of shooting and killing a young African American man as he appeared to jog through their neighborhood, and in video, appeared to be struggling and then shot as he attempted to pass by…… MORE
San Antonio-area priest removed after misconduct allegations
San Antonio (AP) – A Roman Catholic priest has been removed from the pastorate of a suburban San Antonio church after the archdiocese received two allegations of sexual misconduct. The San Antonio archdiocese says Monsignor Carlos Davalos has been removed as pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Helotes and suspended from the…… MORE
New border wall contract awarded
Houston (AP) – The U.S. government has awarded a $275 million border wall contract for construction that would begin in South Texas in January, at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term if he is re-elected. Caddell Construction Company, based in Montgomery, Alabama, won the contract to build 14 miles (22.5 kilometers) of barriers…… MORE
The number of COVID-19 cases statewide is pushing 38,000
Austin (AP) – Texas health officials say the number of COVID-19 related deaths reported in the state increased by 45 on Saturday to a total of 1,049. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 1,251 new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the state’s total number of cases to 37,860. There were 1,219…… MORE
Father of Rock N Roll Little Richard Dies
ASSOCIATED PRESS; ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE – He was known as the flamboyant father of rock and roll; broke barriers of race, music and society, and died at the age of 87 after a long battle with bone cancer. Little Richard, born Richard Wayne Penniman in Macon Georgia in 1932, died Saturday. Little Richard broke barriers and…… MORE
Metroplex Covid-19 Infections Still Rising Across Metroplex
DALLAS) – WBAP/KLIF =- Dallas County on Saturday reported 250 new positive infections of the Covid-19 virus, and 8 additional deaths. Tarrant County Saturday reported 6 additional deaths believed related to complications from the virus, as well as 83 new positiives. Denton County announced no new deaths on Saturday related to coronavirus, but discovered 12…… MORE
Democrats Allegedly Ask Five Unnamed Companies To Give Back Coronavirus Loan Money
WASHINGTON (AP) – House Democrats are demanding that companies return federal dollars that they say were intended for smaller businesses. A Democratic-led subcommittee overseeing coronavirus aid on Friday sent letters to five companies as its first official action. The panel said the companies received loans of $10 million and should not have taken them. That’s…… MORE
Hundreds of Dallas City Employees Will Be Furloughed Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
DALLAS (AP) – Dallas city officials say they are furloughing about 500 employees for 2 1/2 months after the economic crash caused by the coronavirus pandemic decimated city finances. In a letter sent Friday to employees, City Manager T.C. Broadnax said the economic shutdown imposed by the outbreak of COVID-19, the illness caused by the…… MORE
Rockwall resident arrested for Garland murder
Garland (WBAP/KLIF) – A Rockwall man has been arrested for Friday’s killing of a woman in Garland. 33 year old Jessica Watkins was gunned down at a gas station outside an I-30 Walmart while apparently soliciting money from customers at the gas pumps. Witnesses got the license number of the suspect’s car as it drove…… MORE
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