Dallas County Reports More than 1,000 New COVID-19 Cases for Third Straight Day

DALLAS COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- North Texas COVID-19 numbers continue to rise. Tarrant county on Sunday reported 585 new cases of COVID-19 and three deaths. Collin county with 112 and Denton county with 59 newly confirmed cases bringing their combined county totals to nearly 4800. Dallas county reports quadruple digits for the third day in a…MORE

Plano Fire Work Show Sparks Brush Fire

PLANO (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- A Plano fire work show caused brush fires late Saturday night just south of the Plano Convention Center. The two fires began almost 20 minutes into the All American 4th Fire Work Show in the area of Jupiter road and Parker road after a 6 inch mortar exploded in its launching tube, setting off other…MORE

Austin Mayor Considering New Stay-at-Home Order

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- The capital of Texas continues to be a hot spot for COVID-19 and now the positivity rate in Austin is the highest in the country. Mayor Steve Adler is now considering a 35-day stay-at-home order in order to lower the spread. “So we can get a restart a second chance on how you open…MORE

Irving Police Involved in a Deadly 4th of July Shootout

(WBAP/KLIF) — Irving police were involved in a deadly 4th of July shootout, Saturday morning. Police officers were called at approximately 10:00 am to a home near the Irving Heights neighborhood where a man had reportedly shot his wife. When police arrived they found a woman with a gunshot wound, while her husband had fled…MORE

Metroplex Nearly Tops 45,000 Coronavirus Cases

(WBAP/KLIF) — The Independence Day Holiday brought almost 1,300 new positive cases of Coronavirus to North Texas.  Dallas county reported just over 1,100 new cases and 2 additional deaths, bringing the total case count to near 25,000 with 395 fatalities. Denton county reported 95 newly confirmed cases, pushing the county total to nearly 3,300 with…MORE

Caller Reportedly Tells Greg Abbott to Have National Guard “Shoot To Kill” Amid June Protests

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A conservative power broker told Texas’ governor to have National Guard troops “shoot to kill” amid protests last month against racial injustice and police brutality. The Texas Tribune reports that Steve Hotze left that message in a voicemail to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s chief of staff on the weekend of June…MORE

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