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The number of COVID-19 cases in Texas keeps growing

The number of COVID-19 cases in Texas keeps growing

Dallas County reported 263 new coronavirus cases Sunday. That’s 11 straight days with more than 200 cases each, and brings the countywide total to more than 12,000. Health officials also reported two more deaths in Dallas County: an Irving man in his 20s, and a Dallas woman in her 90s. Tarrant County reported two more…MORE

Jailors in Fort Worth not negligent in jail birth

Jailors in Fort Worth not negligent in jail birth

Fort Worth (AP) – Authorities say an inmate at a Fort Worth jail who gave birth alone in her cell without any guards noticing had been checked on regularly. The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office says an investigation into the May 17 delivery found no wrongdoing by the correctional officers who were on duty. The baby…MORE

Black Texas lawmakers want more virus information

Black Texas lawmakers want more virus information

Dallas (AP) – Black lawmakers in Texas say the state is falling short in addressing their pleas for better racial data, and efforts to decrease COVD-19’s toll on black Americans. The Dallas Morning News reports that black lawmakers have asked for a task force, and a more accurate count of the disease’s impact on black…MORE

Irving Police Issue Amber Alert for 7-month-old

Irving Police Issue Amber Alert for 7-month-old

IRVING (WBAP/KLIF) – An Amber Alert has been issued at the request of the Irving Police Department. Irving police are looking for Serenity Berry, a 7-month-old black baby girl. Serenity was last seen wearing a white onesie when she was taken from the 2900 block W. Pioneer by her mother, Jocelyn Nicole Bridges, according to…MORE

Arlington Assisted Living Facility Hit Hard by COVID-19

Arlington Assisted Living Facility Hit Hard by COVID-19

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- An assisted living facility in Arlington has been hit hard by COVID-19. 44 people in connections to the Meadowbrook Memory Care Community in Arlington have tested positive for Coronavirus, nine more still waiting on results. Of those that tested positive 30 are residents and 14 are employees. The Arlington Fire Department began…MORE

North Dallas Hair Salon Works To Find Safe Covid-Proof Operations

North Dallas Hair Salon Works To Find Safe Covid-Proof Operations

DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – A north Dallas salon owner on Midway Road may have found a way to serve customers while everyone involved safe from Covid 19 transmission. A bevy of safety steps is now in place toward that goal. Salon 13500 owner Joyce Cummings meets masked customers with appointments at the entry doors, asking…MORE

Dallas County official believes we are re-opening our way to disaster

Dallas County official believes we are re-opening our way to disaster

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins believes the on going re-opening of Texas is going to cause a tsunami of new COVID-19 cases. Appearing Sunday on WFAA-TV’s “Inside Texas Politics,” Jenkins said a new computer model by U.T. Southwestern predicts the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Dallas County will soon almost triple:…MORE

Missing Nebraska inmate arrested in Texas

Missing Nebraska inmate arrested in Texas

Lincoln, Neb. (WBAP/KLIF) – A missing Nebraska prison inmate has been captured in Texas after a police pursuit. Brandon Britton was arrested after a 6 mile pursuit by officers in Franklin County. He now faces Texas charges of felony evading arrest, and a list of misdemeanors. Britton left the Community Corrections Center-Lincoln, Nebraska in May.…MORE

North Texas Covid Numbers in for Saturday June 06, 2020

North Texas Covid Numbers in for Saturday June 06, 2020

DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Tarrant County has announced two additional deaths believed related to the Covid 19 virus, and 88 new cases on Saturday.  Denton County reports no deaths but 19 new cases of the Coronavirus. Dallas County still leads North Texas in numbers of infections and has been breaking records for the past several…MORE

East Texas Evacuations As Tropical Storm Cristobal Nears

East Texas Evacuations As Tropical Storm Cristobal Nears

DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF –  Evacuations of some homes and businesses in East Texas have begun with an enormous amount of rainfall and flooding possible as weatHer-heavy Tropical Storm Cristobal moves north across the Gulf of Mexico, with expected landfall near New Orleans late Sunday. The storm is then expected to move a little northwest toward…MORE