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Gruesome Details Released in Vanessa Guillan Disappearance Case

Gruesome Details Released in Vanessa Guillan Disappearance Case

KILLEEN, TX (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- More information on how a Ft. Hood soldier was murdered has been released after a second suspect has been identified. 22-year-old Cecily Auigilar has been identified as the civilian suspect and has been charged with one count of conspiracy to tamper with evidence. She is now being held at the Bell County Jail.…MORE

Dallas County Predicting Over 1,000 New COVID-19 Cases on Friday

Dallas County Predicting Over 1,000 New COVID-19 Cases on Friday

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Dallas County health officials believe the number of new cases will rise significantly on Friday. On Thursday, the county reported a record high of 708 new COVID-19 cases with seven new deaths. This brings the total number of cases to 22,590 with 387 deaths. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins is urging people…MORE

Texas Governor Issues Statewide Mask Order to Fight COVID-19

Texas Governor Issues Statewide Mask Order to Fight COVID-19

Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered that face coverings must be worn in public across most of the state. The move announced Thursday is a dramatic ramp up of the Republican governor’s efforts to control spiking numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. Abbott had pushed Texas’ aggressive reopening…MORE

Galveston Mayor Closes City Beaches Fourth of July Weekend Amid Surge in COVID-19 Cases

Galveston Mayor Closes City Beaches Fourth of July Weekend Amid Surge in COVID-19 Cases

GALVESTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Anyone thinking of hitting the beaches in Galveston for the Fourth of July weekend needs to make an alternate plan. Galveston Mayor Jim Yarbrough decided to close all city beaches over the holiday to prevent overcrowding as COVID-19 cases continue to surge statewide. The closure begins at Friday at 5 a.m. and…MORE

Dallas Police Association Calls New Video Release Policy “Misguided”

Dallas Police Association Calls New Video Release Policy “Misguided”

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) -Dallas’ largest Police Association is calling the department’s new Video Release Policy “misguided.” Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall said this week that video of all Officer involved shootings and encounters that lead to injury or death would be released in 72 hours. The announcement comes amid recent protest and national outcry over Police…MORE

Addison’s Kaboom Town to be Streamed with Rising Coronavirus Cases

Addison’s Kaboom Town to be Streamed with Rising Coronavirus Cases

ADDISON (WBAP/KLIF) -Addison’s Kaboom Town is still set for Friday night but the way you watch the show will be a little different. With a rising number of COVID-19 cases in North Texas, fireworks in this year’s show will be shot off from an undisclosed out of town location. The only way to watch, on…MORE

The Latest: Trump: Economy ‘Roaring Back’ After Jobs Report

The Latest: Trump: Economy ‘Roaring Back’ After Jobs Report

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump says the positive jobs report Thursday shows the U.S. economy is “roaring back” from the coronavirus. U.S. employers added a substantial 4.8 million jobs in June and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1% as the job market improved for the second straight month. However, the economy remains far short of…MORE

Houston Hospital Numbers Strike Fear In Citizens

Houston Hospital Numbers Strike Fear In Citizens

(WBAP/KLIF) — Houston area officials are criticizing a change in the way local hospitals are reporting intensive care unit capacity during the pandemic. But the Texas Medical Center says the change was done to provide more accurate information and reassure the public that ICU beds were not running out. The change came after the medical…MORE

US Adds 4.8 Million Jobs as Unemployment Falls to 11.1%

US Adds 4.8 Million Jobs as Unemployment Falls to 11.1%

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a substantial 4.8 million jobs in June, and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1%, as the job market improved for a second straight month, yet still remained far short of regaining the colossal losses it suffered this spring. The nation has now recovered roughly one-third of the 22 million…MORE

ICE Detainees in Texas Ordered Released

ICE Detainees in Texas Ordered Released

(WBAP/KLIF) — The U.S. Government is at odds over a federal court decision that orders the release of immigrant parents detained with their children.  Wednesday’s court decision set a deadline for children, including some infants, to be freed. However, the trump administration argued judge dolly gee’s findings were “insufficient” to prove that it had to…MORE