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Suspect Killed After Shooting Sheriff’s Deputy

Suspect Killed After Shooting Sheriff’s Deputy

(WBAP/KLIF) — Authorities say a suspect being pursued by sheriff’s deputies in West Texas was killed after shooting a deputy in the leg.  The Ector County sheriff’s office says deputies were trying to pull over a person wanted on a parole violation when the vehicle with two people inside led deputies on a chase in Odessa. When…MORE

Coronavirus Cases Flood North Texas

Coronavirus Cases Flood North Texas

(WBAP/KLIF) — Coronavirus cases keep piling up in North Texas as county health departments combined, Saturday, to report 4,903 new cases.  Dallas county showed more than 2,100 additional positive tests, Tarrant county almost 1,300, Collin county nearly 1,100, and Denton listed 423 new COVID-19 cases. 19 North Texans succumbed to the illness, Saturday, including country…MORE

Country Legend Charley Pride Dies of COVID-19

Country Legend Charley Pride Dies of COVID-19

(WBAP/KLIF) — Country music legend Charley Pride died on Saturday, December 12, 2020, from complications of COVID-19.  The three-time Grammy winner charted more than thirty #1 hits. He last performed the song “Kiss An Angel Good Mornin’” on November 11th at the CMA Awards in Nashville. Pride was born a sharecropper’s son in Sledge, Mississippi, on March…MORE

Dallas Police Working to Solve Double Murder & Identify Victims

Dallas Police Working to Solve Double Murder & Identify Victims

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas police are investigating a double homicide that allegedly happened at a Super 8 Motel. Dallas police reportedly responded to a shooting call around 3:42a.m. Sunday at a Super 8 Motel near the frontage road of I-30, Highland Road, and St. Francis Avenue. According to police, when they arrived they found…MORE

Texas Nears 24,000 Deaths From COVID-19

Texas Nears 24,000 Deaths From COVID-19

Austin (AP) – Texas is nearing 24,000 reported deaths from the coronavirus as the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 stays above 9,000. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported Friday 9,109 people were hospitalized across the state. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University say Texas has had 23,913 COVID-19 related deaths since the pandemic…MORE

Suspect Killed After Shooting West Texas Deputy

Suspect Killed After Shooting West Texas Deputy

Odessa (AP) – Authorities say a suspect being pursued by sheriff’s deputies in West Texas was killed after shooting a deputy in the leg. The Ector County sheriff’s office says deputies were trying to pull over a person wanted on a parole violation when the vehicle with two people inside led deputies on a chase…MORE

Two Killed In Helicopter Crash Near Colorado City

Two Killed In Helicopter Crash Near Colorado City

Colorado City, TX (AP) – Authorities say two men were killed when a helicopter crashed in a field in West Texas. Mitchell County Sheriff Patrick Toombs says the helicopter crashed just southwest of Colorado City, which is about 250 miles west of Dallas. The pilot, 31 year old Zane Whitesides, and his passenger, 32 year…MORE

Texas GOP Censures the U.S. Supreme Court

Texas GOP Censures the U.S. Supreme Court

(WBAP/KLIF) — The Texas Republican Party fears the recent Supreme Court decision to strike down a lawsuit challenging election results in four swing states sets a dangerous precedence. Chairman Allen West issued a statement on Friday that pointed to damaging effects for states that follow their own election laws, while other states violate them without…MORE

Tarrant County to Receive $1.8M Federal Grant for COVID-19 PPE and Materials

Tarrant County to Receive $1.8M Federal Grant for COVID-19 PPE and Materials

TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF)- Tarrant County will receive a $1,830,379.28 federal grant for emergency protective measures to purchase COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) and materials for first responders and public health staff, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today. The funding comes through FEMA under authority of Section 403 of the Robert T. Stafford Act. “We…MORE

Eviction Moratorium Expires December 31st, Millions to Face Holiday Evictions

Eviction Moratorium Expires December 31st, Millions to Face Holiday Evictions

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Starting January 1st, landlords will be able to have eviction trials heard in the courts.  A federal moratorium put in place due to Covid-19 is set to expire at the end of this month. “It’s pretty dire…Experts have estimated that there are about 20 million renters or homeowners a county who are late in their…MORE