EVERMAN (WBAP/KLIF) – Family, friends and colleagues gathered at a funeral service Thursday to honor the life of the Everman police officer and his mother who died from COVID-19 within days of each other last month. Officer Alex Arango contracted COVID-19 while on duty. His mother Carmen Arango lived with him and became infected. They…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 709,000, the fourth straight drop and a sign that the job market is slowly healing. The figures coincide with a sharp resurgence in confirmed viral infections to an all-time high above 120,000 a day. Cases are rising in 49 states, and…… MORE
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – Dr. Anthony Fauci says he doesn’t believe the United States will need to go into lockdown to fight the coronavirus if people double down on wearing masks and social distancing. The nation’s top infectious disease expert says “the cavalry is coming” in the form of vaccines. He says, “Help is really on…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. hit a record number of coronavirus hospitalizations Tuesday and surpassed 1 million new confirmed cases in just the first 10 days of November amid a nationwide surge of infections that shows no signs of slowing. The new wave appears bigger and more widespread than the surges that happened in…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – During a Veterans Day ceremony outside City Hall on Wednesday, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced plans for the first Veterans Affairs Commission in the City of Dallas. “The Veterans Affairs Commission can help the City Council properly assess veterans’ needs,” said Mayor Johnson. “And the commission can serve as a contact point for…… MORE
DALLAS (WVAP/KLIF) – An extremely narrow race for a seat in the Texas House of Representatives is over, more than a week after election day. Democrat Brandy Chambers conceded to Republican incumbent Angie Chen Button in the race for State Representative District 112. The vote differential was just over 200 votes. “In 2018, with very…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Three staunch loyalists to the president have been named to top defense jobs. They include the department’s top policy official, James Anderson, who resigned and is being replaced by retired Brigadier General Anthony Tata, and former Fox commentator whose nomination for the post earlier this summer foundered after CNN’s KFile reported his…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas Lt. Gov Dan Patrick says he’s offering up to $1 million in defense of President Donald Trump’s claims of irregularities in the U.S. presidential election. The Republican said Tuesday he would pay out rewards for information that leads to voter fraud arrests and convictions. A former chief Texas ethics regulator…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas health officials say new cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 have hit a new peak. According to the Johns Hopkins website, the state recorded 1,010,364 cases early Wednesday with 19,337 deaths since the pandemic began in early March. Texas recorded 10,865 coronavirus cases on Tuesday, setting a new daily…… MORE
Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – Houston police have arrested the suspect they think killed one of their own. Sergeant Sean Rios was gunned down in a Houston street Monday while on his way to work. Other officers apprehended 24 year old Robert Soliz Tuesday afternoon, pulling him over while he was driving on Houston’s Katy Freeway. At…… MORE
