WFAA/WBAP/KLIF – DALLAS – A Dallas Fire-Rescue employee was arrested Friday, after officials said he claimed he and his family tested positive for Covid-19 in order to get time off work. Court documents say 38 year old Fire Station 7 employee William Carter is charged with felony theft. An arrest warrant says Carter requested Covid-19 leave…… MORE
AP Medical Writer (WBAP/KLIF) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to backpedal on some of its masking guidelines and recommend that even vaccinated people wear masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging. That’s according to a federal official. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because…… MORE
AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) – Reigning Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles is out of the team finals with a medical issue. The 24-year-old U.S. star, considered to be the greatest gymnast of all time, huddled with a trainer after landing her vault. She then exited the competition floor with the team doctor. Biles returned…… MORE
As Jimmy Johnson looks back on the rocky relationship that abruptly ended his championship run with the Dallas Cowboys, he can laugh now. He’s heading into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. For Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, the emotions are more complicated, with America’s Team mired in a 25-year Super Bowl drought. A power struggle…… MORE
LEVELLAND, Texas (AP) – Authorities have captured the suspect in an hourslong police standoff where one officer died and four others were wounded in a small West Texas city. Levelland Police Chief Albert Garcia says the situation came to a resolution around 11:30 p.m. after authorities used robots and gas to draw the suspect…… MORE
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) – The co-founder of the “We Build The Wall” project aimed at raising money for a border wall has been indicted on a second tax charge in Florida, adding to an earlier tax charge and fraud charge. A federal grand jury in Pensacola indicted Brian Kolfage on a charge of filing a…… MORE
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Elsa is strengthening and could became a hurricane before making landfall along Florida’s north Gulf coast. It’s complicating the search effort at the collapsed condo in Surfside, and could be near hurricane strength before it makes landfall somewhere between Tampa Bay and the…… MORE
Today, PtCldy, Isolated PM Showers and Storms, 91 / 75, Winds SE5-10 Wedesday, PtCldy, Isolated PM Showers and Storms, 92 / 75 Thursday, PtCldy, Isolated PM Showers and Storms, 93 / 77 Friday, PtCldy, Breezy, Humid, 92 / 75, WInds S15-20G Saturday, PtCldy, Breezy, Isolated PM Showers and Storms, 91 / 76, Winds SE15-20 Sunday, Cloudy,…… MORE
WALDOBORO, Maine (AP) — With millions of people having stayed home from places of worship during the coronavirus pandemic, struggling congregations have one key question: How many of them will return? As the pandemic recedes in the United States and in-person services resume, worries of a deepening slide in attendance are universal. Some houses of…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is suing Georgia over the state’s new election law, alleging Republican state lawmakers rushed through a sweeping overhaul with an intent to deny Black voters equal access to the ballot. “Where we believe the rights of civil rights of Americans have been violated we will not hesitate to act,”…… MORE
