McAllen (WBAP/KLIF) – Two police officers were shot and killed Saturday in the south Texas border town of McAllen by a suspect who later fatally shot himself . The officers were ambushed while responding to a domestic disturbance call. McAllen’s police chief says 45 year old officer Edelmiro Garza and fellow officer, 39 year old…… MORE
DALLAS – Texas Saturday reports a record breaking day for new Covid 19 infections. The state reported 10,351 cases of the novel corona virus on Saturday. Dallas County Saturday reported 1,101 new Covid 19 positive infections and four additional deaths believed related to the novel Coronavirus. Tarrant County reported 423 cases and six deaths. Denton…… MORE
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Breaking their ties with Dixie, The Chicks step into a new chapter with first new music in 14 years. The timing is right for their voices to be heard again on “Gaslighter,” out on July 17. With topics like youth activism and escaping toxic relationships, the album “seemed like a good…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – American Airlines is warning Boeing that it could cancel some overdue orders for the grounded 737 Max unless the plane maker helps line up new financing for the jets. That’s according to people familiar with the discussions. The jets have become more expensive as the coronavirus pandemic cripples airlines. American had 24…… MORE
Austin (AP) – Texas has surpassed 10,000 hospitalized coronavirus patients for the first time. The new marker wrapped up the deadliest week in Texas since the pandemic began. Texas’ Republican senators, John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, joined forces in a letter asking the nation’s Health and Human Services secretary to set up a field hospital…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police are looking for an armed robber who held up a northeast Dallas 7-Eleven, and killed the clerk. They have several surveillance photos of the suspect who entered the store a little before 3:00 AM Thursday. He held a pink handgun on the clerk, and stole money, cigars, and lottery tickets;…… MORE
Saginaw (WBAP/KLIF) – The city of Saginaw has called off its revived Train & Grain Festival because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The event had been scheduled for October 17, and was intended to showcase Saginaw’s history and ties to agriculture and railroads. City officials say they will now begin planning next year’s festival.… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- The COVID-19 pandemic has made many question how the upcoming school year will happen. Denton and Garland ISD have both began taking steps towards a safe semester. WFAA-TV reports Denton ISD made the decision on Thursday to push back the beginning of school by two weeks. They will now start school on August 26th. Garland…… MORE
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of his longtime friend Roger Stone. Stone told The Associated Press that Trump called Friday to inform him he would commute his prison sentence for crimes related to the Russia probe.The White House later confirmed the commuting of the sentence in a…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Metroplex has recorded the first animal to test positive during the pandemic. A Dallas-Fort Worth family recently contracted COVID-19, which prompted a private veterinarian to test the family dog. The two year old animal was tested and came back positive for the Coronavirus. According to state epidemiologist Susan Rollo, this isn’t the…… MORE
