AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott says the state is facing a “massive outbreak” in the coronavirus pandemic. He says some new local restrictions may be needed to protect hospital space for new patients. Texas hit record highs Wednesday with more than 5,550 new cases and more nearly 4,400 hospitalizations. Texas also reported…… MORE
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Texas Restaurant Association Launches COVID-19 Health & Safety Training Certification and Restaurant Verification Program
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — The Texas Restaurant Association will start offering a COVID-19 health & safety training certification and restaurant verification program. This new program will train, evaluate, and certify restaurants on the additional protocols that must be followed per Governor Abbott’s minimum standard health protocols. It is also suppose to establish trust between restaurants and their…… MORE
Texas Travelers to New York, New Jersey, Connecticut are Told to Isolate
NEW YORK (AP) – Officials say New York, Connecticut and New Jersey will require visitors from states with high infection rates to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival, beginning Thursday. Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that “we also have to make sure the virus doesn’t come on a plane again.” Cuomo announced what was called…… MORE
Arlington Man Charged In Connection With Body Found in Container in Tennessee
PARIS, Tenn. (AP) – An Arlington man has been arrested in connection with the discovery of the body of a woman in a plastic container floating in Kentucky Lake in Tennessee. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said 60-year-old Jeffery Rogers used a boat rented in Paris, Tennessee, to dispose of the body. Kentucky State Police…… MORE
White House Wins Ruling on Health Care Price Disclosure
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration has won a court ruling upholding its plan to require insurers and hospitals to disclose the actual prices for common tests and procedures in a bid to promote competition and push down costs. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar called the decision Tuesday by a federal…… MORE
Army Suspects Foul Play in Disappearance; Missing Soldier Had Filed Sexual Harassment Claim
KILLEEN, Texas (AP) – An official has confirmed that U.S. Army investigators suspect foul play in the disappearance of a Texas soldier who has been missing for two months. Family attorney Natalie Khawam told reporters that 20-year old Private 1st Class Vanessa Gillen filed a sexual harassment claim against a sergeant who allegedly entered a…… MORE
North Texan charged with defrauding COVID-19 relief fund
DALLAS (AP) — A North Texas man was arrested Tuesday after a federal indictment accused him of applying fraudulently for $3 million from the federal coronavirus relief fund. Federal prosecutors say Fahad Shah, 44, of Murphy, was arrested on three counts of wire fraud, one count of making false statements to a bank and four…… MORE
Five Restaurants Closed Due To COVID-19 Outbreak
(WBAP/KLIF) — Although Texas has re-opened with safe social distancing guidelines, health officials note that Texans between the age of 25 and 44 are experiencing a spike in cases. That has affected five Tarrant county restaurants who have voluntarily shut down for sanitization after employees contracted the Coronavirus. According to the Fort Worth Star Telegram,…… MORE
Texas Has Over 120,000 COVID-19 Cases
(WBAP/KLIF) — As COVID-19 testing broadens to include those without symptoms, Texas cases are on the rise. The governor is concerned in the rise of statewide cases, especially in those 25 to 44 years of age. Texas has over 120,000 cases with almost 32,000 of those in the Metroplex. Dallas county reported 445 new cases…… MORE
U.S. Secretary of Labor Scalia Meets with Dallas Business Leaders, Highlights Economic Recovery
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia visits Dallas, where he joined the Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce for a roundtable discussion with local business leaders on safely reopening the economy. Later in the day, Secretary Scalia visited American Leather, where he met with both employees and company leadership about the nationwide economic recovery.…… MORE
