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Texas Rep. Crenshaw Temporarily Blind After Eye Surgery

Texas Rep. Crenshaw Temporarily Blind After Eye Surgery

Houston (AP) – Texas Republican Representative Dan Crenshaw says he has undergone surgery on his eye and will be virtually sightless for a month. Crenshaw is a Navy veteran who lost his right eye and suffered damage to his left eye to a homemade bomb explosion while he was deployed to Afghanistan in 2012. Crenshaw…MORE

Texas Man Accused of Threatening to Blow Up An Amazon Data Center

Texas Man Accused of Threatening to Blow Up An Amazon Data Center

DALLAS (AP) – A Texas man is charged with threatening to blow up an Amazon data center in Virginia. Acting U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah said Friday that 28-year-old Seth Aaron Pendley,of Wichita Falls is charged with attempting to destroy a building with an explosive. A spokesperson for the Department of Justice says Pendley, is in…MORE

No Motive Yet For Mass Shooting In Bryan

No Motive Yet For Mass Shooting In Bryan

Bryan (AP) – Police in Texas are still seeking a motive for what led an employee at a cabinet-making company to open fire on his co-workers. One man was killed and five others were wounded in Bryan before authorities say the shooter then shot a state trooper during a search for the suspect. Police say…MORE

Fewer Vaccines Coming To Texas Next Week

Fewer Vaccines Coming To Texas Next Week

Austin (AP) – Texas health officials say the state expects to receive fewer vaccine doses for use next week because of production problems with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The Texas Department of State Health Services said Friday more than 1.9 million COVID-19 vaccine doses will be shipped to providers across Texas. The state will…MORE

Baby Shot By Three Year Old

Baby Shot By Three Year Old

Houston (AP) – Police believe an infant has been fatally shot by his 3 year old brother after the older boy got a hold of a gun inside a Houston apartment. Houston Police Department Assistant Chief Wendy Baimbridge says the infant was shot in his abdomen Friday morning. Several adults who were inside the apartment…MORE

Pandemic Slowing as Cases Eclipse 650,000 in Metroplex

Pandemic Slowing as Cases Eclipse 650,000 in Metroplex

(WBAP/KLIF) — The Lone Star state is inching towards 2.5 million coronavirus infections, after more than 2,227 cases were detected Friday.  Dallas and Tarrant counties have close to 253,000 positive tests each during the Covid-19 pandemic, while Collin and Denton counties are both close to 73,000 cases. The death toll in Dallas county is almost…MORE

Addison firm recognized by National Restaurant for innovative Solution to COVID-19

Addison firm recognized by National Restaurant for innovative Solution to COVID-19

ADDISON (WBAP/KLIF)- COVID has shaken the restaurant industry to its core, and its only now that the industry appears to be digging out from a year of damage. Industry leaders have realized that keeping guests safe from both air and surface-born pathogens are a part of retaining guest loyalty and considering employee safety. The National…MORE

DART Celebrates Opening of Hidden Ridge Station in Irving

DART Celebrates Opening of Hidden Ridge Station in Irving

IRVING (WBAP/KLIF)- Dallas Area Rapid Transit has opened the Hidden Ridge Station at Carpenter Ranch in Irving, the 65th station in the DART network. Developed in partnership with the City of Irving and Verizon Communications, the new station is located on the Orange Line between North Lake College and Irving Convention Center stations. The station…MORE