ANGLETON(WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Speaker of The House is the latest state politician to test positive for COVID-19. in a Facebook post on Sunday, Dennis Bonnen, said that he tested positive for the coronavirus this weekend. Bonnen’s wife already was battling the virus this week with what he called “difficult but manageable symptoms.” The Angleton Republican…… MORE
Bay City, Mich. (AP) – A Texas woman faces federal charges in Michigan for allegedly selling a toxic diet pill online to Michigan residents. The Bay City Times reports that Judith Holloway was indicted by a grand jury on five counts of introduction of a new drug into interstate commerce, and seven counts of introduction…… MORE
New York (AP) – Retail sales increased a modest 3% during a longer Christmas holiday season this year, as homebound shoppers spent more on furnishing and food but less on clothing and jewelry. That’s according to early figures released Saturday by a firm that tracks all forms of payments. The increase fell short of predictions…… MORE
Dallas (AP) – Coronavirus hospitalizations in Texas fell Saturday, but continued to hover near their summer peak, as health officials reported more than 2,500 new cases of COVID-19 and 13 deaths. The state health department reports there are 10,773 patients hospitalized with confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state. That’s a decrease of nearly 100…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Health officials in the Texas state capital are urging people to avoid holiday gatherings, as hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients soar heading into the Christmas weekend. According to Dr. Mark Escott, the interim Austin-Travis County Health Authority, the rate of transmission is so high in Austin that people should consider themselves at…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – About 9:05 Friday evening as some Christmas celebrations were winding down, Grapevine Police responded to reports of a man that witnesses said was threatening to “shoot up the place.” During the incident Grapevine police reported on twitter “our officers are responding to an active threat call at Great Wolf Lodge.” As…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – An argument over a dog degenerated into a homicide Friday afternoon. Dallas Police say two people got into an argument near the intersection of Gay and Copeland streets in south Dallas. One of them pulled out a gun, and shot the other one. The victim died. The shooter fled. Police are looking…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A 7-11 employee has been arrested for shooting a man to death early Christmas morning outside the West Dallas store where he works. Police say surveillance video shows 21 year old Junior Gebremariam got into an argument with Brigido Cisneros, pulled out a handgun, and shot Cisneros several times. Police found Cisneros…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Conronavirus cases in the Lone Star State are nearing pandemic records set in July. Texas state health officials reported almost 11,000 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in hospitals across the state. The Christmas day total of Coronavirus patients was just within 30 of the record high set earlier this summer. The department reports intensive care units…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Two Texas grave stones deemed to promote hate are causing controversy. Two German World War II graves bearing Nazi swastikas have been removed from Fort Sam Houston national cemetery in San Antonio and replaced with new headstones. The pair of headstones had become a long controversy over whether they were historical artifacts worth…… MORE
