(WBAP/KLIF) — The Lone Star State reported over 6,100 additional positive tests for Coronavirus and 81 deaths, Saturday. That brings the Texas death toll to nearly 17,500 after more than 858,000 positive tests, a 2% mortality rate. Saturday numbers showed Tarrant county with 775 new cases of COVID-19, Collin county 168, and Denton 125 new…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Health officials are eyeing a key statistic as the number of Coronavirus cases rise in North Texas. Dallas County Health Director Phil Huang is paying close attention to the number of hospitalizations at the 25 hospitals in the Dallas area. In mid-September 4,003 patients were admitted to the hospital, putting capacity at 68%.…… MORE
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Joe Biden has said the quiet part out loud on climate change. The Democratic presidential candidate spelled out for voters in Thursday’s final debate that staving off the worst of global warming will require a “transition away” from the oil and gas industry over time. It’s the same thing Biden has…… MORE
BOISE, Idaho (AP) – The U.S. coronavirus caseload has reached record heights with more than 83,000 infections reported in a single day. It’s the latest ominous sign of COVID’s firm grip on the nation, with impacts being felt in every section of the country. The death toll is nearly 224,000. The latest developments include a…… MORE
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Chase Elliott is worrying less about the points situation during this NASCAR season than ever before. That might be the right approach. Elliott arrives at Texas with the fourth-most Cup points, but outside the top four to get in the championship run. Elliott says winning is paramount, and the only…… MORE
Angleton (WBAP/KLIF) – A Houston area deputy has been accidentally shot and wounded during a firearms training session. The 30 year old deputy with the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office was working at a training range when he was shot in the abdomen by a student who accidentally fired his handgun. The deputy was flown by…… MORE
Minneapolis (WBAP/KLIF) – Federal prosecutors have accused a Texas man of shooting up a Minneapolis police station during a protest in May. The U.S. Attorney for Minnesota says Ivan Hunter of Boerne is charged with participating in a riot. Investigators say Hunter traveled from Boerne to Minneapolis to participate in a protest over George Floyd’s…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas based Studio Movie Grill filed for bankruptcy Friday. The dine-in theater chain says it is nearly out of money because the COVID-19 pandemic is keeping audiences away. Chairman Brian Schultz says Studio Movie Grill plans to continue operating while it restructures under the supervision of a U.S. bankruptcy court. The pandemic…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The criminal case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is being sent back to Collin county. Paxton was indicted in 2015 for securities fraud but has yet to go to trial. The case was moved to Houston after prosecutors argued Paxton is deeply connected to the North Texas political scene. But a Harris county…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Fort Worth City Council approved to rename a street where a black woman was killed by a police officer last year. The stretch of Allen avenue and east Maddox Avenue in the Hillside Morningside neighborhood will be renamed Atatiana Jefferson Memorial Parkway. Jefferson lived along that street and there’s also a…… MORE
