Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Tropical Storm Zeta is now about 295 miles southeast of Cozumel. It’s moving north at only 1 mile an hour, but that is likely to change as time goes by. Zeta is forecast to make landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast about mid week, probably somewhere between central Louisiana and the Florida…… MORE
Laredo (WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. Border Patrol officials say an agent fatally shot a person driving a vehicle as part of a suspected human smuggling operation. Customs and Border Protection says federal and local law enforcement had stopped a semi in Laredo carrying people suspected of being in the country illegally, when another semi drove onto…… MORE
Austin (AP) – With 10 days until the official election day, more than 6 million votes have already been cast in Texas. That’s more than in any other state in the country. The avalanche of early votes is feeding Democrats’ hopes, especially since polls show Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden running unusually close. President Trump…… MORE
(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
