FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF) – More COVID-19 testing sites are popping up across the metroplex. A COVID-19 saliva testing site opened Monday in Frisco at the Dr Pepper Ballpark. The free, saliva tests will be administered Mondays – Saturdays, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Testing is open to all North Texans, regardless of county or city residency.…… MORE
ROCKWALL (WBAP/KLIF) – A Rockwall Police Officer has died from complications with COVID-19. According to the Rockwall Police Department, Officer Tracy Gaines died during early Monday morning. Gaines was admitted to a local hospital on July 11 and underwent various treatments to try and mitigate the effects of the illness. Officer Gaines was hired as…… MORE
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – More national retail chains are attempting to weather the storm as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a wrecking ball to the economy. Tailored Brands, the Houston-based parent company of Men’s Warehouse and Jos. A. Bank as well as Lord & Taylor, America’s oldest retailer, and K&G have filed for bankruptcy…… MORE
MISSION, Texas (AP) — A Texas city commissioner was fatally shot in an exchange of gunfire with police and a sheriff’s deputy who had responded to a domestic disturbance call at his home, authorities said. Officers who responded to the call late Thursday at Sullivan City Commissioner Gabriel Salinas’ home in Mission found his 39-year-old…… MORE
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – According to a White House coronavirus task force member, the the US has reached a new phase in the virus transmission, now affecting rural areas as much as urban centers. Dr. Deborah Birx, task force co-ordinator said on Sunday that the deadly virus is more widespread than when it first took hold…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Controversy surrounding a ‘Back the Blue Cruise‘ which held a rally outside Friendship-West Baptist Church Sunday afternoon. The cruise across D-FW included some 1000 vehicles from numerous auto and bike clubs. On Facebook live video, vehicles could be seen streaming into the parking lot of the church which is known in the…… MORE
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) – A New Mexico judge has barred the leader of the group Cowboys for Trump from seeing his son following social media posts and refusing to abide by COVID-19 mask requirements. District Judge Mary Rosner ruled last month that Couy Griffin can only see his son on Facetime calls after he…… MORE
HALTOM CITY (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Haltom City Police are trying to find the motive behind the fatal weekend stabbing of a 7-year-old boy. Police say they arrived to a call on Orien Lane to find the 7-year-old Jacob Gabriel Brito suffering from several stab wounds. He declared dead at Cook Children’s. Police say they found his…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- A Plano woman was found dead Saturday morning near Chisholm Trail Park. Plano Police told WFAA-T 43-year-old Sarmistha Sen was out a morning jog when she was attacked and killed. A passerby later found Sen’s body lying down in the creek area near Legacy Drive and Marchman Way. Police say the incident is…… MORE
New York (AP) – Two American oil giants lost more than $9 billion in the second quarter as the pandemic kept households on lockdown, and the demand for oil diminished around the world. Exxon lost $1.1 billion in the second quarter. Chevron Corp. lost $8.27 billion during the quarter, a sharp contrast to the $4.3…… MORE
