Grapevine (WBAP/KLIF) – A teenager drowned in Grapevine Lake on the Fourth of July. The 13 year old Haltom City girl was swimming on the north side of the lake Saturday evening when she slipped under water, and did not come up. Her body was recovered about an hour and a half later near the…… MORE
Feds Plan COVID-19 Testing Blitz in Texas
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Federal health officials are planning a COVID-19 testing blitz in Texas and a few other states. The details haven’t been announced, but the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says the idea is to find young adults who have no coronavirus symptoms, and may be unknowingly spreading the disease. To do…… MORE
Irving Police Involved in a Deadly 4th of July Shootout
(WBAP/KLIF) — Irving police were involved in a deadly 4th of July shootout, Saturday morning. Police officers were called at approximately 10:00 am to a home near the Irving Heights neighborhood where a man had reportedly shot his wife. When police arrived they found a woman with a gunshot wound, while her husband had fled…… MORE
Metroplex Nearly Tops 45,000 Coronavirus Cases
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Independence Day Holiday brought almost 1,300 new positive cases of Coronavirus to North Texas. Dallas county reported just over 1,100 new cases and 2 additional deaths, bringing the total case count to near 25,000 with 395 fatalities. Denton county reported 95 newly confirmed cases, pushing the county total to nearly 3,300 with…… MORE
Caller Reportedly Tells Greg Abbott to Have National Guard “Shoot To Kill” Amid June Protests
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A conservative power broker told Texas’ governor to have National Guard troops “shoot to kill” amid protests last month against racial injustice and police brutality. The Texas Tribune reports that Steve Hotze left that message in a voicemail to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s chief of staff on the weekend of June…… MORE
Raging Gunbattle in Neuvo Laredo
Laredo (AP) – Mexico’s military says soldiers patrolling in the border city of Nuevo Laredo on the other side of the Rio Grande from Texas came under fire from drug cartel gunmen, then killed 12 of their attackers in a gunbattle. Mexico’s Defense Department says three army patrol trucks were hit by gunfire Friday, but…… MORE
Willie’s Fourth of July Picnic
Spicewood (AP) – Willie Nelson’s annual Fourth of July Picnic is going ahead this year, but to reduce concerns about the coronavirus the event will be virtual. Fans can tune in to the nearly 50-year-old music bash via livestream. Other performers include Sheryl Crow, Ziggy Marley, Steve Earle and Nelson’s fellow Texas-based singers Lyle Lovett,…… MORE
Cleburne Mayor to Allow Larger Group Gatherings for Fourth of July Celebrations Amid COVID-19
CLEBURNE (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Celebrating the Fourth of July might be different for some this year after Governor Greg Abbott announced an order limiting outdoor gatherings to just ten people due to the spread of COVID-19. The order states that city leaders still have the power to allow for larger gatherings, and Cleburne Mayor Scott Cain…… MORE
Texas COVID-19 Positive Rate Continues to Climb
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas COVID-19 cases are approaching 184,000 with over 2,500 deaths. Nearly 24,000 positive tests have occurred in Dallas county, where health officials saw a single day record of almost 1,100 cases. Tarrant county still lists nearly 13,500 cases, while Denton reports almost 3,200, and Collin county has over 3,300 infected residents. The Metroplex…… MORE
U.S. Jobless Numbers Look Good, For Now
(WBAP/KLIF) — The unemployment rate dropped 13% over the last month as almost 5-million new U.S. jobs were generated. SMU economics professor Bud Weinstein says that although the numbers look good, the economy isn’t out of the woods yet. Weinstein believes that the re-instituted restriction on restaurants and bars will again have a negative effect…… MORE
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