WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – The White House’s top medical adviser says the COVID-19 omicron variant is “just raging around the world.” And President Joe Biden is planning on Tuesday to give what his press secretary says is “a stark warning of what the winter will look like” for unvaccinated Americans. Dr. Anthony Fauci says “the…… MORE
Manchin Can’t Support Dems’ $2T Bill, Potentially Dooming it
WASHINGTON (AP) – Sen. Joe Manchin says he can’t back his party’s signature $2 trillion social and environment bill. That would deal a seemingly fatal blow to President Joe Biden’s leading domestic initiative heading into an election year when Democrats’ narrow hold on Congress was already in peril. The West Virginia senator said on “Fox…… MORE
Red Cross Faces Blood Shortage
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The American Red Cross says it’s facing the lowest holiday season blood supply and donor turnout that it’s experienced in more than a decade. The North Texas Region has had extremely low donor turnout in recent months, even while the demand for blood is unabated. Red Cross officials say donors were eager…… MORE
Garland Murder Suspect Arrested
Garland (WBAP/KLIF) – Garland Police have arrested a 19 year old suspect for the murder of a 22 year old woman. Lucio Angel Ortega was found in Caldwell County northwest of San Antonio. He is charged with the murder of Bianca Vasquez who was shot and killed in a Garland neighborhood Friday evening. Ortega will…… MORE
Storied High School Coach Retires
Arlington (AP) – Todd Dodge is retiring as a Texas high school football coach. The former Texas Longhorns quarterback has capped a storied career on the sidelines by leading Austin Westlake to its third consecutive state championship with a 40-21 over Denton Guyer. Dodge won seven championships. The first four were at Southlake Carroll in…… MORE
Texas Resident Arrested In Utah For Murder In DeSoto
Moab, UT (WBAP/KLIF) – A 39 year old resident of DeSoto has been arrested in Utah for the murder of a woman identified as his domestic partner. Raymond Turner Jr. was arrested in Moab, and reportedly confessed to the murder of 52 year old Jacqueline Archuleta while Moab Police were questing him about their unrelated…… MORE
Sunday Forecast
SUNDAY: Increasingly cloudy and chilly. High: 47. Winds: NE 5-10. MONDAY: Sunny and cool. High: 54. Winds: SE 5-10. TUESDAY: Sunny and seasonable. High: 58. Winds: S 5-10.… MORE
OSHA Vaccine Mandate Penalties to Start Jan. 10
UNDATED (AP) The Occupational Health and Safety Administration says it will not issue citations tied to its coronavirus vaccination mandate before Jan. 10. This will give companies time to adjust to and implement the requirements. The federal agency separately says there will be no citations of companies regarding its testing requirements before Feb. 9. Saturday’s…… MORE
Ransomware Persists even as High-Profile Attacks have Slowed
WASHINGTON (AP) – In the months since President Joe Biden warned Russian leader Vladimir Putin to crack down on ransomware gangs in his country, there hasn’t been a massive attack like the one last May that resulted in gasoline shortages. But the problem hasn’t evaporated, with hackers conducting a barrage of lower-profile episodes that have…… MORE
Governor Abbott Officially Initiates Border Wall
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott was in Rio Grande City, Saturday, to officially announce construction of the state’s first and very own border wall. The move is in response to the growing number of illegal immigrants crossing into the U.S. through Texas borders. The governor signed an order for wall construction back in…… MORE
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