Austin (AP) – Texas has surpassed 10,000 hospitalized coronavirus patients for the first time. The new marker wrapped up the deadliest week in Texas since the pandemic began. Texas’ Republican senators, John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, joined forces in a letter asking the nation’s Health and Human Services secretary to set up a field hospital…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police are looking for an armed robber who held up a northeast Dallas 7-Eleven, and killed the clerk. They have several surveillance photos of the suspect who entered the store a little before 3:00 AM Thursday. He held a pink handgun on the clerk, and stole money, cigars, and lottery tickets;…… MORE
Saginaw (WBAP/KLIF) – The city of Saginaw has called off its revived Train & Grain Festival because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The event had been scheduled for October 17, and was intended to showcase Saginaw’s history and ties to agriculture and railroads. City officials say they will now begin planning next year’s festival.… MORE
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
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