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Egg producer accused of price gouging

Egg producer accused of price gouging

Austin (AP) – Texas’ attorney general has accused the nation’s largest egg producer of price gouging during the coronavirus pandemic. A lawsuit filed by Attorney General Ken Paxton alleges that Cal-Maine Foods raised generic egg prices by 300% even though the pandemic hasn’t disrupted its supply chain. . Texas is seeking more than $100,000 in…MORE

Ill sailor airlifted off warship to Texas hospital

Ill sailor airlifted off warship to Texas hospital

Washington (AP) – The U.S. Navy has airlifted at least one sailor from a warship at sea for treatment of COVID-19. the sailor was flown off the destroyer USS Kidd to a medical facility at San Antonio where he tested positive for the virus. The Kidd has been operating in the Pacific, off the coast…MORE

Oil prices hit new lows as economic pain deepens

Oil prices hit new lows as economic pain deepens

Undated (AP) – A barrel of oil now costs less than a cheap bottle of wine. Oil tanks are filling up and producers are finding there’s nowhere to put the once-valuable commodity as global demand craters and prices sink to new lows. U.S. benchmark crude was trading around $6.50 a barrel Tuesday. That’s more than…MORE

Apartment fire destroys three story building

Apartment fire destroys three story building

Dallas – (WBAP/KLIF) – 50 Dallas firefighters battled a two alarm blaze in northeast Dallas Wednesday night. The fire destroyed a three story building at the Falls at Highpoint Apartments a block or so east of the Texas Instruments campus. All residents got out safely, and there were no injuries to residents or firefighters, but…MORE

Tornado blasts small Texas town

Tornado blasts small Texas town

Onalaska (WBAP/KLIF) – The national weather service’s tornado investigators have been called to Onalaska, Texas some 90 miles north of Houston. A confirmed, powerful tornado ripped through the community Wednesday evening, killing three people and injuring 30. Polk County law enforcement reports significant damage to residential and commercial structures, as well as public infrastructure. Other…MORE