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Pandemic hurts law enforcement

Pandemic hurts law enforcement

Undated (AP) – Increasing numbers of police officers and civilian law enforcement staff are getting sick as the number of coronavirus cases explodes across the U.S. The growing tally raises questions about how laws can and should be enforced during the pandemic, and about how departments will hold up as the virus spreads among the…MORE

Coronavirus confirmed in worker at Globe Life Field

Coronavirus confirmed in worker at Globe Life Field

Arlington (WBAP/KLIF) – The construction company overseeing the final details on the new Globe Life Field in Arlington says one of its workers has tested positive for coronavirus. Manhattan Construction says the area where that employee worked has been cleaned and sanitized. It did not say construction on the $1.2 billion stadium has been stopped.MORE

Texas’ proposed bullet train may be delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic

Texas’ proposed bullet train may be delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic

Dallas (WBASP/KLIF) – Progress on the proposed bullet train between Dallas and Houston is now uncertain because of the coronavirus worldwide outbreak. Just a few weeks ago developers were saying groundbreaking was possible this year, with completion expected by 2026. However, Texas Central now says the pandemic has taken a toll on its partners in…MORE

MedStar has a new Coronavirus testing program

MedStar has a new Coronavirus testing program

Fort Worth (AP) – A North Texas ambulance provider is partnering with health officials so its paramedics can go into homes and perform Coronavirus testing on previously screened patients. Specially trained paramedics with MedStar will be sent to the homes of Tarrant County residents who are being investigated by officials as possibly having the virus.…MORE

Texas man faces federal charges for threatening government officials

Texas man faces federal charges for threatening government officials

Wichita falls (AP) – Authorities say a Texas man faces federal charges after he made online posts threatening Democrats, including U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Gavin Weslee Blake Perry of Wichita Falls has been charged with transmitting a threatening communication in interstate commerce. Federal prosecutors say Perry wrote threatening posts on Facebook. Federal prosecutors say…MORE