UNIVERSITY OF UTAH – (WBAP/KLIF)- University of Utah officials say star freshman running back Ty Jordan has died. Authorities have not released details about the circumstances of the Mesquite, Texas, native’s death. The school announced Jordan’s death on Saturday, a day after the 19 year old was named Pac-12’s newcomer of the year. He finished…… MORE
Texas Woman Accused Of Selling Toxic Diet Pills In Michigan
Bay City, Mich. (AP) – A Texas woman faces federal charges in Michigan for allegedly selling a toxic diet pill online to Michigan residents. The Bay City Times reports that Judith Holloway was indicted by a grand jury on five counts of introduction of a new drug into interstate commerce, and seven counts of introduction…… MORE
Sales Tick Up During Christmas Shopping Season
New York (AP) – Retail sales increased a modest 3% during a longer Christmas holiday season this year, as homebound shoppers spent more on furnishing and food but less on clothing and jewelry. That’s according to early figures released Saturday by a firm that tracks all forms of payments. The increase fell short of predictions…… MORE
Mixed News On The COVID-19 Front
Dallas (AP) – Coronavirus hospitalizations in Texas fell Saturday, but continued to hover near their summer peak, as health officials reported more than 2,500 new cases of COVID-19 and 13 deaths. The state health department reports there are 10,773 patients hospitalized with confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state. That’s a decrease of nearly 100…… MORE
Super Spreading Covid 19 Virus Believed Now in Los Angeles
ASSOCIATED PRESS – WBAP/KLIF – Los Angeles health officials are studying the gene sequencing of all positive Covid 19 tests as of Christmas Eve of last week. With daily flights into the United States from the United Kingdom and South Africa – where the new mutated fast-spreading virus has been confirmed, scientists believe a virtual…… MORE