(WBAP/KLIF) — A man who refused to drop a knife as he approached officers in West Texas is dead. San Angelo police shot the man as a last resort. 38 year-old Adam Lee Mendez got into an altercation with police and refused to drop a knife. Officers used less lethal devices to stop the man, but…… MORE
Dallas County Reporting Highest Number of Weekly Cases Since Pandemic Began
11(WBAP/KLIF) DALLAS— The Dallas County Health Department reports the weekly infection rate in Dallas County is now its highest since the Coronavirus pandemic began with nearly 1,400 new cases per day. For the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, 1,100 new COVID-19 cases per day we reported comprising Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Dallas County judge Clay Jenkins says…… MORE
DPS troopers were surprised by what they found in a car that crashed following a high speed chase.
Beaumont (WBAP/KLIF) – DPS troopers chased a car Saturday at high speed along I-10 in Beaumont during which it was involved in at least two wrecks. It finally wound up, disabled, in a downtown parking lot. Troopers swarmed it, and pulled out the driver. Then they found the body of a Houston woman stuffed into…… MORE
COVID-19 Is Still Out Of Control In Texas
Dallas (AP) – Texas health officials report more than 3,900 new cases of COVID-19, as the disease caused by the novel coronavirus continues to put pressure on hospital systems around the state. State health authorities reported more than 8,500 Texans hospitalized with COVID-19 Saturday, roughly in line with the Friday count. The Texas Department of…… MORE
Amarillo Mayor and Her Husband Test Positive For COVID-19
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) – A Texas Panhandle mayor who’s battling cancer and whose city is dealing with a surge in coronavirus cases has announced she and her husband have tested positive for COVID-19. Amarillo Mayor Ginger Nelson said Wednesday her husband tested positive last week. Nelson got an initial negative test but after her symptoms…… MORE