AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas has surpassed 13,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths as hospitalizations continue falling to the lowest levels since June. State health officials Thursday reported nearly 3,900 new cases and 221 additional deaths blamed on COVID-19, the illness the coronavirus causes. Hospitalized patients were just over 4,000. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott hinted this week…… MORE
UNT Football Coach Arrested
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — University of North Texas assistant football coach Tate Wallis was arrested by Denton police Thursday and faces two charges of having an improper relationship with a former student and an educator. The specifics of the allegations against Wallis haven’t been explained but the improprieties are said to have occurred during October…… MORE
US Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.4% Even as Hiring Slows
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. unemployment rate fell sharply in August to 8.4% from 10.2% even as hiring slowed in August as employers added the fewest jobs since the pandemic began. Employers added 1.4 million jobs, the Labor Department said Friday, down from 1.7 million in July. The U.S. economy has recovered…… MORE
Suspected Antifa Gunman Who Shot Trump Supporter in Portland Killed by Federal Agents
LACEY, Wash. (AP) – A man suspected of fatally shooting a supporter of a right-wing group in Portland, Oregon, last week was killed late Thursday as a fugitive task force tried to arrest him in Lacey, Washington. The U.S. Marshals Service said Friday that 48-year-old Michael Forest Reinoehl, a known antifa member, was killed as…… MORE
Summer heat wave: OVER
Today, Mostly Cloudy, Spotty showers and storms mainly southeast, 88 / 73 Saturday, Mostly Cloudy, Spotty showers and storms mainly southeast 90 / 74 Sunday, Sunny, 92 / 73 Monday, Sunny, 94 / 74 Tuesday, Rain and Thunderstorms late, 88 / 68… MORE