Corpus Christi (AP) – Officials in Corpus Christi say they’re looking at ways to discourage vacationers from visiting the popular South Texas city amid the coronavirus outbreak. The Corpus Christi Caller-Times reports Mayor Joe McComb is looking at possibly restricting residential vacation rentals during the upcoming weeks. McComb says he is concerned people might decide…… MORE
Dallas Police Seek Public’s Help Solving Homicide
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Dallas Police are asking for the public’s help in solving a homicide. Dallas Police say they found the body of a 31 year old man, Albert Santoya, in a ditch. The location was not reported. The cause of death has not been released, but police indicate this is a homicide.…… MORE
Covid 19 Numbers Up in North Texas
WBAP/KLIF – New case counts and annoucements concerning Covid 19 in North Texas: Dallas County case count now up to 1,112 cases of Covid 19 Tarrant County announces two more victim deaths; both elderly individuals, with a case count now at 383; 11 deaths total. Collin County announces it’s third death, case count to 256…… MORE
Governor Abbott, Number of Hospital Beds In Texas Has Doubled In Last Two Weeks
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas has doubled the amount of hospital beds in the past two weeks. But hospital officials said Friday that there’s not enough protective gear available for doctors and nurses, and Texas officials acknowledged they haven’t received all the supplies they have requested from the federal government. A…… MORE
Federal Prisons Locking Down Inmates In Their Cells For 14 Days Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) – The federal Bureau of Prisons is locking inmates in their cells at all its facilities for 14 days in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The implementation of a new plan Wednesday comes as a focus shifts to a federal prison complex in Louisiana, where three inmates have died and…… MORE