DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas County reports 474 new positive cases of COVID-19, plus 154 older cases, and 21 probably cases, for a total of 638 confirmed cases. The county reported that diabetes has been an underlying high-risk health condition reported in about a third of all hospitalized patients with COVID-19. About 25 % of…… MORE
New York (AP) – Two former U.S. health officials tell AP that Vice President Mike Pence in March directed the nation’s top disease control agency to use its emergency powers to effectively seal the borders against immigrants and asylum seekers over the objections of its scientists. Three people with direct knowledge of the situation say…… MORE
Austin (AP) – Texas health officials report 3,346 newly reported coronavirus cases and 3,660 previous cases that had been unreported for a total increase of 7,006 cases. The Texas health department on Saturday reported 763,010 total cases and 15,992 deaths due to COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. The department on Friday reported 756,004…… MORE
Denton (WBAP/KLIF) – Denton Police have arrested a suspect in a politically motivated assault. They say 44 year old Jason Lata sucker punched a protest demonstrator saturday afternoon at a Buc-ees on I-35E. The attack was recorded on several cell phones, and quickly circulated on social media. The recordings show a man in a MAGA…… MORE
Austin (AP) – Hundreds of teachers in the Austin Independent School District have pledged not to return to classrooms Monday when schools re-open for in-person learning for up to 25% of its students. About 850 teachers said they will remain away out of concern for the threat of coronaviral infection to their students and themselves.…… MORE