DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Dallas County Saturday reaches the 50 thousand case mark of Covid 19 infections, but today again reports a number roughly half that of what we had been seeing prior to this last week of reports of new cases. Dallas County reports Saturday 614 new cases; 10 deaths, but the region has…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas Fire Rescue is reporting a total of 101 firefighters and civilian employees, have tested positive for COVID-19. Via Twitter, DFR reports 86 have fully recovered and returned to work, and 41 are in quarantine. The numbers reflect those exposed to the virus both on and off-duty, as of July 31st.…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – Prosecutors say a grand jury has indicted six former Houston police officers whose work with a narcotics unit has been under scrutiny since a 2019 drug raid in which a couple was killed. The former officers are accused by prosecutors of falsifying documentation about drug payments to confidential informants, routinely using false…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – Two American oil giants lost more than $9 billion in the second quarter as the pandemic kept households on lockdown and the need for oil diminished around the world. Exxon lost $1.1 billion in the second quarter. Chevron Corp. lost $8.27 billion during the quarter, a sharp contrast to the $4.3…… MORE
Austin (AP) – The state’s top teachers group is criticizing state guidelines for starting the school year while the coronavirus pandemic is still raging. The Texas State Teachers Association says the guidelines pronounced Friday by Governor Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and the state’s other Republican leaders would unfairly punish public school districts that…… MORE