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Tempers Flare in Dodgers-Astros Game

Tempers Flare in Dodgers-Astros Game

(CNN) Tempers flared during the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers game Tuesday night, the first time the teams have met since the Astros were handed a punishment by the league in January. While the game in Houston started out on a good foot, tensions began to run high at the bottom of the sixth inning with two outs. A pitch from…MORE

Mike Mata Cleared By Grand Jury

Mike Mata Cleared By Grand Jury

(WBAP/KLIF) — A Dallas County grand jury elected not to indict the Dallas Police Association President.  Mike Mata was cleared, Tuesday, of allegations of evidence tampering in the Amber Guyger murder case. Guyger, an off duty Dallas Police officer, shot and killed Botham Jean inside his apartment. After the shooting Mata was accused of wrong-doing by…MORE

The Metroplex Has Almost 87,000 COVID-19 Cases

The Metroplex Has Almost 87,000 COVID-19 Cases

(WBAP/KLIF) — Almost 1,700 of the Lone Star State’s over 8,300 new cases of Coronavirus were found in the Metroplex. Dallas county reported 789 new cases of COVID-19, Tuesday, Tarrant county 576, while Collin and Denton counties combined for 285 additional positive tests. The mortality rate in the Metroplex is 1.3%, with Denton county boasting…MORE

Denton County Offers Advice for Residents Receiving Unsolicited Seeds From China

Denton County Offers Advice for Residents Receiving Unsolicited Seeds From China

DENTON COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF)- Unsolicited seeds from China are being sent to Americans across the nation and it’s happening here in North Texas. Janet Laminack is the Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Horticulture Agent for Denton County. She said Denton County residents have received the seeds in packaging falsely labeled as jewelry. “Some of them look like…MORE

Texas Adjusts Reporting of COVID-19 Fatalities

Texas Adjusts Reporting of COVID-19 Fatalities

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Department of State Health Services announced this week that it has improved the reporting of fatalities due to COVID-19 by identifying them through the cause of death listed on death certificates. According to DSHS, the method allows fatalities to be counted faster with more comprehensive demographic data. Officials said using…MORE