DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – An arrest has been made in the burglary of a COVID-19 testing site in Dallas County. The night before the site opened in Pleasant Grove in mid-July, Police said testing equipment was stolen, forcing the site to delay its opening. According to Parkland Hospital, 39-year-old Thomas Glenn Prater is now in custody…… MORE
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF) – More COVID-19 testing sites are popping up across the metroplex. A COVID-19 saliva testing site opened Monday in Frisco at the Dr Pepper Ballpark. The free, saliva tests will be administered Mondays – Saturdays, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Testing is open to all North Texans, regardless of county or city residency.…… MORE
ROCKWALL (WBAP/KLIF) – A Rockwall Police Officer has died from complications with COVID-19. According to the Rockwall Police Department, Officer Tracy Gaines died during early Monday morning. Gaines was admitted to a local hospital on July 11 and underwent various treatments to try and mitigate the effects of the illness. Officer Gaines was hired as…… MORE
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – More national retail chains are attempting to weather the storm as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a wrecking ball to the economy. Tailored Brands, the Houston-based parent company of Men’s Warehouse and Jos. A. Bank as well as Lord & Taylor, America’s oldest retailer, and K&G have filed for bankruptcy…… MORE
MISSION, Texas (AP) — A Texas city commissioner was fatally shot in an exchange of gunfire with police and a sheriff’s deputy who had responded to a domestic disturbance call at his home, authorities said. Officers who responded to the call late Thursday at Sullivan City Commissioner Gabriel Salinas’ home in Mission found his 39-year-old…… MORE