Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt says he has tested positive for the coronavirus and is isolating at home. The first-term Republican governor made the announcement Wednesday. The 48-year-old Stitt has backed one of the country’s most aggressive reopening plans, has resisted any statewide mandate on masks and rarely wears one…… MORE
ADDISON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Fans of the popular Oktoberfest in Addison will have to wait until next year to take part in the German-themed festival. The town of Addison announced Tuesday it’s canceled the multi-day event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Oktoberfest, which was scheduled from September 17th-20th, attracts massive crowds for its food, live…… MORE
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – President Trump has reportedly told hospitals to send data on coronavirus patients to the Trump administration instead of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The move takes effect today (Wednesday 7/15/2020), according to a new guidance quietly posted on the Department of Health and Human Services website. Michael Caputo with HHS confirmed…… MORE
Austin, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Workforce Commission addresses questions about over-payments of unemployment benefits. In a Facebook post TWC spokesman Cisco Gamez addressed a Houston Chronicle report which brought to light a 1978 judicial ruling stating that over-payments caused by TWC error do not have to be repaid. Gamez had said in a previous…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Double shifts pulled by volunteers for Candace Valenzeula’s campaign paid off as the former school board member won the Democratic nomination for the 24th Congressional District Seat. The former Carrollton-Farmers Branch school board member will now face Republican candidate Beth Van Duyne in the November election. Valenzuela defeated former Air Force Colonel Kim…… MORE