(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas confirmed another nearly 5,700 of Coronavirus and 43 additional deaths. The state has over 264,000 cases and more than 3,200 deaths, a 1.3% mortality rate. Of the nearly 35,000 cases of COVID-19 reported in Dallas county, 457 patients have died. County health officials reported another 1,114 positive tests, today, and 6 additional…… MORE
GRAPEVINE (WBAP/KLIF)- The 34th Annual GrapeFest, A Texas Wine Experience has been cancelled due to concerns over COVID-19. “We made the difficult decision to cancel the festival,” said Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau Executive Director, Paul W. McCallum. “Citing concerns for the safety of attendees, volunteers, staff, sponsors and vendors.” Caroline Gerome with Grapevine Convention &…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The opening of a new walk up COVID-19 testing site in Dallas County was delayed Monday after equipment was stolen overnight. According to Parkland Hospital, the storage location for the site at The Salvation Army’s Pleasant Grove Corps Community Center was broken into. All of the equipment and supplies used to conduct testing…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Supreme Court of Texas has dismissed the lawsuit filed by the Republican Party of Texas over the cancelling of its convention. The City of Houston canceled the event amid a rising number of coronavirus cases in the city. “We had hoped that the Supreme Court of Texas would recognize that the…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has criticized a privately built border wall in the Rio Grande Valley that’s showing signs of erosion months after it was completed. The three-mile structure was built by Tommy Fischer, who was awarded a $1.7 billion contract to build more walls, after a Trump supporting group raised money online…… MORE