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Alphabetical Guidelines Take Effect at Katy Trail

Alphabetical Guidelines Take Effect at Katy Trail

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Law enforcement was patrolling the Katy Trail Thursday afternoon as alphabetical guidelines took effect to prevent further spread of COVID-19. To manage the increasing number of Katy Trail users and encourage physical distancing the outbreak, Dallas Park and Recreation implemented a trail management strategy that gives visitors access to the trail on…MORE

Beaumont Mayor Criticized for Nail Salon Visit Amid Coronavirus Shut Downs

Beaumont Mayor Criticized for Nail Salon Visit Amid Coronavirus Shut Downs

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) – Beaumont Mayor Becky Ames said she did not violate the city’s stay-at-home order when she visited a closed nail shop. After a picture that circulated social media sparked criticism of the mayor showing her nails soaking in a bowl, Mayor Ames explained she wasn’t getting a manicure but was soaking her…MORE

Oil prices hit new lows as economic pain deepens

Oil prices hit new lows as economic pain deepens

Undated (AP) – A barrel of oil now costs less than a cheap bottle of wine. Oil tanks are filling up and producers are finding there’s nowhere to put the once-valuable commodity as global demand craters and prices sink to new lows. U.S. benchmark crude was trading around $6.50 a barrel Tuesday. That’s more than…MORE

At Least 5 Dead As Storms Hit Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana

At Least 5 Dead As Storms Hit Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana

MADILL, Okla. (AP) — Severe weather was moving through Mississippi early Thursday after apparent tornadoes tore through parts of Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana, where five deaths included a trailer factory worker whose body was found a quarter mile from his workplace. The worker was killed in southern Oklahoma’s Marshall County, where the storm hit Madill,…MORE