(WBAP/KLIF) — Conronavirus cases in the Lone Star State are nearing pandemic records set in July. Texas state health officials reported almost 11,000 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in hospitals across the state. The Christmas day total of Coronavirus patients was just within 30 of the record high set earlier this summer. The department reports intensive care units…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Two Texas grave stones deemed to promote hate are causing controversy. Two German World War II graves bearing Nazi swastikas have been removed from Fort Sam Houston national cemetery in San Antonio and replaced with new headstones. The pair of headstones had become a long controversy over whether they were historical artifacts worth…… MORE
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A recreational vehicle parked in the deserted streets of downtown Nashville exploded early Christmas morning, causing widespread communications outages that took down police emergency systems and grounded flights at the city’s airport. Police believe the blast was intentional but don’t yet know a motive or target. Metro Nashville Police Chief John…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The number of available hospital beds dropped slightly in the Dallas area, Thursday, but hasn’t reached the low seen in late October. Of the 5,914 available hospital beds, 4,461 are occupied. The ICU bed situation has eclipsed 80% capacity, as 758 of the 937 beds are occupied. That capacity percentage is slightly skewed…… MORE
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Federal Reserve predicts the Covid-19 battered Texas economy will begin to recover about halfway through 2021; about the time the Covid-19 vaccines become available to all Texans. In a survey in which 75% of business owners responded, 20 percent said they were laying off employees and reducing expenses. Hotels…… MORE