Dallas County is starting to see clusters of COVID-19 cases at nursing homes. There are three confirmed cases in residents at the Edgemere Senior Living Center in North Dallas and four at Skyline Nursing Home in West Oak Cliff. One employee at Edgemere also has the virus. All four of …

Steve Mnuchin With President Trump Treasure Secretary Steven Mnuchin says qualifying Americans can expect to see their $1200 checks deposited into their accounts within three weeks. He said there will be an online system created. For people where the government doesn’t have their direct deposit information, they can upload it …

Many small businesses in Northeast Texas may be unaware of a part of the Coronavirus Stimulus Package known as the Paycheck Protection Program. Its a $350 billion forgivable loan program intended to save jobs. Any business with fewer than 500 employees can apply. There’s a formula that dictates how much …

    — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE —- From information gathered from majority of the healthcare partners in Hopkins County for the past 15 days the information is as follows: Estimated number of screenings of COVID 19 sent off for definitive testing to either a Private Lab or Texas Department of …

Mugshot Not Available Lamar County Deputies arrested 55-year-old Mark Kelly Miller at about 1:43 Sunday morning. They charged him with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Bond totals $30,000 on the two charges. No further details about the incident have been released.

Gov. Abbott has expanded mandatory self-quarantine for travelers to Texas. People driving in from Louisiana must self-quarantine for 14 days, though there are exceptions for commerce and healthcare. Department of Public Safety troopers will check drivers at the border. The quarantines for air travelers have been expanded from airports in …

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared a new rapid test that can detect the coronavirus in about five minutes. Medical device maker Abbott Laboratories announced that its test delivers a negative result in 13 minutes when the virus is not detected. The nation’s daily testing capacity has been …

Governor Abbott says that the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Downtown Dallas will be set up as a temporary healthcare facility if needed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He said the state is only at about two percent capacity when it comes to beds designated for COVID-19 patients. The …

Scattered showers and isolated storms will continue into the early afternoon. After 2;00 pm, thunderstorms are expected to become more widespread, and some may be capable of producing hail. The main area at risk for a severe storm is across portions of Central Texas near a warm front. Activity will …

Campbell’s Soup Company is making a $10,000 product donation to the North Texas Food Bank and $37,500 in financial and food assistance to the Downtown Food Pantry in Paris. The company also announced that hourly employees would receive an extra $2 an hour premium pay and others will get an …