Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Coronavirus survivors’ blood in demand for treatment
New york (AP) – Hospitals are starting to line up survivors of the new coronavirus to donate some blood, so doctors can use it to treat the sick. Blood plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients ca...
Apr 05, 2020
A Department of Justice contractor has settled a retaliation claim
Houston (AP) – The U.S. Department of Justice says a Texas-based organization that runs facilities to hold immigrant children has settled a retaliation claim from an ex-employee. The Justice Dep...
Apr 05, 2020
Officials in Corpus Christi are discouraging tourism
Corpus Christi (AP) – Officials in Corpus Christi say they’re looking at ways to discourage vacationers from visiting the popular South Texas city amid the coronavirus outbreak. The Corpus...
Apr 05, 2020
Covid 19 Numbers Up in North Texas
WBAP/KLIF – New case counts and annoucements concerning Covid 19 in North Texas: Dallas County case count now up to 1,112 cases of Covid 19 Tarrant County announces two more victim deaths; both ...
Apr 04, 2020
Governor Abbott, Number of Hospital Beds In Texas Has Doubled In Last Two Weeks
Gov. Greg AbbottWFAA photo AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas has doubled the amount of hospital beds in the past two weeks. But hospital officials said Friday that there’s n...
Apr 04, 2020
Federal Prisons Locking Down Inmates In Their Cells For 14 Days Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) – The federal Bureau of Prisons is locking inmates in their cells at all its facilities for 14 days in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The implementation of a new pl...
Apr 04, 2020
Daughter of McKinney Mayor Tests Positive For COVID-19
DALLAS (AP) – A suburban Dallas mayor is fighting the coronavirus on two fronts: at home and in the city. Just days after McKinney Mayor George Fuller imposed a stay-at-home order on the city...
Apr 04, 2020
Narcotics raid finds exotic animals
Mercedes, Texas (AP) – Authorities seized animals including a white Bengal tiger, bobcat, kinkajou, porcupines, llamas, emus and deer after finding them at a South Texas residence while executin...
Apr 04, 2020
Hobby Lobby closes stores
Oklahoma City (AP) – Hobby Lobby says the ongoing threat of the coronavirus has forced it to close its stores until further notice. The Oklahoma City-based arts and crafts chain says it is furlo...
Apr 04, 2020
COVID-19 keeps spreading through Texas
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County now reports 90 new cases of coronavirus, bringing its total to 921. The county's death toll remains at 17. Tarrant County has 31 new cases, bringing its total...
Apr 04, 2020
