Updated at 1:50pm: DELCAMBRE, La. (AP) – Laura has strengthened into a menacing Category 4 hurricane. The storm’s power is raising fears of a 20-foot storm surge that forecasters say would be “unsurvivable” and capable of sinking entire communities on the Texas and Louisiana coast. Authorities implored coastal residents to evacuate and worried that not…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Metroplex reported nearly 800 new cases of Coronavirus along with 30 new fatalities. Dallas county announced the deaths of 24 residents on top of 217 additional positive tests of COVID-19. Tarrant county listed 411 newly infected residents and 1 additional death. Denton county health officials say 5 residents died of the virus,…… MORE
Gov. Greg Abbott is alerting all Texans within 100 miles of hurricane Laura’s projected cone to take precautions as the storm moves closer to the Texas Gulf. Hurricane Laura is expected to make landfall Wednesday night or early Thursday morning. Mandatory evacuations have been put in place for Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, and Orange County along…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The DFW Metroplex is expected to host evacuees from the Texas Coast as Hurricane Laura approaches. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said they will provide 500 hotel rooms in Dallas and another 500 in Fort Worth and plan to open up more if they need to. Jenkins said this will be paid for by…… MORE
0:24 — Colonel Allen West joined Dave & Amy to tell us about his time in Charlotte at the RNC. We also talked Republican politics, President Trump, and racism in America. 8:19 — Thinking about leaving your job and starting your own business? Financial expert Derrick Kinney joined us to explain the current upswing of…… MORE
Richardson, TX (WBAP/IKLIF) – Richardson Independent School District officials have issued a warning to parents to watch for coronavirus symptoms after 7 people at Lake Highlands High School tested positive for COVID-19. All RISD students have been learning remotely since August. 19, but high school athletic practices began August 12 for football, volleyball and cross…… MORE
Richardson, TX (WBAP/IKLIF) – Richardson Independent School District officials have issued a warning to parents to watch for coronavirus symptoms after 7 people at Lake Highlands High School tested positive for COVID-19. All RISD students have been learning remotely since August. 19, but high school athletic practices began August 12 for football, volleyball and cross…… MORE
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HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF)- The Texas Coast is preparing for tropical storm Laura which is expected to turn into a hurricane and make landfall early Thursday morning somewhere between Freeport Texas, south of Houston and Lake Charles Louisiana. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is urging everyone to prepare for the worst and make plans immediately. “Anyone along…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas is approaching 11,400 deaths due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Almost 1,600 North Texans have died of COVID-19. Dallas county has a total of 857 deaths, Tarrant county has 515, and Collin county shows 104 fatalities, and Denton county has 93 deaths due to the Coronavirus. The Metroplex is nearing 129,000 positive tests,…… MORE
