AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today placed numerous resources on standby on Thursday in anticipation of severe weather spurring from a Tropical Depression in the Gulf, including heavy rain, dangerous rip currents, and flash flooding. According to the Governor, the Tropical Depression is expected to impact the lower third of Texas, including the upper Rio…… MORE
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – A bill that would’ve recognized Juneteenth as a National holiday was blocked this week in the Senate. Senator John Cornyn of Texas co-authored the bill surrounding the day slaves in Texas learned they had been freed, which officially marked the end of slavery in the U-S. Senator Cornyn told his colleagues in…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Major airlines are reporting huge second-quarter losses and warning that the recovery in air travel seen in April has stalled as coronavirus cases surge in the U.S. American Airlines posted a loss of more than $2 billion, and Southwest Airlines lost $915 million. That pushed the combined loss of the nation’s four…… MORE
Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – North Texas hospitals say they’re “desperate” for blood plasma donors from people who have recovered from COVID-19. The recent spike in cases and hospitalizations has local medical facilities and blood centers accepting shipments of plasma from New York, according to the Dallas Morning News. Blood plasma from recovered patients is one…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – A judge has ordered the release from prison of President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, saying he believes the government retaliated against him for writing a book about Trump. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ordered Michael Cohen released from prison by 2 p.m. on Friday. Cohen sued the government earlier this…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — With DFW area schools offering online or in-person education, the reality for many residents boils down to just one choice….in-school instruction. Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Kent Scribner recently pointed to concerns during the pandemic that an educational crisis was in the works. One grandmother, Sharon Armstrong says the reason is many lack resources to…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Congress is mulling over details of the next round of relief for those suffering during the coronavirus pandemic. Many Americans continue to suffer financial fallout from the Coronavirus pandemic shut down. With benefits running out next week on the federal unemployment supplement, Texas Representative Michael Burgess says Congress is contemplating several stimulus package…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Southwest Airlines is planning to test thermal cameras aimed at spotting travelers who are running a fever. Airline officials at Dallas Love Field will conduct the test, which starts in early August, to search for those who have the most common symptom of COVID-19. During the first phase of the test, temperature readings…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — State health officials say Wednesday is the deadliest single day of the pandemic as 197 new deaths were reported. The state has reported 1,535 deaths in the past two weeks. The Coronavirus pandemic death toll in North Texas is nearing 1,000. 30 additional deaths occurred in Dallas county, Wednesday, while Tarrant county listed…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas reported a new daily high number of deaths Wednesday from the illness caused by the new coronavirus, even as the state reported a slight decrease in the number of people who have tested positive. The Department of State Health Services reported a Wednesday COVID-19 death toll hit a record 197,…… MORE
