WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says the federal government has granted emergency authorization for treating COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma. Flanked by FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar Trump made the announcement from the White House briefing room. While Trump is calling the move “a breakthrough” and one of…… MORE
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBAP/KLIF) President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will be renominated Monday as the Republican National Convention begins in Charlotte. The nomination inside the Charlotte Convention Center will be the only day of the RNC in the Queen City before focus shifts to Washington D.C. Approximately 330 delegates will renominate the President…… MORE
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) – A group of Parkland school shooting survivors are hitting the road to help register young voters across the country before the November election seeking to bring about their vision for gun reform. The student group March For Our Lives was founded by David Hogg, Emma Gonzalez, Jaclyn Corin and several other…… MORE
UPDATE: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) – The U.S. Coast Guard has ended the search for two crew members of a dredging boat who went missing following an explosion last week in the Port of Corpus Christi in Texas. The end of the search was announced late Saturday night, a few hours after the Coast Guard…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Hurricane Marco and what could become Hurricane Laura are set to slam into the gulf coast this week. The Governor of Texas held a press conference Sunday afternoon to speak on what the state is doing to prepare. Governor Greg Abbott has now issued a State of Disaster for 23 texas counties…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- A Dallas apartment building is now in ashes. Nobody was injured after the vacant apartment building burnt to the ground in Saturday night. Dallas Fire crews responded to the incident at around 9:15 at the intersection of North Lancaster Avenue and East 5th street. WFAA-TV reports that the building had been under construction.…… MORE
Killeen (AP) – Officials say a soldier who has gone missing from Fort Hood in central Texas has been involved in an open investigation of abusive sexual contact. Sgt. Elder Fernandes was reported missing on Wednesday. Killeen police say the 23 year old Fernandes hasn’t been seen since Monday when his staff sergeant dropped him…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Gulf coast from Corpus Christi, Texas to Apalachicola, Florida is bracing for the onslaught of two possible hurricanes this week. Tropical Storm Marco is paralleling the east coast of Mexico, while Tropical Storm Laura entered the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean. They should both be hurricanes by the time they…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Dallas County continues to report high COVID-19 numbers due to state backlog. Dallas County Health and Human services reported 1,086 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 68,572. Of the newly reported cases, 862 are from state backlog, with the majority being from June. Dallas County is also reporting six additional…… MORE
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Coronavirus cases in North Texas seem to be slowing. Tarrant County reported 149 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. County total now over 39,500. The county is also reporting 22 COVID-19 deaths, bringing the total to 505. Over 32,000 residents have made full recoveries Denton County on Saturday reported 145 new…… MORE
