DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — A baby born at Parkland Hospital in Dallas is believed to be the first baby in the U.S. to contract coronavirus while still in her mother’s womb. Parkland doctors delivered the girl in May, six weeks early after her mother, Wendy Figueroa, tested positive at 34 weeks of pregnancy. Testing of…… MORE
USPS Under Fire for Removing Mail Collection Boxes and Sorting Machines Ahead of Election
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Sunday that the US Postal Service will not dismantle any mail-sorting machines between now and Election Day. “Sorting machines between now and Election Day will not be taken off line,” Meadows told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” Meadows first told Tapper…… MORE
Texas Doctors Warn Of Police Use Of ‘Less Lethal’ Munitions
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A group of doctors in Austin, Texas, is warning police not to use so-called “less lethal” munitions for crowd control after they treated people who were severely hurt during protests in May. In a letter published Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine, 12 doctors from the Dell Seton Medical…… MORE
UPDATE: Three Cedar Park Police Officers Shot, Standoff Has Ended
CEDAR PARK (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- UPDATE 9:30 a.m.: Cedar Park Police confirmed that all three hostages have been freed from the home and the suspect has surrendered to police. The suspect had been barricaded inside the home for over 16 hours with his mother, brother, sister and family pet. 9:00am UPDATE: The suspect and last hostage have…… MORE
Backlog of Coronavirus Cases Leads to Over 5,300 Newly Reported in Dallas County on Sunday
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Dallas County Health and Human services is reporting a staggering 5,361 additional Coronavirus cases, bringing the total in Dallas County to just over 63,400. According the Texas Department of State Health Services, this high number is a backlog of reports due to coding errors. This is beginning to be resolved through a…… MORE
Dallas Police Report Suggests Changes to Public Responses
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – A public safety committee meeting is scheduled on Tuesday to discuss a report reviewing critical decisions made by the Dallas Police Department during the George Floyd protests this spring. The report analyzes DPD resposne to clashes with protesters, looters, rioters and peaceful protesters. Among them, the highly visible clash and teargassing…… MORE
Texas Man Charged With Ohio Ambulance Theft
Toledo, Ohio (AP) – Ohio State Police say a Texas man is in custody after leading troopers on a chase through three Ohio counties in a stolen ambulance. The Ohio State Highway Patrol says an ambulance reported stolen from Mercy Health St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Toledo was spotted parked on Route 24 in Lucas…… MORE
COVID-19 Death Toll Nears 10,000
Austin (AP) – The death toll in Texas from the coronavirus inched nearer to 10,000 over the weekend, with 238 deaths reported on Saturday bringing the total to 9,840. The Texas Department of State Health Services said the number of reported cases increased by 8,245 to 528,838. The true number of cases is likely higher…… MORE
Texas Has The Tests: Needs Test-Takers
Austin (AP) – Texas leaders who grappled with coronavirus testing shortages for much of the pandemic are now facing the opposite problem: not enough takers. The number of coronavirus tests being done each day in Texas has dropped by the thousands in August, mirroring nationwide trends. The drop comes even as the number of deaths…… MORE
#WheresOurChildren Movement Continues to Grow Nationwide
(WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- As protest for racial injustice continue across the country, a group with a different cause has begun marching in the streets. #WheresOurChildren and #SaveTheChildren have been widely used on social media in recent months in order to spread awareness on pedophilia and human sex trafficking. The movement has gained nationwide popularity and multiple…… MORE
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