AP Medical Writer (WBAP/KLIF) – Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11. The vaccine maker said Monday it plans to seek authorization for this age group soon in the U.S., Britain and Europe — a key step toward beginning vaccinations for youngsters. The vaccine made by Pfizer and its German…… MORE
Body Believed To Be Gabby Petito Found Near Grand Teton National Park
WYOMING – WBAP/KLIF – A body matching the description of 22 year old missing American national parks visitor Gabby Petito was found near a campsite at Grand Teton National Park today. A massive search for the months-long national park vacationer was launched when her 23 year old boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, returned to their Florida home…… MORE
Navy Plane Crash Leaves Two Hospitalized; 1,300 Without Power
LAKE WORTH – WBAP/KLIF – Two Navy pilots are hospitalized; one in critical condition and a second in serious condition, following the crash of a Navy jet into the backyard of a home in Lake Worth on Tejas Trail. Police responding to the calls for help from area residents say the pilots aboard ejected, with…… MORE
Border Patrol Makes Changes
Undated (AP) – The U.S. Border Patrol hopes to free up agents to go back into the field by hiring civilians to perform tasks like checking holding cells and collecting information for immigration court papers. It says agents spend about 40% of their time caring for people already in custody and administrative tasks that are…… MORE
Warning From Former Planned Parenthood President
Houston (AP) – One of the country’s top abortion-rights activists is warning that the Supreme Court’s recent inaction on Texas’ extremely restrictive new abortion law could signal the end of judicial checks and balances on the issue. Former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards told The Associated Press this week that the court’s decision to let…… MORE
SUNDAY: Continued mostly sunny and warm. High: 92. Winds: NE 5-10. MONDAY: Mostly sunny and hot. High: 97. Winds: S 10-15. TUESDAY: Partly cloudy and cooler. Isolated showers or storms possible (20%). High: 86. Winds: S becoming N 10-20.… MORE
America’s Sequoia Heritage Threatened By Monster Wildfire
ASSOCIATED PRESS – WBAP/KLIF – Giant sequoia trees that have lived thousands of years in isolated pockets in California are again threatened by massive wildfires underway in California, and the most famous tree of all is now at risk. Officials say the now merged wildfires “Colony” and “Paradise Fire” – to be called the KNP…… MORE
Texas Woman Convicted In 2 Kansas Murders
Great Bend, Kan. (AP) – A Texas woman has been convicted of capital murder for her role in the slayings of a Wichita, Kansas couple who were killed after a carnival worker ordered their deaths as part of a fictitious carnival mafia. A jury found 57 year old Kimberley Younger of Aransas Pass, Texas, guilty…… MORE
Texas Rioter Sentenced To 50 Years
New Boston (AP) – A Texas man linked to the “boogaloo” movement who live-streamed threats to kill police during the January 6 riot at the U.S. capitol was sentenced Friday to 50 years in prison after being convicted of attempted murder of a peace officer. The Texarkana Gazette reports a jury in Bowie County found…… MORE
U.S. To Return Haitians To Haiti
UPDATE: 09-18 5:35 PM – Federal officials indicate they will begin flying Haitians from the border near Del Rio home to Haiti beginning Sunday. Unconfirmed reports indicate many of the Haitians, numbering thousands, may be flown home from San Antonio. Del Rio (AP) – A US official says the Biden administration plans to expel Haitian…… MORE
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