(WBAP/KLIF) — Lawyers for the family of Tinslee Lewis have changed course in a lawsuit against Cook’s Children’s Medical Center. The family withdrew a court motion to compel the hospital to allow a new doctor to treat the child. The motion was entered, Tuesday, after hospital lawyers said turning care over to a Michigan based…… MORE
COVID-19 Kills More Than a Thousand North Texans
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Coronavirus has now taken the lives of more than one thousand North Texans. With 53 deaths over the last two days, the Metroplex now has 1,016 COVID-19 related deaths. The surge caused a slight uptick in the mortality rate which rose from 1.2% to 1.3%. Dallas county has over 44,000 cases and…… MORE
Today, Mostly Sunny, Hot, Humid, 96 (100) / 79, Winds E5-15 PM Saturday, (TS Hanna moves ashore Coastal Bend) PtCldy, Iso PM Storms, 93 (103) / 78 Sunday, Mostly Sunny, 92 (100) / 78 Monday, Sunny to PtCldy, 94 (99) / 78 Tuesday, Increasing Clouds, Rain possible late, 94 (100) / 78… MORE
Southwest Tightens Face-Mask Rule
DALLAS (AP) – Southwest Airlines says it won’t allow health waivers to its face-mask rule. Only children under 2 will be exempt from the requirement to cover their mouth and nose during flights. Meanwhile, Delta Air Lines said Thursday that it will expand its coronavirus testing of employees to include at-home tests. Air travel has…… MORE
Texas COVID-19 Deaths Drop Slightly
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Daily deaths from coronavirus infections in the official Texas count fell from record levels to the third-biggest total the state recorded Thursday. New confirmed cases reported to the state also fell. State health officials Thursday reported 173 deaths linked to COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus. That was down…… MORE