(WBAP/KLIF) — A federal appeals court says Texas can now ban medication abortions as part of the state’s emergency effort to fight the spread of the Coronavirus. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, last week, temporarily blocked the state’s prohibition on medication abortions. But the panel of three justices voted in favor of…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) — A Texas woman infected with COVID-19 died last week, 102 years after her sister died from the Spanish flu. Selma Esther Ryan lived in San Antonio until three years ago when she moved into an assisted care living center in Austin at the age of 93. Her daughter, Vicki Spencer, told…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — One of Texas’ “10 Most Wanted” has been sentenced to over 20 years in prison, Friday. 43 year old Terrol DeBaun Travis pleaded guilty in November of last year to possession of a firearm by a felon. The Crips gang member, who was considered by law enforcement as a dangerous criminal, was handed…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — 108 newly confirmed cases of Coronavirus were reported in the Metroplex, Monday. Dallas County reported 84 additional cases, while Collin County had 17, Tarrant 7, and Denton 5. Denton County also reported the only new death from the Coronavirus, bringing the four-county total to 129. in all, there are just over 49-hundred confirmed cases…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- A new North Texas Initiative, Get Shift Done, is hiring laid off restaurant or hospitality workers to work shifts for non-profits in need during the COVID-19 crisis. The need for help at the food banks is surging, volunteers are staying home, so the Get Shift Done workers are filling the gap to get…… MORE