(WBAP/KLIF) — The state is investing in young Texans between the ages of 16 and 24. The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) will pony up over a quarter of a million dollars to develop construction skills within high school and college age kids. Workforce commissioners approved $300,000 to be used to train high school and college…… MORE
Governor Abbott Issues Proclamation to Expand Hospital Capacity
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott implemented more coronavirus restrictions on Thursday as the state reported nearly 9,800 additional COVID-19 cases. The Governor issued a Proclamation suspending elective surgeries in hospitals in all counties located within 11 Trauma Service Areas (TSAs) in Texas. Previously, Governor Abbott suspended elective surgeries at hospitals in the counties of Bexar, Cameron, Dallas, Harris,…… MORE
Texas Reporting Deadliest Day of COVID19 Thursday
(WBAP/KLIF) – Texas is reporting its deadliest day from COVID 19 Thursday with 105 new deaths. It is the first time Texas has crossed 100 in one day. The state also reporting 9,782 new cases Thursday. Dallas County reporting 1,202 new cases and 10 deaths. Tarrant County continuing to slightly decrease cases down to 520…… MORE
20-Year-Old Charged in Murder of East Oak Cliff Transgender Woman.
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the death of a transgender woman in east Oak Cliff. Angelo Walker is accused of shooting 22-year-old Merci Richey who was found unconscious on the morning of June 30, in an empty parking lot of an apartment complex in the 3000 block of…… MORE
U.S. Jobless Report: 1.3 Million Americans File First Time Unemployment Benefits Last Week
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – More than 1.3 million Americans filed first time claims for unemployment benefits last week, showing employers are still laying workers off amid another surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. The latest round means that 49.8 million Americans made initial jobless benefits claims since the pandemic hit in March. The resurgence has…… MORE
Supreme Court: Manhattan DA Can Get Trump Tax Records; Congress Cannot
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court has upheld a prosecutor’s demand for President Donald Trump’s tax returns as part of a criminal investigation into hush-money payments to women who claim they had affairs with Trump. The court ruled Thursday in a case in which it heard arguments by telephone in May because of…… MORE
Worldwide: Texas is the 11th Most Active COVID-19 Hotspot
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. COVID-19 cases soared past 3-million Wednesday, accounting for 25% of the world case count for a country that comprises only 4% of world’s population. In Texas, coronavirus cases soared past the 210-thousand as sister station WFAA-TV report, “If the lone star state were a country, it would be the world’s 11th-most…… MORE
Garland Police: Burglar Suspects Enter Woman’s Home Using COVID-19-Tainted Water Scam
Garland, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Garland Police are looking for several men who allegedly burglarized a home after fooling a woman into believing her water may be contaminated with COVID-19. Police say the woman allowed at least four men into the home to check her water. home security video shows all of the men regular wearing…… MORE
Texas Resumes Executions After 5-month Delay Due to Pandemic
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas inmate received lethal injection Wednesday evening for fatally shooting an 82-year-old man nearly three decades ago, ending a five-month delay of executions in the nation’s busiest death penalty state because of the coronavirus pandemic. Billy Joe Wardlow was put to death at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the…… MORE
Texas GOP Chair: “Our State Convention will Continue Unimpeded”
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Republican Party of Texas responded late Wednesday to the City of Houston’s decision to cancel the party’s convention, which was planned for next week in Houston. Earlier Wednesday, the Houston First Corporation, on behalf of Mayor Sylvester Turner and the City of Houston, terminated the Texas GOP’s binding contract to host…… MORE
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