Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Today is the day north Texans settle several run-off elections. Fort Worth voters will be choosing a new mayor. They’ll pick either Deborah Peoples or Mattie Parker to be the city’s first new mayor in a decade. Peoples was a former Democratic Party chairwoman who, if elected, would become Fort Worth’s first…… MORE
MIAMI (AP) – Royal Caribbean is announcing a U.S. summer schedule for eight of its cruise ships. The cruise line said Friday that the ships will sail in July and August from Texas, Florida and Washington state. It also announced a handful of trips in Europe. Royal Caribbean said all crew members will be vaccinated…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas Republicans are pressing ahead with their push for tougher election laws after Democrats’ defiant weekend walkout stopped one of the nation’s most restrictive voting measures. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday had still not called a special legislative session but says he intends to after Democrats blocked new voting laws…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)-Faster internet speeds are ahead for Arlington, which is the first city in Texas and the largest in the nation where SiFi Networks will deploy its open-access fiber network in every neighborhood. The Arlington City Council unanimously approved an agreement that will allow SiFi Networks access to public right-of-way to build its fiber optic…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Covid-19 patients in DFW will be the first to participate in a series of nation-wide phase 2 clinical studies to treat gut infections caused by the virus. Biopharmaceutical company AzurRx is seeking to enroll patients for a drug to treat gastrointestinal (GI) infection symptoms associated with COVID-19, including severe diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal…… MORE
GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF) – The Garland Police Department is praising the response of its Officers and neighboring agencies in pursuit that moved through a number of DFW cities. According to Police, DEA agents requested Garland officer’s assistance in performing a traffic stop on a silver pickup truck that was entering the Garland city limits Thursday afternoon.…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Family and friends of a beloved Fort Worth teacher and her teenage son are mourning their shocking deaths in a double murder suicide this week. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office identified 39-year-old Holly Beverly and her 17-year-old son Titus as the victims in the tragic shooting. Police say the shooter,…… MORE
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers added a modest 559,000 jobs in May, an improvement from April’s sluggish gain but still evidence that many companies are struggling to find enough workers as the economy rapidly recovers from the pandemic recession. Last month’s job gain was above April’s revised total of 278,000. The unemployment…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas, Lt. Col. Allen West, submitted his resignation Friday morning. According to the Texas GOP, West will remain the Chairman until a new one can be selected on July 11. “It has been my distinct honor to serve as Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas,” said…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police are searching for a suspect who allegedly smashed his pricey Mazerati into the bak of an off-duty police officer’s vehicle early this morning and then left the crash scene in a different vehicle. Police said around 3 a.m. the an Edgewood officer was in a marked police vehicle near I-635…… MORE
