WASHINGTON (AP) – Along with daylight saving time, this weekend could bring Americans fatter bank balances. Officials at the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service say processing the new round of stimulus payments has already begun. The aim is to have the first payments start showing up by direct deposit in bank accounts this weekend.…… MORE
UNDATED (AP) – U.S. health officials are warning health professionals about the risk of false positive results with a widely used laboratory test for COVID-19 and flu. The Food and Drug Administration issued the alert today for health facilities using Roche’s cobas test for coronavirus and seasonal flu. The agency warned that problems with the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Homeless encampment Camp Rhonda, a cluster of about 30 tents moved to Pioneer Plaza, steps away from Dallas city hall. The group had been there since Monday. The goal was to send a message to city leaders to pressure them for more permanent housing solutions. Camp Rhonda organizer Jerry Henderson says they were…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)-Trinity Metro is expanding the Southside ZIPZONE to reach the TCU campus, the Fort Worth Zoo and the entertainment district along the West 7th corridor, including Crockett Row and Montgomery Plaza. The expansion goes into effect Sunday, March 14, which will provide a new way for spring breakers to visit the Fort Worth…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Arboretum is celebrating the annual Dallas Blooms event and this year people will again be allowed to see it in person. Last year, most of the popular North Texas attraction was done virtually when the arboretum had to close its doors to visitors. “We were only open a few days in…… MORE
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – More than half of New York’s Democratic congressional members have joined a majority of its state lawmakers in calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign. The Democrat has faced mounting allegations of sexual harassment and an allegation of groping, as well as scrutiny over his administration’s reporting of COVID-19 deaths among…… MORE
CARROLLTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – After seven years in the run, the man accused in the murder of a Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD employee has been captured in Mexico and returned to the United States. Carrollton Police said Gerardo Alvarez is charged with murder in the shooting death of CFBISD Groundskeeping Supervisor Todd Fenton. A school bus…… MORE
LUBBOCK (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Lubbock area man wanted a BMW and his scheme to buy one got him 20 years in prison. Prosecutors said on June 7, 2019, 50-year-old Eric Dion Warren drove a dealership loaner car to AIM Bank in Wolfforth, robbed it and tried to use the money to put a down payment…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Round Rock Democrat James Talarico has filed a bill in the Texas House that would require teaches to receive a minimum salary of $70,000 per year. “No teacher should have to work two jobs to keep the lights on. As a former teacher, I watched my coworkers drive for Uber at…… MORE
PARIS (AP) – Doctors say the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the mental health of children is alarming and plain to see. France’s busiest pediatric hospital has seen a doubling in the number of children and young teenagers requiring treatment after attempted suicides. Doctors elsewhere report similar surges, with children – some as young…… MORE
