WOLFE CITY (WBAP/KLIF) – New details in last week’s deadly shooting involving a white Police Officer and a 31-year-old black man were made public on Wednesday. Wolfe City Police Officer Shaun Lucas is charged with Murder in the Saturday night shooting death of Jonathan Price outside a Wolfe City gas station. A newly released probable…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A DFW oil and gas driller is having to lay off employees because of struggles caused by the pandemic. Irving based pioneer natural resources has laid off some 300 employees Tuesday. The layoffs are evenly split between those in the corporate office in Irving and those working at the Permian basin operation. Folks…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Because the White House halted stimulus talks, the CEO of the Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) has told its member eateries that they should stop counting on federal money “that may not come fast enough.” The Dallas Morning News quotes, TRA chief Emily Williams Knight who says that because of the abruptly halted…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas reported over 773,000 total positive tests of Coronavirus, Tuesday, along with over 16,100 deaths. The mortality rate is inching downward as the total number of deaths in Dallas county sits at 1,038 with a 1.2% fatality rate. Tarrant county reports 676 fatalities and a 1.3% death rate. Collin county has lost 155…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he has instructed aides to stop negotiating on a coronavirus aid plan until after the election, roiling stock markets hoping for an economic boost for hard-hit industries such as the airlines. Trump, who has the coronavirus himself, tweeted Tuesday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was not negotiating in…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas County Elections Department is being pressed about its handling of mail-in ballots ahead of next month’s election. More Americans are expected to vote by mail in this election compared to previous ones, because of concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. Dallas County Commissioner J.J. Koch said during Tuesday’s Commissioners Court meeting…… MORE
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – The White House has blocked new Food and Drug Administration guidelines on bringing potential vaccines for COVID-19 to market that would almost certainly have prevented their approval before the Nov. 3 election. At issue was the FDA’s planned requirement that participants in mass clinical trials for vaccines be followed for two months…… MORE
Wolfe City, Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – A police-involved-shooting has shocked residents of a small town in Hunt County. It happened in Wolfe City where many of the town’s 1500 residents demanded justice for 31-year old Jonathon Price during a march and prayer vigil. Late Monday night the Wolfe City officer involved was arrested and charged with…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Abbott hinted at loosening more coronavirus restrictions with a social media post on Monday. The Governor praised Texans for keeping COVID under control. He also Governor touted recent statistics surrounding the virus. “The hospitalizations, number of new positive cases, and positivity rate remain contained,” he tweeted. “Today was one of the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) -Many Texans are finding it difficult to pay rent during the coronavirus pandemic. According to information gathered by the firm Stout Risius Ross 1 in 6 renters were behind on their payments last month. Rachel Khirallah is a real estate attorney and says the worst is yet to come for both renters and…… MORE
