There’s a wild card in the push to return to pre-pandemic life: Many workers don’t want to go back to the jobs they once had. Layoffs and lockdowns, combined with enhanced unemployment benefits and stimulus checks, gave many Americans the time and the financial cushion to rethink their careers. Their former employers are hiring again…… MORE
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – The Atlantic hurricane season officially starts today and ends Nov. 30. After a record-breaking 2020, storm watchers have predicted a very active 2021 with an above-average chance of hurricane landfalls along the us coastline and in the Caribbean. The National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration [NOAA] expects a likely range of 13 to…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth Police are investigating a triple shooting at an apartment complex in West Fort Worth overnight. Police arrived on scene in the 2900 block of Jonah Drive around 12:22am. Forth Worth Police spokesman Buddy Calzada says the incident appears to be domestic related. Officers found 3 people dead inside an…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – Houston residents and officials are seething over a Texas agency’s decision to not award the city a single cent of the initial $1 billion in federal flood mitigation funding the state was promised following Hurricane Harvey in 2017. The Texas General Land Office’s recent announcement of the winners and losers of the…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott said Monday that state lawmakers delivered one of the most conservative legislative sessions the state has ever seen, but insisted more work needs to be done. “From Day One of this session, our priorities were centered around hardworking Texans and building a state that is safer, freer, healthier,…… MORE
UPDATE: 4 P.M. May 31, 2021 DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – One person is in custody after reports of an active shooter inside North Park Mall, but authorities say no shots were fired. Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said Monday afternoon that an investigation revealed that a man with mental health issues was banging skateboard on a table…… MORE
KERRVILLE (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Kerville man has been charged with making a terroristic threat in connection with an alleged plot to carry out a mass shooting at a Walmart. The Kerr County Sheriff’s Office said the KCSO Special Operations Division intercepted a message indicating that 28-year-old Coleman Thomas Blevins’ was preparing to carry out…… MORE
The Colony (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas Police officer has been arrested in The Colony. John Vasquez Jr. was booked into The Colony jail Sunday on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, family violence, and driving while intoxicated. Other charges may be pending. Vasquez is accused of assaulting a woman with whom he had…… MORE
Houston (AP) – Religious leaders, musical guests, spoken word artists and politicians gathered for a concert in Houston, the home town of George Floyd, to commemorate the anniversary of his death. The Fountain of Praise Pastors Remus E. Wright and Mia K. Wright welcomed the Floyd family in person on Sunday and more than 450…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Legislature reached the end of the 2021 regular session Sunday night without passing a controversial voting bill. The House was ready to vote on it a few minutes before midnight when Democrats walked out as a group, meaning the Republican majority no longer had a quorum, and bringing the proceedings…… MORE
