DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – While many industries are still dealing with the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Southwest Airlines reported a $116 million profit for the first quarter of 2021. The Dallas-based carrier is the first major U.S. airline to do so. The company credits federal dollars for helping it ease the storm amid…… MORE
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid fell last week to 547,000, a new low since the pandemic struck and a further encouraging sign that layoffs are slowing on the strength of an improving job market. The Labor Department said Thursday that applications declined 39,000 from a revised…… MORE
Greenville, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Greenville ISD issued an apology after a staged photo of teachers foot on a students neck surfaces. An apology letter has been sent to parents in the Greenville independent school district by Superintendent Demetrus Liggins, after initially alerting the district community that in an investigation was underway. The photo was…… MORE
LONE PINE, Calif. (AP) – Authorities say a Texas man has died after falling to his death while hiking California’s Mount Whitney. The Inyo County Sheriff’s Office says the body of 36-year-old Saulo Escalante of Conroe was found Tuesday in a steep, snowy chute. Escalante had gone on a day hike on the Sierra Nevada…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Over the next several weeks, Sundance Square will launch a new downtown parking program as part of its ongoing effort to transform the Plaza and 1.6 million square feet of office space, retail, restaurants, entertainment and residential living into an even more pedestrian friendly destination. “At the heart of the new parking…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Former President George W. Bush is highlighting the issue of immigration in a new exhibit inside the Bush Center on the SMU campus. Through the exhibit, the former President spotlights the journeys of America’s immigrants and the contributions they have made to daily American life. Through 43 powerful four-color portraits personally painted…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Love Field Airport is moving forward with a runway renovation that was delayed due to the financial impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. “This is a project we’ve known is coming up for a long time,” said airport spokesperson, Chris Perry. “It got pushed back a little back during the downturn of…… MORE
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Department of Justice has opened a sweeping investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department. The Wednesday announcement came 24 hours after of the conviction of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin on second and third-degree murder charges and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd last May. Attorney General Merrick Garland…… MORE
Greenville, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Greenville ISD officials have issued a statement to the school community regarding a photo which it has confirmed includes a district teacher who is white, with her foot on the neck of an African American student. The picture was reportedly emailed to the mother of the student involved on Tuesday with…… MORE
Austin, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – State health officials on Tuesday reported above-average numbers of new COVID-19 cases and deaths. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported almost 4,400 new cases and 59 new deaths Tuesday. Johns Hopkins University (JHU) researchers have calculated rolling seven-day averages of almost 3,400 cases and 55 deaths daily. Among 13…… MORE
