UPDATE: WASHINGTON (AP) — A Capitol Police officer was killed Friday after a man rammed a car into two officers at a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol and then emerged wielding a knife, law enforcement officials said. The suspect died at a hospital, officials said. Both officers were hospitalized, and one of them “succumbed to his…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – Add travel to the activities vaccinated Americans can enjoy again. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance Friday to say fully vaccinated people can travel within the U.S. without getting a COVID-19 test or going into quarantine. The agency previously cautioned against unnecessary travel even for vaccinated people.…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – A Houston woman is accused of killing her 6-year-old son in an effort to collect on two life insurance policies. The Harris County District Attorney’s Office said Thursday 25-year-old Ashley Marks repeatedly gave her son doses of medications and over the counter drugs that caused him frightening hallucinations before he died in…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton told the Fox Business Network it will cost Texas taxpayers nearly $855 million dollars to care for the migrants who cross the border illegally this year. He says the state is required to give them access to education, healthcare and housing. Paxton says when Former President Trump was…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The national commercial real estate business continues to be led by Texas, specifically Austin and Dallas. Commercial real estate services company CBRE has released the results of a new survey of investors nationwide and the by the numbers Austin came in first place with Dallas-Fort Worth close behind for investment prospects…… MORE
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – America’s employers unleashed a burst of hiring in March, adding 916,000 jobs in a sign that a sustained recovery from the pandemic recession is taking hold as vaccinations accelerate, stimulus checks flow through the economy and businesses increasingly reopen. The March increase – the most since August – was…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Atmos Energy Corp. faces a record 1.6-million dollars in fines in connection with a house explosion in 2018 that killed a young girl. The Railroad Commission of Texas, which oversees pipeline safety, found that the Dallas-based company failed to adequately detect gas leaks in the days and even months prior to the…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – American Airlines has issued a statement rejecting a newly passed Texas Senate bill that the airline says “would make it more difficult to vote.” The statement reads that it is “strongly opposed” to Texas Senate Bill 7 and “others like it,” making the Fort Worth-based carrier the latest major corporation to stand…… MORE
MISSION, Texas (AP) – Overwhelmed and under-prepared, U.S. authorities are releasing migrant families on the Mexican border without notices to appear in immigration court or sometimes without any paperwork at all. U.S. immigration authorities say court notices often take hours to prepare and describe the move as a way to save time. The rapid releases…… MORE
(Carrollton, TX) – An area physical therapist is charged with sexually assaulting a woman in his care in 2019. 50-year-old David R. Renner of Frisco has been charged with sexual assault by Carrollton Police. The charge states that Renner was employed at Baylor scott & White Medical Center in Carrollton at the time of the…… MORE
