AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to 744,000, signaling that many employers are still cutting jobs even as more people are vaccinated against COVID-19, consumers gain confidence and the government distributes aid throughout the economy. The Labor Department said Thursday that applications increased by…… MORE
UPDATED: 8:03AM 4/8/21 Tarrant County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Tarrant County residents who can’t get to vaccine hubs are the target of a new partnership between the u-n-t health science center and medstar for at-home shots, within the next week or two, according to MedStar’s Matt Zavadsky. Meantime, as more vaccine sites ramp up in Tarrant…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas child welfare officials said Wednesday they received three reports alleging abuse and neglect at a San Antonio coliseum that is holding more than 1,600 immigrant teenagers who crossed the southern border. It is the first time state officials announced they are investigating such allegations at one of the emergency facilities…… MORE
Frisco, Texas – Frisco police have arrested a brother and sister, and charged them with manslaughter in the case of a multiple-fatality crash on March 27th. Jaden Walker and Jade Walker, both 19, have been charged with two counts of manslaughter for their involvement in the high-speed accident last month. Investigators believe that Jaden Walker…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Cook Children’s Medical Center is launching a suicide prevention campaign after suicide became the leading cause of trauma deaths. Health officials say it’s clear the pandemic is taking a toll on the mental wellbeing of children and teens. In March, a record 43 patients were admitted to Cook Children’s Medical Center after…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Former Dallas Police Officer Brian Riser was released from jail on Wednesday, but is still under investigation in two murder cases. Riser was arrested last month after being named a person of interest in two alleged murder for hire cases in 2019. He was released from the Dallas County jail after a…… MORE
AUSTIN – The Federal Emergency Management Agency has partially approved a request to extend operations for the Federally run COVID-19 vaccination sites in Arlington, Dallas, and Houston through May 18. FEMA’s extension includes federal personnel who will continue to assist in operating the sites, but an extension of federal supplies and doses of vaccine has…… MORE
CELINA (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Celina Community continues to mourn Det. KC Robinson and his 6-year-old daughter Brynlee, who were killed in a chain reaction car crash in Grayson County Monday. The City of Celina has set up a memorial site where family, friends and residents can leave flowers and notes for the family. It’s…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Amid disturbing new statistics from Cook Children’s on child suicides, the hospital has created a new prevention campaign after treating a record number of 43 children who attempted suicide this last month; and, last year, for the first time ever suicide was the leading cause of traumatic death at cook children’s…… MORE
Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A note left behind by one of two brothers involved in the gruesome murder-suicide in Allen this week detailed how easy it was to buy the guns used to kill their family before taking their own lives. 19-year old Farhan Towhid said his 21-year old brother Tanvir Towhid lied about mental…… MORE
