WASHINGTON (AP) – Fewer American sought unemployment benefits last week, lowering jobless claims to 793,000, evidence that job cuts remain high despite a substantial decline in new viral infections. Last week’s total fell from 812,000 the previous week, the Labor Department said Thursday. That figure was revised higher from the previously-reported figure of 779,000. Before…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – A North Texas man has been charged with participating in last month’s assault on the U.S. Capitol. Court papers filed Tuesday in the federal district court in Sherman charge Daniel Ray Caldwell of The Colony with assaulting a federal officer, as well as with trespassing on restricted grounds, the violent entry on…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF)-North Texas road crews continue to prepare roads in advance of winter weather and ice forecasted for the metroplex. The North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) maintenance crews began treating roads on Tuesday and will continue over the next few days to battle projected freezing temperatures and precipitation that can pose dangerous conditions for North…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The National Rifle Association is searching for a new home in Texas. The organization has hired Colliers International to help it search for a new headquarters in the event it decides to relocate from Northern Virginia. The nonprofit hasn’t said for sure it will move, only that it plans to. According to…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Fort Worth’s municipal golf courses are seeing heightened demand as stir-crazy residents grow more eager to get out of the house and tee it up. All three of Fort Worth’s courses – Meadowbrook, Pecan Valley and Rockwood Park – have stayed open during the pandemic, which is a feat…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick is pushing for legislative action after it was learned the Dallas Mavericks haven’t played the National Anthem at home games this season. Lt. Gov. Patrick announced on Wednesday that the Star Spangled Banner Protection Act, Senate Bill 4, will be among his legislative priorities this session. He…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Mavericks confirmed on Wednesday that the team has not played the National Anthem before any home games this season. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, most games have been played without fans in the stands. In recent years, some professional athletes have protested social injustice by kneeling during the anthem. The gesture…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Denton County Public Health has canceled its second dose COVID-19 vaccine clinic for Thursday, February 11th, due to expected icy conditions in the region. Parts of North Texas were under a Winter Weather Advisory Wednesday and forecasters predict that frigid temperatures, which have been at below freezing, could continue tomorrow. County…… MORE
WASHINGTON D.C. (WBAP/KLIF News) – Opening arguments began Wednesday morning in the Senate’s second impeachment trial of former President Trump. The House impeached Trump last month on an article of “incitement of insurrection” stemming from the deadly riot following a “Stop the Steal” rally at the U.S. Capitol January Sixth. Five people died including a…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The federal government announced Wednesday morning that it is partnering with the State of Texas to launch three COVID-19 vaccine mega-centers, including two in the DFW metroplex. According to Governor Greg Abbott, Federal Emergency Management Agency is establishing mass community vaccination sites in North Texas and Houston. The federal pilot sites, will…… MORE
