US hiring stayed strong as employers added 263,000 last month

AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The nation’s employers kept hiring briskly in November despite high inflation and a slow-growing economy – a sign of resilience in the face of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes. The economy added 263,000 jobs, while the unemployment rate stayed 3.7%, still near a 53-year low, the Labor…MORE

US Marshals Arrest Boyfriend of Woman Killed in Arlington

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The US Marshals North Texas Fugitive Task Force arrested the boyfriend of a woman whose body was found in an Arlington parking lot in late October. Arlington Police said 44-year-old Jose Luis Moreno Castaneda was taken into custody on a probation violation warrant. He was wanted for questioning in the…MORE

Suspect in Fatal Thanksgiving Hit-and-Run Arrested

DENTON (WBAP/KLIF) – 28 year old Tony Gray was taken into custody after Denton police saw him removing the license plate on a 2007 Hyundai Elantra – a vehicle suspected in the death of a pedestrian on Thanksgiving night. Police also discovered that Gray planned to have the vehicle destroyed. Denton PD had received various tips…MORE

Trump Probe: Court Halts Mar-a-Lago Special Master Review

WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal appeals court has halted an independent review of documents seized from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate, removing a hurdle the Justice Department said had delayed its criminal investigation into the retention of top-secret government information. The decision by the three-judge panel represents a significant win for federal prosecutors, clearing…MORE

Collin County Man Sentenced in Killings of Wife and Children

MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – A Collin County man who killed his wife and children was sentenced to prison this week. Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis announced on Thursday that 39-year-old Michael Patrick Paton of Celina, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the capital murder of his wife, 36-year-old Tamara Jo Paton, and…MORE