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
WBAP Morning News: Law Enforcement Views on The Chauvin Verdict
Dr. GM Cox, retired police chief and professor at Tarleton State University, joined the WBAP Morning News to give his perspective on Derek Chauvin’s verdict, and says that based on what he’s seen, he agrees with the verdicts. … MORE
First-Time US Jobless Claims Fall to 547,000, Another Pandemic Low
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 ISD Issues Apology Over ‘Staged’ Photo of a Teacher’s Foot on A Child’s Neck
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
Texas Man Dies in Fall on Snowy California Mountain
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