Tim Marshall, Structural Engineer and Meteorologist, joined the WBAP Morning News from Lake Charles, one of the hardest hit parts of Louisiana, to explain what it was like riding out the CAT 4 storm, and what the area looks like now. … MORE
Hurricane Laura Relief
HOW YOU CAN HELP You can make a difference in the lives of people impacted by Hurricane Laura. Visit redcross.org, call 800-RED-CROSS or text the word LAURA to 90999 to make a $10 donation. Donations enable the Red Cross to prepare for, respond to and help people recover from this disaster. This includes providing food, shelter,…… MORE
Denton County Needs Poll Workers For Upcoming Election
Denton (WBAP/KLIF) – The Denton County Elections Administration needs election workers to work at the polls during early voting in October and on Election Day, November 3rd. All positions are available including Presiding Judges, Lead Clerks and regular Clerks. Pay ranges from $12 – $14 per hour and you will be paid for training. High…… MORE
New Jobless Claims Topped 1-Million Last Week; 14.5M Americans Remain Unemployed
WASHINGTON (AP) – Just over 1 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that the coronavirus outbreak continues to threaten jobs even as the housing market, auto sales and other segments of the economy rebound from a springtime collapse. The Labor Department reported Thursday that the number of people seeking jobless aid…… MORE
17-Year Old ‘Vigilante’ Shooter Charged With 1st Degree Intentional Homicide in Kenosha, WI
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) – A white, 17-year-old police admirer has been arrested after the killing of two people during a third night of protests in Kenosha over the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake. Kyle Rittenhouse, of Antioch, Illinois, was taken into custody Wednesday in Illinois on suspicion of first-degree intentional homicide. Antioch…… MORE