GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A barge slammed into a bridge pillar in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday, spilling oil into surrounding waters and closing the only road to a smaller and separate island that is home to a university, officials said. There were no immediate reports of injuries, although officials said one person on the barge…… MORE
Walmart Lays-Off DFW Employees
(WBAP/KLIF) — Layoffs affecting Walmart employees in Dallas-Fort Worth. [Walmart announced layoffs affecting several hundred jobs at the retail giant’s campus offices and said it will be requiring most remote workers and personnel in its Dallas, Atlanta and Toronto offices to relocate to office hubs in Bentonville, Arkansas; Hoboken, New Jersey; and the San Francisco…… MORE
Boeing Violates Deadly Crash Settlement
(WBAP/KLIF) — The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) has determined that Boeing violated a settlement that allowed the company to avoid criminal prosecution after two deadly crashes involving its 737 MAX aircraft. The DOJ will now determine whether or not it will file charges against the aircraft maker. Justice Department Fraud Section Head Glenn Leon says…… MORE
Biden; Trump Agree To Debate
ATLANTA – (WBAP/KLIF) It’s on! President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump both agree to debate the issues at CNN studios on June 27th. This news, a big development in a fast-rising back and forth barb exchanging between the presidential candidates concerning whether they would – and where they would debate. But earlier, Biden’s…… MORE
Destructive Emerald Ash Borer Firmly Across North Texas; Check Your Trees and Report It
UPDATE 05/15/2024; 1:45 PM: Emerald Ash Borer now found in JOHNSON COUNTY; not yet officially on the list of North Texas counties in which movement of ash wood, leaves, or any of the tree’s materials are banned moving from county to county. Dr. Courtney Blevins, Forester with Texas A&M, warns the state of Texas does…… MORE