Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas governor candidate Allen West admits to “flicking” the mask off someone at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on Wednesday. West, who was hospitalized with COVID-19 last month, and is not vaccinated was not wearing a mask in the airport as per federal requirements. The retired Lt. Colonel took to Twitter to…… MORE
Associated Press LONDON (AP) – Britain has granted a conditional authorization to Merck’s coronavirus antiviral. It’s the first pill shown to successfully treat COVID-19. The U.K. is the first country to OK the treatment. But it wasn’t immediately clear how quickly the pill would be available. The drug is known as molnupiravir. It’s intended to…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A well-known North Texas hotel company is unloading nearly a billion dollars in properties. Two Texas companies are involved in the mega-hotel sale, namely, Summit Hotel Properties is purchasing 27 hotels nation-wide from Grapevine-based NewcrestImage for $822-million. Summit is buying the hotels in partnership with Singapore-based Investor GIC. The sale includes three new…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Mayor of Dallas’ annual State of the City Address has been rescheduled to allow the Mayor more time to recover from his breakthrough case of COVID-19. The speech was initially scheduled for noon on Thursday in the City Council chambers at Dallas City Hall. But it’s been postponed until 10 a.m.,…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- UPS plans to hire 3,000 seasonal employees in the Dallas area in its annual ‘UPS Brown Friday’ event this Thursday through Saturday (Nov 4-6) . Across the country, UPS plans to hire more than 60,000 seasonal employees during this three-day hiring blitz. The hiring weekend is part of the company’s broader effort to…… MORE