According to the Dallas Federal Reserve, the pandemic is negatively impacting the service and retail industry. Texas Jobs grew by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter which is lower than the national average of 11.9%. According to the Federal Reserve, although the jobs recovery since April has been slower in Texas than the rest of the nation,…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – A new report from Southwest Airlines indicates that the rise in COVID-19 cases around the country is cutting into travel bookings. That’s bad news for the airlines just before the important Thanksgiving holiday, normally a busy travel period. Southwest said Thursday that leisure-travel bookings improved slightly in October, but that improvement is…… MORE
EVERMAN (WBAP/KLIF) – Family, friends and colleagues gathered at a funeral service Thursday to honor the life of the Everman police officer and his mother who died from COVID-19 within days of each other last month. Officer Alex Arango contracted COVID-19 while on duty. His mother Carmen Arango lived with him and became infected. They…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 709,000, the fourth straight drop and a sign that the job market is slowly healing. The figures coincide with a sharp resurgence in confirmed viral infections to an all-time high above 120,000 a day. Cases are rising in 49 states, and…… MORE
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – Dr. Anthony Fauci says he doesn’t believe the United States will need to go into lockdown to fight the coronavirus if people double down on wearing masks and social distancing. The nation’s top infectious disease expert says “the cavalry is coming” in the form of vaccines. He says, “Help is really on…… MORE