A tweet by the Girl Scouts congratulating new Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett drew such outrage from Barrett’s critics that the youth organization swiftly deleted it – only to draw a new backlash from Barrett’s supporters. The original tweet, posted Wednesday evening, said, “Congratulations Amy Coney Barrett on becoming the 5th woman appointed to the Supreme…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – Exxon Mobil lost $680 million in the third quarter as travel was curtailed throughout the world in efforts to contain the coronavirus, diminishing the need for fuel. The Irving, Texas-based oil giant brought in $46.2 billion in revenue, down from $65.05 billion during the same quarter last year. Thursday, the company it…… MORE
Mauriceville (WBAP/KLIF) – Hazmat crews are still working (Friday) to clean up the wreckage of a train derailment in southeast Texas. 25 cars of a Kansas City Southern freight train came off the tracks Thursday near the Louisiana state line in the small Texas town of Mauriceville. The derailed freight cars were piled on top…… MORE
The Colony (WBAP/KLIF) – A 36 year old resident of The Colony has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for the long term sexual abuse of a young child. Joel Dies was found guilty last week of abusing the child for at least four years beginning when she was 5. Under the terms of…… MORE
DeSoto (WBAP/KLIF) – The city of DeSoto has lowered its flags to half-staff to honor Mayor Curtistene McCowan, who died suddenly this week. McCowan was the first African-American elected to a DeSoto public office in 1990, and was elected Mayor in 2016. She was diagnosed with lung cancer just three weeks ago. McCowan was 72.… MORE