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
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
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
Westwood One (WBAP/KLIF) – Hurricane Laura made landfall overnight in southwestern Louisiana near the Texas border as a menacing Category 4 storm. It has since been downgraded to a Category Three storm. Meteorologist Chad Myers reports high winds have been pushing ocean waters up into the rivers of Louisiana. The storm’s power has raised fears…… MORE
Dozens of nursing homes evacuated their residents as Hurricane Laura bore down Wednesday, but many others with a choice just stayed put, concluding the risk of breaking their coronavirus lockdowns could be more deadly than the storm. “It is always best if you can remain in an environment that is familiar,” said Charles Solomon, who…… MORE