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Dallas Mayor Postpones ‘State of the City’ as he Recovers from COVID

Dallas Mayor Postpones ‘State of the City’ as he Recovers from COVID

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

UPS Plans to Hire 3k Workers in DFW at Hiring Event

UPS Plans to Hire 3k Workers in DFW at Hiring Event

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

DFW Children Roll Up Sleeves Following Emergency Approval of COVID Pediatric Vaccine

DFW Children Roll Up Sleeves Following Emergency Approval of COVID Pediatric Vaccine

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – COVID-19 shots are now being administered to young children in North Texas. Following emergency approval of Pfizer’s COVID vaccine for 5 to 11 year-olds, it didn’t take long for some North Texas parents to get their kids signed up for the shots. “Knowing that the numbers are lower and having the whole…MORE

Allen X-Ray Tech Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting Children

Allen X-Ray Tech Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting Children

MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF News) – A former X-ray technician who sexually assaulted young children in his care has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. 37-year-old Justin Stricklin of Gainesville had access to his victims while working at Envision Imaging in Allen. Prosecutors said one of he children, who was eight years old, immediately out-cried to…MORE

2 Postal Contractors in Lubbock Accused of Stealing $4M Worth of Mail

2 Postal Contractors in Lubbock Accused of Stealing $4M Worth of Mail

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) – Two postal contractors in West Texas have been charged with stealing thousands of pieces of mail worth more than $4 million. Federal prosecutors say Joe Roy Rivas III and Jessica Lynn Solomon were indicted after federal agents seized more than 8,000 pieces found in the Lubbock contractors’ possession. Prosecutors say it…MORE