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Addison’s Kaboom Town to be Streamed with Rising Coronavirus Cases

Addison’s Kaboom Town to be Streamed with Rising Coronavirus Cases

ADDISON (WBAP/KLIF) -Addison’s Kaboom Town is still set for Friday night but the way you watch the show will be a little different. With a rising number of COVID-19 cases in North Texas, fireworks in this year’s show will be shot off from an undisclosed out of town location. The only way to watch, on…MORE

The Latest: Trump: Economy ‘Roaring Back’ After Jobs Report

The Latest: Trump: Economy ‘Roaring Back’ After Jobs Report

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump says the positive jobs report Thursday shows the U.S. economy is “roaring back” from the coronavirus. U.S. employers added a substantial 4.8 million jobs in June and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1% as the job market improved for the second straight month. However, the economy remains far short of…MORE

Houston Hospital Numbers Strike Fear In Citizens

Houston Hospital Numbers Strike Fear In Citizens

(WBAP/KLIF) — Houston area officials are criticizing a change in the way local hospitals are reporting intensive care unit capacity during the pandemic. But the Texas Medical Center says the change was done to provide more accurate information and reassure the public that ICU beds were not running out. The change came after the medical…MORE

US Adds 4.8 Million Jobs as Unemployment Falls to 11.1%

US Adds 4.8 Million Jobs as Unemployment Falls to 11.1%

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a substantial 4.8 million jobs in June, and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1%, as the job market improved for a second straight month, yet still remained far short of regaining the colossal losses it suffered this spring. The nation has now recovered roughly one-third of the 22 million…MORE

ICE Detainees in Texas Ordered Released

ICE Detainees in Texas Ordered Released

(WBAP/KLIF) — The U.S. Government is at odds over a federal court decision that orders the release of immigrant parents detained with their children.  Wednesday’s court decision set a deadline for children, including some infants, to be freed. However, the trump administration argued judge dolly gee’s findings were “insufficient” to prove that it had to…MORE