WYLIE (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas communities at a high risk of spreading COVID-19 continue to experience increased testing, as promised by state leaders. Based on Governor Greg Abbott’s directive to test 100 percent of nursing facility staff and nursing home residents within a community, Wylie Fire Rescue quickly trained fire personnel and partnered with a local…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) –Travel for this upcoming Memorial Day weekend is expected to be at an all time low despite gas prices being more than a dollar less than they were this time last year. “Even though we have these record low gas prices for Memorial Day, it’s not going to matter because travel is going…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has confirmed Congressman John Ratcliffe as director of national intelligence, installing a new head of the nation’s intelligence agencies at a time when President Donald Trump has ousted multiple officials. The Texas Republican will replace Richard Grenell, the current acting director who has overseen many of the personnel changes. The…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – More than 2.4 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week in the latest wave of layoffs from the viral outbreak that triggered widespread business shutdowns two months ago and sent the economy into a deep recession. Roughly 38.6 million people have now filed for jobless aid since the coronavirus forced…… MORE
Updated 5/21/20: (Associated Press) The FBI says a shooting at a Texas naval air station that wounded a sailor and left the gunman dead is being investigated as “terrorism-related.” The shooting began around 6:15 a.m. Thursday at Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi. U.S. officials speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation say the…… MORE