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US Adds a Solid 253,000 Jobs Despite Fed’s Rate Hikes

US Adds a Solid 253,000 Jobs Despite Fed’s Rate Hikes

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a healthy 253,000 jobs in April, evidence of a labor market that still shows surprising strength despite rising interest rates, chronically high inflation and a banking crisis that could weaken the economy. The unemployment rate dipped to 3.4%, matching a 54-year low. But the jobless rate fell in part…MORE

Scattered Showers & Thunderstorm Expected by Mid-Afternoon Through Midnight; High 95

Scattered Showers & Thunderstorm Expected by Mid-Afternoon Through Midnight; High 95

Some of these storms will become severe with large hail and damaging winds. Slow-moving storms and localized instances of heavy rainfall may lead to flash flooding. Timing for showers and storms is between 3 pm and 11 pm. Today A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny,…MORE

AAA Texas Gas Price Survey Reveals Good News

AAA Texas Gas Price Survey Reveals Good News

(WBAP/KLIF) — AAA Texas released its weekly gas price survey, which shows the Lone Star State with the second lowest price for gas in the nation. Mississippi leads the nation at $3.06 for a gallon of regular unleaded, while California has the highest price at $4.85. Gas prices have fallen again across Texas, as the…MORE

Four Proud Boys Found Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy in Partial Verdict

Four Proud Boys Found Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy in Partial Verdict

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was one of four people convicted on Thursday of orchestrating a plot for members of his far-right extremist group to attack the U.S. Capitol in a desperate bid to keep former President Donald Trump in power after the Republican lost the 2020 election. A jury in…MORE

McKinney Fire Captain Passed Away Following Off-Duty Crash

McKinney Fire Captain Passed Away Following Off-Duty Crash

MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF News ) -The Mckinney Fire Department is mourning the loss of one of their own. In a Facebook post, the department said Captain Jaime “Bull” Graham died Thursday morning from injuries sustained in an off-duty motor vehicle wreck. Graham had been with the fire department for more than 24 years and was a…MORE