Undated (AP) – A barrel of oil now costs less than a cheap bottle of wine. Oil tanks are filling up and producers are finding there’s nowhere to put the once-valuable commodity as global demand craters and prices sink to new lows. U.S. benchmark crude was trading around $6.50 a barrel Tuesday. That’s more than…… MORE
Dallas – (WBAP/KLIF) – 50 Dallas firefighters battled a two alarm blaze in northeast Dallas Wednesday night. The fire destroyed a three story building at the Falls at Highpoint Apartments a block or so east of the Texas Instruments campus. All residents got out safely, and there were no injuries to residents or firefighters, but…… MORE
Onalaska (WBAP/KLIF) – The national weather service’s tornado investigators have been called to Onalaska, Texas some 90 miles north of Houston. A confirmed, powerful tornado ripped through the community Wednesday evening, killing three people and injuring 30. Polk County law enforcement reports significant damage to residential and commercial structures, as well as public infrastructure. Other…… MORE
Undated (AP) – With this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, an online spelling bee started by two teenage ex-spellers will include many of the kids who were considered favorites for the Scripps title. The SpellPundit Online National Spelling Bee will be contested the same week when the Scripps bee…… MORE
Atlanta (WBAP/KLIF) – Delta Airlines, the biggest commercial carrier in the United States, reports it lost $534 million in the first quarter. Bad as those first quarter numbers are, Delta predicts its revenue in this quarter, will be 90% less than last year, and there’s no recovery in sight. There are 75% fewer commercial flights…… MORE