DALLAS (AP) – A former Dallas police officer who was charged with murder then fired is trying to get his job back after a judge found there was no probable cause for his arrest. Bryan Riser’s lawyer says he filed a formal appeal of the dismissal even before prosecutors said they didn’t have enough evidence…… MORE
State Not Seeing Drop in Vaccine Demand After J&J Pause
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The State of Texas is not seeing a drop in demand for COVID-19 vaccine following the pause of the Johnson and Johnson COVID shot. As a matter of fact, State Infectious Disease Expert Imelda Garcia says demand is still great especially with the increased availability of doses. “More small providers, like pharmacies…… MORE
PPE Manufacturing Company from New Mexico Opening its Largest Facility in Fort Worth
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Rhino Health LLC, the only domestic manufacturer of nitrile rubber gloves, is expanding operations and opening its largest manufacturing facility in Fort Worth. The facility is a 400,000 square foot property in Majestic Fort Worth South Business Park, and will house approximately 10,000 square feet of office space for corporate functions as well as serve…… MORE
Trinity Metro and DART Reach Agreement to Connect Passengers from Plano to Fort Worth with Access to DFW Airport
GRAPEVINE (WBAP/KLIF)- Trinity Metro has reached an agreement to allow Dallas Area Rapid transit to run its planned new silver line rail cars into the existing TexRail station at DFW airport. Trinity Metro’s Jon-Erik Arjanen said DART is giving Trinity Metro $27.5 million dollars to access the line at Terminal B. “It’s a new beginning,”…… MORE
New Texas COVID-19 Cases Continue To Drop
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A below-average number of new COVID-19 cases was reported Wednesday, while deaths matched the Texas average, according to state health officials. Even with the addition of 160 previously unreported cases added to the 3,262 new cases reported Wednesday, the total fell well short of the seven-day rolling average of 3,699 computed…… MORE
Texas Congressman Kevin Brady Retires
Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Congressman Kevin Brady says he will not run for re-election in 2022. Brady has represented the 8th Congressional District north of Houston since 1997. His announcement makes him the most senior house Republican to retire from Congress at this point in the 2022 mid-term election cycle.… MORE
Texas Restaurant Association Launches Effort to Vaccinate Hospitality Workers
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Restaurant Association and its partners are launching a multi-city initiative to vaccinate tens of thousands of hospitality workers across the state. “There is an urgency to vaccinate our restaurant workers who are serving guests every day in the dining rooms of Texas,” said Dr. Emily Williams Knight, President and CEO of…… MORE
Texas Congressman Kevin Brady Retires
Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Congressman Kevin Brady says he will not run for re-election in 2022. Brady has represented the 8th Congressional District north of Houston since 1997. His announcement makes him the most senior house Republican to retire from Congress at this point in the 2022 mid-term election cycle.… MORE
Governor Abbott Urges Biden Administration to Designate Mexican Drug Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter to President Joe Biden and Vice President and Border Czar Kamala Harris encouraging the federal government to designate Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. The Governor included a background document detailing how these drug cartels clearly meet the three-part test required for the designation.…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: CNN Admits Its Anti-Trump Bias
Some secretly recorded audio of a top CNN executive shows that the network was intentionally working to get President Trump out of office. Dave and Amy react to the audio, along with a study that says Americans don’t trust the media (shocker).… MORE
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