DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced on Monday that he is calling on a newly established ethics committee to investigate the decision to leave Dallas Police Officer Bryan Riser on duty after he was named a person of interest in two capital murder cases. According to DPD, Riser was linked to a possible…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidelines for fully-vaccinated Americans. On Monday, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said fully-vaccinated Americans can gather with other vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or social distancing. She said vaccinated people can come together in the same way with people considered at…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Public Utility Commission has decided to let stand the 16-billion dollar overcharge imposed on utility companies during the statewide energy crisis last month. The discrepancy was discovered by an independent market monitor last week. Potomac Economics found that ERCOT kept market prices too high for nearly two days after widespread…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has passed a sweeping pandemic relief package over Republican opposition, moving closer to a milestone political victory for President Joe Biden. The $1.9 trillion bill approved Saturday carries direct payments of up to $1,400 for most Americans, extended emergency unemployment benefits and spending for COVID-19 vaccines and testing. It also…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The FBI Dallas Office denies claims that it recommended against taking a Dallas Police Officer off-duty while he was being investigated in two murder cases. Former Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall said late Thursday on Twitter that Bryan Riser wasn’t placed on leave at the recommendation of the FBI. FYI: @wfaa @dallasnews…… MORE
Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price has announced who she thinks should be the next Mayor of Fort Worth. Price is endorsing her former chief of staff, Mattie Parker, in the 2021 mayoral race. In statement released by Parkers campaign, Price said Parker was the only candidate she would trust to lead the city. Price announced…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas Police Officer was charged with two counts of Capital Murder on Thursday. Dallas Police said Officer Bryan Riser, a veteran of the force since 2008, is in Police custody and is being linked to two unrelated murders dating back to 2017. “We received information from a witness that implicated Riser in both…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson plans to implement a mask mandate for city owned buildings. The Mayor’s announcement came just days after Governor Abbott said he will lift the statewide mask mandate next week. The mandate was put in place last year after coronavirus cases began to surge in Texas. “I honestly don’t…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott reacts after President Joe Biden on Wednesday labeled his move to fully open the state and lift the statewide mask mandate as “Neanderthal thinking.” “He could not have said anything like that on a worse day. Because on the day that he said that, the Biden administration was…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. Capitol Police say they have uncovered intelligence of a “possible plot” by a militia group to breach the Capitol on Thursday. The threat appears to be connected to a far-right conspiracy theory, mainly promoted by supporters of QAnon, that Donald Trump will rise again to power on March 4, the original…… MORE
