DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson is the only American mayor appointed to the Commission; charged with studying the impact of the Covid 19 virus on the justice system. The National Commission on Covid 19 and Criminal Justice is charged with developing strategies to limit future outbreaks, and produce an agenda of systemic…… MORE
DALLAS – Governor Greg Abbott has extended his Disaster Declaration for all Texas counties in response to COVID-19. Governor Abbott says, ” Renewing the disaster declaration will provide communities with the resources they need to respond to COVID-19″ The Governor continues to urge Texans to do their part to slow the spread of the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – U.S. President Donald Trump held a press conference this afternoon at Bedminster Golf Resort in New Jersey, which he owns. Immediately following the president’s remarks, he signed executive orders that could help millions of Americans suffering during the current COVID-19 crisis. Coronavirus stimulus talks broke down in Washington on Friday, as…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Fifth Court of Appeals is being asked to consider a lesser charge in the case of former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger. Guyger is serving a 10-year prison sentence after being convicted last year of Murder in the 2018 shooting death of Botham Jean. Guyger claims she shot Jean after mistaking his…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A former Los Angeles Angels employee was charged on Friday with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in connection with the 2019 overdose death of Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs. According to U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Erin Nealy Cox, former Angels Communications Director Eric Prescott Kay was charged via criminal complaint with…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Two Liberty High School students who attended a cheer camp last weekend have tested positive for the coronavirus. According to Frisco ISD, one of the students began feeling sick on the first day of camp, this past Saturday, and was tested later that evening. The second student had spent time with the first…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — North Texas reported more than a thousand new cases of COVID-19, Thursday, bringing the area total to 99,616. Tarrant county had 464 additional positive tests, while Dallas county reported 230, Collin county 222, and Denton county showed 117 newly infected residents. That brings Dallas county to almost 53,000 total cases, with Tarrant county…… MORE
DALLAS – Governor Greg Abbott held a roundtable discussion on Thursday at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas on Texas’ approach to flu season as the state and the country continue to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor was joined by medical experts, state legislators, and state agency leaders for the roundtable.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — The Secretary of the Army made a visit to Fort Hood Thursday to address the recent deaths of several U.S. soldiers. Sec. Ryan McCarthy hosted the news conference where he addressed the death of Spc. Vanessa Guillen and other recent events that have upended the base. Four Fort Hood soldiers have been…… MORE
McKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – The McKinney City Council announced on Thursday that it has formed an Ad Hoc Advisory Board to provide advice and oversight to staff research related to the historical context, appropriateness, and relevancy of the James W. Throckmorton statue located in front of the McKinney Performing Arts Center in downtown McKinney. The announcement…… MORE
