Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

North Texas Public Transit Providers Requiring Masks, Regardless of Lifted Mask Order

North Texas Public Transit Providers Requiring Masks, Regardless of Lifted Mask Order

DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Three major transportation entities in North Texas will still require riders to wear face coverings. Regardless of any lifted mandate, the Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA), Trinity Metro and the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) are requiring all riders to wear face coverings during their entire trip and when waiting for their vehicle…MORE

Betsy Price Endorses Mayoral Candidate

Betsy Price Endorses Mayoral Candidate

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 Police Officer Charged with Two Counts of Capital Murder

Dallas Police Officer Charged with Two Counts of Capital Murder

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 Mayor Plans to Issue Mask Mandate for City Owned Buildings

Dallas Mayor Plans to Issue Mask Mandate for City Owned Buildings

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

Arlington ISD Employees Receive Invite to Get Vaccinated for COVID-19 Monday

Arlington ISD Employees Receive Invite to Get Vaccinated for COVID-19 Monday

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – On the heels of the federal government’s decision to put teachers, substitutes, staff and child care workers on the eligibility list to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, all Arlington ISD employees have been invited to get the shot next week. According to a letter posted on Facebook by district Board of Trustees member…MORE

Abbott Reacts Biden’s ‘Neanderthal’ Comment

Abbott Reacts Biden’s ‘Neanderthal’ Comment

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

Oncor Electric Hit With Two Lawsuits Amid Fallout From February Blackouts

Oncor Electric Hit With Two Lawsuits Amid Fallout From February Blackouts

Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Oncor Energy is the latest electric provider in Texas to be hit with a lawsuit in connection with last month’s historic power crisis. The family of a Waco who died in a hospital a day after being found frostbitten and barely alive in his home is seeking compensation from Oncor. The lawsuit…MORE

Texas Power Grid CEO Fired After Deadly Blackouts

Texas Power Grid CEO Fired After Deadly Blackouts

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas’ power grid manager has been fired following February’s deadly blackouts that left millions of people without electricity and heat for days. The board of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas fired CEO Bill Magness on Wednesday. He is the highest-ranking official to lose his job in the wake of one…MORE