DALLAS (AP) – Dallas’ former police chief says the police department allowed an officer to continue patrolling for more than a year while investigating whether he ordered two people to be killed because it didn’t want to tip him off. U. Renee Hall left the department at the end of 2020. She said in a…… MORE
CEO of Boeing, Allegedly Compensated $21 Million in 2020
AP Airlines Writer – The CEO of Boeing gave up his salary for most of last year, but he still got stock benefits that push the value of his compensation to more than $21 million. That’s according to a filing Boeing made Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Boeing had a bad year in…… MORE
The U.S. Senate Passes the $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Bill
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
Houston Area Gas Explosion Injures 7
Klein (AP) – Seven people have been injured in a natural gas explosion near Houston. Comcast workers reportedly struck a gas line while working in Klein on Friday. CenterPoint Energy crews that were brought in to fix the line struck a larger, 6 inch gas line that sparked the explosion. All seven of the injured…… MORE
Alaska Native Group, Neiman Marcus Settle Lawsuit
Juneau, Alaska (AP) – An Alaska Native cultural organization and the Dallas based luxury department store Neiman Marcus have settled a lawsuit over the sale of a coat with a copyrighted, geometric design borrowed from Indigenous culture. The Sealaska Heritage Institute says it has agreed to work with Neiman Marcus and 11 other defendants to…… MORE
Another Houston Area Resident Charged In US Capitol Riot
Houston (AP) – The FBI says it has arrested a Houston area man accused of throwing a desk drawer and other items at officers, and smashing a window during the mob attack on the U.S. Capitol. The FBI’s Houston office says Shane Jenkins was arrested Friday morning at his home. Agents allege Jenkins used a…… MORE
Texas Woman Who Killed Expectant Mother Charged in Death of Unborn Baby
(WBAP/KLIF) — Prosecutors filed a second murder charge against a Texas woman accused of killing an expectant mother and removing her baby. 28-year-old Taylor Parker was originally charged with murder and kidnapping in the death of 21 year old Regan Michelle Simmons-Hancock. On Thursday, a Bowie grand jury also charged Parker in the death of…… MORE
Over a Million Coronavirus Vaccine Doses En Route to Texas
(WBAP/KLIF) – Texas is set to receive over a million COVID-19 vaccine doses, next week. Sccording to state officials the vaccines will consist of first doses, along with almost a quarter-million being the new single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The federal government will send more than 200,000 doses directly to pharmacies and federally qualified health…… MORE
Plano Mother Demands Justice After 13-year-old Son was Beaten, Forced to Drink Urine
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF)- A Plano mother and her attorneys met with Plano police asking for justice after her 13-year-old son was severely bullied. Summer Smith says in the video, her son SeMarion was bullied, tortured and forced to drink his teammates urine while they were yelling racial slurs at him. The incident took place at a…… MORE
FBI Denies Claim from Former Dallas Police Chief Regarding Murder Investigation Involving Dallas Officer
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
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