DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- As the U.S. has emerged from the pandemic lockdown and moved toward navigating around the virus, there has been a lot of discussion about lasting impacts — especially in relation to how local funders and nonprofits continue to work together to support our communities most in need. The Dallas Foundation, Communities Foundation of…… MORE
Boy Scouts get Conditional Approval of $850M Bankruptcy Deal
Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) – A bankruptcy judge has approved a proposal by the Boy Scouts of America to set up an $850 million fund to compensate tens of thousands of men who say they were sexually abused as youngsters by scout leaders. But the judge on Thursday also rejected two key provisions of…… MORE
Dallas City Manager Promises More Transparency as City Council Looks into Deleted Evidence Files
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas City Manager is promising more transparency following the deletion of police evidence files. According to city leadership, more than 22 terabytes of Police evidence files were unintentionally deleted by a city employee. Eight of those files are still missing. The files went missing in April, but the City Council and Mayor…… MORE
US Struggling to Speed Kabul Airlift amid Hurdles, Glitches
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. officials are struggling to speed the pace of evacuations of Americans and Afghans at Kabul airport. But they are constrained by a combination of obstacles including Taliban checkpoints and paperwork problems. With an August 31 deadline looming, tens of thousands remain to be airlifted to safety. As of Thursday, about 7,000…… MORE
North Texas Realtor Pleads Guilty to Involvement in Breach of U.S. Capitol Building
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A North Texas woman pleaded guilty on Thursday to her role in the January 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol building. DFW Realtor Jenna Ryan was seen on video entering the Capitol building the day of the breach. Those videos were shared on social media. Ryan entered the guilty plea on a misdemeanor…… MORE