(WBAP/KLIF) — The Dallas ISD is expanding the highly successful ACE program to include eight more schools for the 2020-2021 school year. The Accelerating Campus Excellence program is responsible for an increase in student academic performance and attendance. Dade Middle School principal Tracie Washington the program is successful due to a key focus of teamwork. …… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — With school district officials concerned about safety, the Mesquite ISD is changing its gymnasium policy. After a young man was shot and killed at a Dallas ISD basketball game, Mesquite Independent School District is clamping down. Athletic director Cody Groves says administrators have been discussing the change for quite a while. According to Groves,…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Democrat Lorraine Birabil has won the race to replace Eric Johnson in the Texas House. The 38 year old garnered about 66% of the vote to defeat James Armstrong iii for the District 100 seat. Birabil takes over the remainder of Johnson’s term, after he vacated the post to become mayor of Dallas.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Live Nation is opening a new concert venue in Dallas. HiFi will be located next to the Dallas Mavericks Training Center off 35-E across from the American Airlines Center. Ben Weeden COO of Clubs and Theater Divisions of Live Nation said this venue will have a more up-close and intimate capacity of 1,000 seats. “We wanted to…… MORE
MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Mesquite is considering an ordinance to put a temporary stoppage to opening any new convenience stores in Mesquite to make the city safer. Wayne Larson with the city says convenience stores have been popular targets for crime. According to the city, in 2018 of 219 total robberies in Mesquite 56…… MORE