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Dallas ISD Schools Opening A Week Early For Certain Grade Levels
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Dallas ISD students might be heading to the classroom sooner than planned. The district initially decided to wait until October 5th to start on-campus classes. But the recentl...
Sep 03, 2020
McKinney ISD Advises Parents that Social Distancing on Buses isn’t Possible
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – COVID-19 precautions are in place on McKinney ISD school buses but the district is advising parents that social distancing on those buses just isn’t possible. Accord...
Sep 03, 2020
Tarrant County Creates COVID-19 School Dashboard
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — Tarrant County Public Health has released a school data “dashboard” to help school leadership and residents better understand the COVID-19 metrics in their areas...
Sep 03, 2020
Dallas Mayor Questions Legality of Decision to Suspend Electric Scooter Program
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The removal of electric scooters from Dallas streets is bringing confusion to City Hall. The Dallas Transportation department recently made the decision to suspend the city&...
Sep 03, 2020
The Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Expected to be Long Lasting in North Texas
(City of Fort Worth-Mayor Price) FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – With a lowering number of COVID-19 cases in North Texas, the local economy is slowly starting to show trends of recovery, but a long roa...
Sep 03, 2020
North Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Helping Islamic State Group
Islamic State flag (Wikipedia Commons) DALLAS (AP) – Federal prosecutors say a North Texas man has pleaded guilty in Dallas to supporting the Islamic State group. Omer Kuzu pleaded guilty Wednes...
Sep 03, 2020
Flight Attendant Union Holds Rallies in Dallas, Urges Congress to Take Action and Stop Aviation Furloughs
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- North Texas airline workers are pushing for congress to extend the Payroll Support Program before American Airlines flight attendants lose their jobs and benefits this October. Pau...
Sep 02, 2020
Tarrant County Corporal Officer Dies From Covid-19
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF)- The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of corporal officer Charles Holt. Holt was diagnosed with COVID-19 this week and died Tuesday. He was 36 year...
Sep 02, 2020
Acting DeSoto ISD Superintendent Responds to Backlash from Social Media Posts
(DeSoto ISD) DESOTO (WBAP/KLIF) – The acting Superintendent for DeSoto ISD is under fire for comments and memes posted on his social media page in year’s past. The posts date back as far a...
Sep 02, 2020
Dallas County Offers Temporary Housing for Qualifying COVID-19 Patients
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Temporary housing is now available for qualifying Dallas County residents who test positive for COVID-19. The housing is meant for those infected with COVID-19 who could put...
Sep 02, 2020
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