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Denton and Garland ISD Make Plans For the Upcoming School Year

Denton and Garland ISD Make Plans For the Upcoming School Year

(WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- The COVID-19 pandemic has made many question how the upcoming school year will happen. Denton and Garland ISD have both began taking steps towards a safe semester. WFAA-TV reports Denton ISD made the decision on Thursday to push back the beginning of school by two weeks. They will now start school on August 26th. Garland…MORE

President Trump Commutes Sentence of Roger Stone

President Trump Commutes Sentence of Roger Stone

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of his longtime friend Roger Stone. Stone told The Associated Press that Trump called Friday to inform him he would commute his prison sentence for crimes related to the Russia probe.The White House later confirmed the commuting of the sentence in a…MORE

First Texas Animal To Test Positive For Coronavirus

First Texas Animal To Test Positive For Coronavirus

(WBAP/KLIF) — The Metroplex has recorded the first animal to test positive during the pandemic.  A Dallas-Fort Worth family recently contracted COVID-19, which prompted a private veterinarian to test the family dog. The two year old animal was tested and came back positive for the Coronavirus. According to state epidemiologist Susan Rollo, this isn’t the…MORE

Metroplex COVID-19 Totals Near 57,000, Friday

Metroplex COVID-19 Totals Near 57,000, Friday

(WBAP/KLIF) — The Metroplex COVID-19 totals, Friday, have pushed total cases to nearly 57,000.  Dallas county had nearly 1,200 positive tests and nine new deaths. Tarrant county reported 634 newly infected residents and three additional fatalities. Collin county saw 204 new cases of Coronavirus, while Denton county listed 113 positive tests and one new death.…MORE

Speculation Swirls About Fort Worth Water Contamination

Speculation Swirls About Fort Worth Water Contamination

(WBAP/KLIF) — Speculation is swirling that the DFW water supply could be contaminated. This after a Fort Worth well was found to contain cancer-causing chemicals.  The Navy tested seven wells near the Fort Worth Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base and found one that showed contamination. The chemicals commonly know as PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl)…MORE