DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – North Texans looking for something to do this weekend to beat the August heat can take advantage of three area museums reopening their doors after being closed for months amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Dallas Museum of Art, The Dallas Holocaust and Civil Rights Museum, and The Fort Worth Museum of Science and…… MORE
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF) – Major League Soccer’s FC Dallas is condemning comments directed at defender Reggie Cannon after he criticized fans for booing when his team knelt during the national anthem this week. Cannon’s remarks caught national attention. “We’ve discussed with every other team and the league what we’re going to do,” Cannon said in a post game…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Fort Worth is implementing a new parental leave policy for city employees. Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price says it’s for mothers and fathers adopting or having a baby and employees will get up to 6 weeks of paid leave. The policy is paid in full and not based on…… MORE
KILLEEN (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Killeen Police Department’s Special Victim Unit busted a child prostitution ring involving nine Texas men, including three soldiers. The arrests were in partnership with the Texas Department of Public Safety Human Trafficking Program. According to a statement from Killeen Police, two of the men are Fort Hood Soldiers and one…… MORE
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – The US Office of Special Counsel said in a letter Wednesday that President Donald Trump could deliver his Republican National Convention speech from the White House. The letter from Erica Hamrick, the deputy chief of the US Hatch Act Unit, comes in response to a request from Rep. Carolyn Maloney, a New…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas reported fewer than 7,000 hospitalized coronavirus patients for the first time in six weeks Thursday, but that encouraging sign was clouded by questions over testing as schools reopen and college football teams push ahead with playing this fall. Testing has dropped off in Texas, a trend seen across the U.S. as…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Austin City Council has voted to cut one-third of the city’s $434 million police budget amid national calls for “defunding” law enforcement in favor of spending more money on social services. Council members voted unanimously Thursday to reallocate just over $150 million in the 2021 fiscal budget to social services.…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Dallas County residents financially strapped due to the Coronavirus pandemic have relief options on the table. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins says there’s a moratorium on evictions until August 24th and the county is offering money to pay bills. Jenkins says the county is offering up to $1,500 to pay for mortgage, rent,…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Dallas county received some good news in the battle against the Coronavirus. County Judge Clay Jenkins reported COVID-19 hospitalizations down nearly 25% and emergency room visits around 30% less compared to July. Jenkins says the good news shouldn’t cause residents to become lax in their social distancing guideline adherance. In addition, Hospital capacity…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Members of the American Federation of Teachers Union are calling on Dallas ISD to not hold in person classes until 2021. Dallas Alliance AFT President Rena Honea was among dozens who caravaned outside the DISD school board meeting Thursday. “All campus employees are the ones doing the work and are going to risk…… MORE
