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Dallas Mayor’s Back to School Fair Still Planned with Modifications

Dallas Mayor’s Back to School Fair Still Planned with Modifications

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson said Thursday that he is excited to host the 24th annual Mayor’s Back to School Fair later this month. But the event will look a little different amid the coronavirus pandemic than it has in years past. The event provides Dallas students and families with essential back-to-school supplies.…MORE

Dallas Zoo Furloughs Staff

Dallas Zoo Furloughs Staff

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Zoo will furlough one-quarter of its staff and implement other cost-saving strategies as it tries to deal with the financial turmoil caused from the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to the furloughs of more than 100 full-time employees, senior members will have pay cuts of up to 15 percent and long-term employees…MORE

Denton ISD Student Dead After Found Unconscious During Practice

Denton ISD Student Dead After Found Unconscious During Practice

DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Denton Police have confirmed a Denton ISD student has died Thursday morning. The district says 17-year-old Dylan Dorrell was a member of the Denton Guyer High School Cross Country team and he was practicing at the South Lakes Park. Officials say he went to the bathroom and was found unconscious and unresponsive. Police…MORE

Masks with Exhaust Valves or Vents No Longer Allowed on American Airlines Flights

Masks with Exhaust Valves or Vents No Longer Allowed on American Airlines Flights

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – American Airlines is banning face coverings with exhausts valves or vents on its flights as COVID-19 continues to spread. American Airlines, like Jet Blue, Delta and United, is following guidance from the CDC which recently said face coverings with one-way valves or vents allow exhaled air to be get through holes in the material.…MORE

Memorial for Slain Fort Hood Soldier Planned in Houston

Memorial for Slain Fort Hood Soldier Planned in Houston

HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – A memorial has been planned in Houston to honor the life of slain Fort Hood solider Spc. Vanessa Guillen. In a statement, Guillen family attorney Natalie Khawam said the ceremony will be held at Vanessa’s old high school, Cesar E. Chavez High School, where she played soccer, Friday at 8 p.m.…MORE

President Trump says UAE to Open Diplomatic Ties with Israel

President Trump says UAE to Open Diplomatic Ties with Israel

United Arab Emirates (AP) – President Donald Trump says the United Arab Emirates and Israel will establish diplomatic ties in deal halting planned annexation of occupied land sought by the Palestinians for their future state. The announcement by Trump came in a tweet on Thursday. It means the UAE, which is home to the cities…MORE

First Time Jobless Claims Fall to Under 1-Million for the First Time in 5 Months

First Time Jobless Claims Fall to Under 1-Million for the First Time in 5 Months

Westwood One (WBAP/KLIF) – Hundreds of thousands of Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week. The large number can be taken as a positive sign for the US economy. Another 963,000 Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Department of Labor said Thursday. This was the lowest…MORE

North Texas Couple Jailed After Their 3-Week Old Baby Was Found in Bucket of Tar

North Texas Couple Jailed After Their 3-Week Old Baby Was Found in Bucket of Tar

Princeton, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A couple in Princeton, in unincorporated Collin County is locked up in the county jail after authorities say they disposed of the body of their baby in a bucket of tar. The child’s parents, Roland and Donna Grabowski are charged with child abandonment and abuse of a corpse and are expected…MORE

Players Kneeling For Anthem Met With Boos Before MLS Game

Players Kneeling For Anthem Met With Boos Before MLS Game

There was a smattering of boos when players from FC Dallas and Nashville SC collectively took a knee during the national anthem before their MLS game on Wednesday night in Frisco, Texas. Dallas defender Reggie Cannon said he was disgusted by the boos at Toyota Stadium when players and officials knelt to call attention to…MORE

Dallas County Republican Party Submits Record Number of Election Judges to Work the Polls

Dallas County Republican Party Submits Record Number of Election Judges to Work the Polls

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The Dallas County Republican Party has submitted a list of 550 Election Judges and Alternate Election Judges to the Dallas County Elections Department. This is a record setting number for the Republican Party in Dallas County. “Republican voters are motivated to keep the 2020 election process strong, safe, and secure, guaranteeing that the…MORE