DESOTO (WBAP/KLIF)- Turmoil continues at the top of the DeSoto Independent School District. During Sunday’s special called meeting DeSoto ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to rescind Superintendent D’Andre Weaver’s resignation and approved his reinstatement as district superintendent. He resigned when an investigation by the Texas Education Commission found a previous administration had committed fraud and…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Teach For America DFW is launching a campaign to help North Texas teachers during COVID-19. TFA DFW has about 35-40% percent more teachers in Dallas this year, and these teachers are helping students through the most unprecedented school year. “This pandemic is having significant effects on Dallas’ lowest-income students, who are experiencing the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Dallas County Health and Human Services reported both its first and second West Nile virus deaths of the 2020 season. The first victim was a 63 year old from the 75215 zip code of Dallas. The second was a 88 year old from the 75227 zip code. There have been seven total…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — Dallas is leading the country when it comes to employees returning to work at the office. More than six months in to the Coronavirus pandemic and roughly 36% of folks in Dallas are back in the office and not working from home. According to a report by Kastle Systems the average workplace…… MORE
WASHINGTON D.C. (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning the public about several health care scams related to the COVID-19 pandemic that have been circulating nationwide. According to FBI investigators, criminals are selling fake COVID-19 test kits and unapproved cures and treatments via telemarketing calls, social media platforms and door-to-door visits. The…… MORE
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Veteran defensive back Brandon Carr has returned to the Dallas Cowboys as a member of their practice squad after starting every game the past 12 NFL seasons. Carr, who played the past three seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, was among 14 players the Cowboys signed to their practice squad Sunday. Before…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A guy walks into a bar, which still isn’t allowed in Texas. But Jeff Brightwell owns this bar. Two months into an indefinite shutdown, he’s just checking on the place — the tables six feet apart, the “Covid 19 House Rules” sign instructing drinkers not to mingle. All the safeguards that…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – As the number of coronavirus cases fall in the U.S., governors in hard-hit states are rethinking lockdown orders on bars. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he’s looking at reopening bars and nightclubs that have been closed in his state since June. The rate of positive cases in Texas is also falling…… MORE
WASHINGTON – Fox Radio News (WBAP/KLIF) – President Trump has called an article in The Atlantic that claimed that Mr. Trump resisted a visit to an American military cemetery in France in 2018, and called the U.S. casualties from World War I “losers” and “suckers”, a hoax and fake news. The allegations come from unidentified defense…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) Want to own something that once belonged to Texas Billionaire T. Boone Pickens? Now’s your chance. Many of the items he collected over the years are being auctioned off online from September 12th through September 15th by Dallas based J. Garrett Auctioneers. Julie Garrett Vandolen says notable items from many consignors include artwork by Picasso…… MORE
