DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — On July 27, 2020, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an emergency proclamation extending the early voting period for the November 3, 2020 General/Joint Election by an extra week and allowing a voter to deliver a marked ballot in person prior to and on Election Day. To assist voters with this change in…… MORE
WYLIE (WBAP)-A controversial school assignment at Wylie ISD is sparking outrage. James Bono with the Texas Municipal Police Association says it was a cartoon comparing the officer who killed George Floyd to the KKK and slave owners. “It’s a propaganda piece, it’s basically highlighting that law enforcement is the bad guy and it’s not something that…… MORE
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A recent study by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention suggests correctional facilities that resisted mass coronavirus testing for inmates erred in their decision to only test inmates with symptoms, leading to large initial undercounts. The study released this week examined 13 prisons and jails in California, Colorado, Ohio and…… MORE
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WASHINGTON (AP) – Facing public backlash, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is set to testify Friday about disruptions in mail delivery. LIVE –> @USPS Postmaster General DeJoy testifies on the U.S. Postal Service operations during COVID-19 pandemic & 2020 election before Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Cmte – LIVE on C-SPAN https://t.co/zD7qPEDmHA https://t.co/tOfB4kmHqH — CSPAN…… MORE
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Denis Gurianov and the Dallas Stars pulled off quite a trick, turning a big early deficit into a lopsided series-clinching victory. Gurianov scored four goals, including a hat trick in the second period while also assisting on the go-ahead score, and Dallas rallied from a three-goal deficit to a 7-3 win…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – American Airlines is dropping flights to 15 U.S. cities in October, when a federal requirement to serve those communities expires. American said Thursday that it will consider other changes unless the federal government provides more money to the embattled airline industry. The decision appears designed to put pressure on Congress and…… MORE
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) – The U.S. Army is asking for the public’s help in a search for a missing soldier in Texas. Fort Hood officials have issued a missing soldier alert for Sgt. Elder Fernandes. In the alert issued Thursday night, officials said the 23-year-old soldier with the 1st Cavalry Division is the subject…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The public got an opportunity to voice their opinions, Thursday night, about Texas Education Agency allegations of financial misconduct by the DeSoto Independent School District Board. Former board member Jerry Hall said the school board refused to do anything about the inappropriate spending it knew about. The TEA report showed over $300,000 in…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- UNT Health Science students will get paid to help Tarrant County with Covid-19 contact tracing. The UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth is partnering with the Tarrant County Health Department for the program and each student will get paid $35 an hour. David Mansdoerfer with The UNT Health Science Center said…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Dallas schools will be held online only until at least October 6th. Dallas ISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa says school will begin September 8th but it will be online only for the first four weeks. “I have the authority as the superintendent of schools, without board approval, to have the first 4 weeks of…… MORE
