Andy Lusk
RFA Mid-cities Communities ReporterAndy Lusk is KERA's mid-cities communities reporter. He is a returning Report for America corps member, having spent two years with KUCB, the NPR member station serving Alaska’s Aleutian and Pribilof Islands. While in Alaska, Andy was an award-winning general assignment reporter with a focus on local and tribal government. When he's not reporting, he's usually out hiking. Andy is an alumnus of New York University.
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The city council voted unanimously to approve the interlocal agreement between DART and the city for general mobility program funds. It then voted 7-2 in favor of cancelling the election. -
Despite the job’s inherent challenges, when it comes to bringing in recruits and getting them to stick around, Irving firefighters say they’re doing something right. -
With Irving and Plano, DART's largest member cities, now saying they’ll reconsider holding withdrawal elections, it’s not clear what happens next. But Irving officials said in a press release they’ll discuss the election at their next city council meeting. -
The campus, planned for a roughly 37-acre patch of land on the east side of the city, would house three buildings each two stories high. -
The discussion came as DART works to negotiate with member cities thinking about leaving the transit system, with a potential deal that would stave off elections already on the table. -
Some residents are concerned about their ability to get to work, attend medical appointments and reach services like a local inclement weather shelter. -
Joshua James Berkau resigned days after his links to white nationalist group Patriot Front surfaced. -
City officials say they’re adjusting their approach to making Bedford Commons a reality during a challenging economy. -
This year, about two dozen Irving volunteers and police officers partnered up and fanned out across the city to get a glimpse into the state of homelessness in their community. -
Irving officials took residents’ questions about what World Cup logistics might look like without DART services in the city. -
A North Texas guitarist recently set his sights on producing what he believes to be the first complete recording of an obscure piece of music history. -
Assistant Police Chief Billy Keadle, who succeeded the previous chief on an interim basis, was officially promoted to the top role.
