Bekah Morr
All Things Considered NewscasterRebekah Morr is KERA's All Things Considered newscaster and producer. She came to KERA from NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C., where she worked as a news assistant at Weekend All Things Considered. While there, she produced stories and segments for a national audience, covering everything from rising suicide rates among police officers, to abuse allegations against Nike coaches and everything in between. Before that, she interned for a year on Think with Krys Boyd, helping to research, write and produce the daily talk-show. A graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington, Bekah spent her formative journalism years working at the student news organization The Shorthorn. As editor in chief, she helped create the publication’s first, full-color magazine.
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Police found the tiger, as well as dogs, roosters, and chickens, while serving a search warrant at a home in Oak Cliff. -
The union representing mechanics with Southwest Airlines unanimously approved a new collective bargaining agreement the same day the Dallas-based carrier reporting a $638 million second quarter profit.
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Texas led the nation in job growth last month. More than half-a-million jobs were added to the workforce since last year — and Dallas-Fort Worth saw the largest job growth of any metro area in the state.
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North Texas remains under a heat advisory through Friday night with triple-digit temperatures expected the remainder of the week. But you can expect a slight reprieve from the extreme heat.
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Day two in the trial of accused Timberview High School shooter Timothy Simpkins, 18, is set to begin Tuesday morning. Three people were injured in the 2021 shooting.
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The Henry Wade Juvenile Justice Center in Dallas County leaves kids alone in small rooms for hours on end and fails to provide proper food or medical treatment, parents told the Dallas Morning News.
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Karen Wiseman sued outgoing Tarrant County Elections Administrator Heider Garcia over 2021 elections data. Abby Church with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports she's now one of three finalists to take over the position since Garcia resigned after disagreements with Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare.
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A Dallas developer recently purchased the parkland and plans to turn it into a luxury gated community. Saturday’s vote would instead direct the state to take over the park by eminent domain.
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As ransomware attacks like the one on Dallas city government become more common, how do businesses and municipalities protect themselves? One UTA professor says the best strategies include beefing up cybersecurity and not negotiating with attackers.
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Texas officials say they made good-faith offers to purchase the land outright from developer Todd Interests, but the company says that’s not true.
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Many Dallas systems have been down since May 3. Here's what you need to know.
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A Texas federal judge revoked long-standing FDA approval of a drug used to self-manage abortions and miscarriages. Abortion rights supporters say that will have wide-ranging repercussions for Texans, who already face extreme barriers to accessing reproductive care.
