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The top local stories this evening from the KERA Newsroom: It was Election Day on Tuesday. In North Texas, several school bond packages were on the…

Fort Worth ISD schools will soon receive updated reading curricula and school security upgrades.

The pop charts this week are full of milestones, from a trio of K-pop acts crashing the top of the album chart to the year's biggest hit matching the longest-ever run atop the singles chart.

As a region, the Americas fare quite well in Gallup's new global index of personal well-being, but the U.S. fell from No. 12 to No. 23 worldwide.

Earlier this week, the NCAA and ACC decided to pull their conferences out of North Carolina, citing the controversial bathroom bill as the reason for their decision. North Carolina State Sen. Tamara Barringer is a Republican who voted for the bill in March, but has since called on lawmakers to repeal the bill. She is one of two Republican senators in the state to do so. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Barringer about why she made that decision.

Top elected officials across the state are campaigning hard for Proposition 6, which would create a $2 billion fund to finance water projects. But…

The Red Sox are one win away from their ninth World Series title after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-6 on their home turf Saturday night.

Host, Executive Producer, Idea Man, and Top Dog of State of the Re:Union, Al Letson has received national recognition and built a devoted fan base with soul-stirring, interdisciplinary work. He established himself early in his career as a heavyweight in the Poetry Slam Movement, which garnered artistic credibility and renown. Performing on a number of national, regional and local stages including HBO's Def Poetry Jam, CBS's Final Four PreGame Showand commercial projects for Sony, the Florida Times Union, Adobe Software, and the Doorpost Film Project, Al has honed his professional voice and artistic sensibilities into a unique brand that is all his own. After winning the Public Radio Talent Quest, Al received a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to create three episodes of his public radio show concept State of the Re:Union. His company finished their first grant in August of 2009 and has just been awarded one of the largest public radio grants every given to a single project to produce a full season of shows.

New arrivals in the top 10 include James and Charlotte, the Social Security Administration says.

The top local stories this evening from the KERA Newsroom:The swarm of North Texas earthquakes is the talk of the nation. Hear from some of the folks…