(Arlington, TX) – The Arlington Independent School District is closing 26 locations Monday and Tuesday, and plans to resume instruction remotely on Wednesday and open up as many schools as possible for in-person learning on Thursday. The winter storms of the past week dealt devastating blows to the school buildings. Arlington ISD maintenance crews and…… MORE
70 Deaths Nationwide Attributed To Winter Freeze
Dallas (AP) – With the snow and ice clearing in Texas after days of unusual cold, authorities are finding the bodies of people who likely froze to death as they struggled to stay warm after electricity was cut to millions. Of the around 70 deaths attributed to the snow, ice, and frigid temperatures nationwide, more…… MORE
Warmer Temperatures Ease Winter Emergency
Dallas (AP) – Higher temperatures are spreading across the southern United States, bringing some relief to a region now very weary of winter. The region faces a challenging clean-up and expensive repairs from days of extreme cold and widespread power outages. In hard-hit Texas, where millions were warned to boil tap water before drinking it,…… MORE
As Temps Rise, A Little Bit of Good News For Plano Residents Who Are Still Without Water
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The City of Plano announced they will allow Plano residents who don’t have water due to burst pipes to take showers at several of their recreation centers. Beginning Sunday February 21st, residents can go to the Carpenter Park or Tom Muehlenbeck Centers as well as the Plano Aquatic Center to use…… MORE
A Partial Approval To Governor Abbott’s Request For A Major Disaster Declaration
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Biden Administration has partially approved Governor Greg Abbott’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration. The Governor requested the Major Disaster Declaration on Thursday for Individual Assistance and Public Assistance in all 254 counties. President Biden approved the request for Individual Assistance in only 77 counties but every Texas county was…… MORE
Murder Suspect Was Sex Offender
Dallas (AP) – Authorities say a man who killed his wife and then wounded two Dallas officers during a standoff before killing himself was convicted twice of sexually assaulting people. Police Chief Eddie Garcia said during a news conference Friday that 57 year old Sergio Sanchez had “an extensive violent criminal history,” and didn’t want…… MORE
Suspected Russian Hack Drives US Action
Washington (AP) – U.S. officials are scrambling to reinforce the nation’s cyber defenses following a sweeping hack that may have exposed government and corporate secrets to Russia. The breach involving hijacked software from Texas based SolarWinds Inc. has exposed the limitations of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency. That’s prompted the Biden administration and members of…… MORE
Lack Of Planning Caused Cold Catastrophe
Undated (AP) – Meteorologists started warning about this week’s killer cold as much as three weeks in advance, yet catastrophe still happened. National Weather Service officials point to lengthy and accurate forecasts with clear messages, but experts in weather and disaster say it was such a strange and huge event that it simply overwhelmed everyone.…… MORE
Lawsuit Filed Over Nasty Winter Week
Dallas (AP) – The blackouts that left much of Texas cold and thirsty have drawn their first lawsuit. The lawsuit filed Friday in a Nueces County Court in Corpus Christi alleges the Electric Reliability Council Of Texas, manager of the state’s main electric grid, ignored repeated warnings of weaknesses in the state’s electric power infrastructure.…… MORE
Another 127,000 Customers Have Electricity Restored
(WBAP/KLIF) — Oncor work crews turned the lights back on for 127,000 customers, Friday. That leaves approximately 18,000 homes and businesses without electricity. Oncor officials expect the remaining outages to be restored by Sunday. Rising temperatures have made the restoration possible as ice has melted from the roadways which had prevented work trucks and equipment…… MORE
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