Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Some Texans who get their electric service on a variable rate plan are begining to see sky-rocketing bills as a result of record demand over the past week. Our media partner WFAA spoke with Griddy customer Ty Williams who says bill nearly tripled from $600 last month to nearly $17,000 so…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- A Missouri faith based organization is sending emergency supplies to Texas communities in need following the winter storms. Convoy of Hope has deployed several tractor trailers full of water and emergency relief supplies to help affected communities around Dallas and Houston. Each truck can fit about 1,500 cases of water. More than four…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Two Dallas Police Officers are recovering in a local hospital after being shot while responding to a shooting Thursday in the 3500 block of Bonita Avenue, near the Knox Henderson area. According to Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia, Dallas firefighters helped extract the Officers from the scene. “Our fire department actually provided…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – As millions of Texans sit in their homes without electricity amid below freezing temperatures, The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has given the green light for the majority of power to be restored. ERCOT had asked providers to begin controlled, or rolling, outages this week to ease pressure on the grid…… MORE
Austin, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Amid the massive Texas blackout this week, comes ramped up talk against renewable energy. Many officials, including Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and others have falsely claimed that wind turbines and solar energy were primarily to blame for power outages across Texas as the power grid buckled. A variety of misleading claims…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – There were dire warnings coming from some Texas electricity retailers who offer low prices based on daily wholesale rates. Those companies urged customers to switch providers or face sky-rocketing electric bills. At issue, high demand spiked wholesale power prices to over $9,000 per megawatt hour on Monday, compared with less than $50…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Federal help is on its way to Texas as the state grapples with impacts of a winter storm. With snow, ice, frigid temperatures, and forced power outages blanketing much of the state, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Wednesday that generators have been supplied to Texas and diesel is being…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) — John Peter Smith Hospital had to scramble to get rid of soon to expire COVID-19 vaccines. Snow and ice covered roadways caused vaccine clinics in Tarrant County to shut down leading to hundreds of doses of vaccine to be near their expiration date. With quick thinking, JPS called patients who had been…… MORE
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Conservative talk radio world has lost a legend. WBAP host Rush Limbaugh died Wednesday morning after a battle with lung cancer. He was 70 years old. His wife Kathryn made the announcement during his radio show. “Losing a loved one is terribly difficult, even more so when the…… MORE
Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – North Texas hotels filled up with local residents as power remains out for hundreds of thousands during record-low temperatures. It took some residents across the metroplex two days before they could find a hotel with availability. “We had to sleep in our car part of the time, and in the apartment…… MORE
