UPDATE 8-2-23 3:45 PM: (WBAP/KLIF) – The excessive heat warning in North and Central Texas is extended until 8 p.m. on Thursday. According to the National Weather Service, dangerously hot conditions with temperatures or heat index values around 103 to 110 degrees are possible. Extreme heat and humidity increase the potential for heat related illnesses,…… MORE
COLLEGE STATION (WBAP/KLIF) — Texas A&M Forest Service warned on Wednesday of increased wildfire danger, as high temperatures and dry conditions continue to impact the state. “Since mid-July, wildfire activity has increased substantially across Texas due to expanding drought conditions,” said Wes Moorehead, Texas A&M Forest Service Fire Chief. “Over the past two weeks, state…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Division of Emergency Management announced this week that delivery is available for select health and medical supplies from the state’s inventory. According to TDEM, the delivery is available for Texas Emergency Management warehouse inventory including masks, gloves, and COVID-19 test kits. Texas emergency managers, first responders, local public health entities,…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s long-delayed trial on securities fraud charges from 2015 takes center stage in a Houston courtroom on Thursday. Paxton is accused of failing to register as a securities adviser and allegedly convincing two investors to buy some 100-thousand dollars in stock for a tech company without…… MORE
Plano, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Morning commuters on I-75 northbound near Parker Road have been sitting in traffic since a crash around 5AM involving a car and an 18-wheeler that triggered a massive fire. WFAA’S Mike Forbes was on the scene shortly after the accident around 5:00AM. He reported that firefighters attempted to put out the…… MORE
(AP) – UPDATED 4:41 p.m. 8-1-23 Donald Trump was charged Tuesday in a Justice Department investigation into his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, a frantic but ultimately failed endeavor that culminated in the violent riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol. The indictment, the third criminal case brought against…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Local athletic trainers on relying on a particular science to to help keep student athletes safe from excessive heat. Before each outdoor football practice, athletic trainers in Dallas ISD are checking the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature. The WBGT is a measure of the heat stress in direct sunlight, considering things like temperature,…… MORE
CELINA (WBAP/KLIF) – Triple-digit temperatures aren’t slowing down construction on Methodist Celina Medical Center, but crews are having to work some odd hours to beat the heat. During the current heatwave, crews are starting their concrete pours on the $237 million project around 1 a.m. each morning. According to industry experts, wet concrete needs time to dry properly,…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The National Weather Service extended the Excessive heat Warning until Wednesday at 8 p.m. The warning covers all of North and Central Texas and includes dangerously hot conditions with temperatures of heat index values between 105 and 112 degrees. According to NWS, extreme heat and humidity will significantly increase the potential for…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lawyers for impeached Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday sought to have most of the charges against him dismissed, arguing that they rely on alleged acts of corruption before he was reelected to a third term in 2022. In motions filed with the Senate, where Paxton’s impeachment trial is scheduled to begin Sept.…… MORE
