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UTA Joins Growing List of Solar Eclipse Watch Parties

UTA Joins Growing List of Solar Eclipse Watch Parties

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The University of Texas at Arlington is joining several other organizations hosting a public watch party of the Total Solar Eclipse on Monday, April 8th. Jeff Carlton with UTA says there will be plenty to do while waiting for darkness to descend over North Texas for a little over three minutes. “We’ve…MORE

Israel Withdraws from Gaza Hospital after Two-week Raid

Israel Withdraws from Gaza Hospital after Two-week Raid

GAZA CITY (AP) – The Israeli military has withdrawn from Gaza’s main hospital after a two-week raid, saying it had killed some 200 militants and detained hundreds after days of close-quarters fighting. Palestinians who returned to Shifa Hospital, once the largest medical center in the Gaza Strip, found a vast swath of devastation in the…MORE

Severe Weather Possible in DFW; Watches Issued Monday Afternoon and Evening
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Severe Weather Possible in DFW; Watches Issued Monday Afternoon and Evening

Update at 3:00pm: The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has placed portions of North Texas under two different weather watches. A Tornado Watch is in effect north and west of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex including Denton and Wise counties until 9:00pm Monday. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for areas south and west…MORE

Dallas Police Search For Chief’s Rashee Rice

Dallas Police Search For Chief’s Rashee Rice

WFAA-TV reports Dallas Police are reported to be looking for Kansas city Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice, in connection to a multiple vehicle accident Saturday night. Dallas Police say officers responded about 6:40 Saturday evening to reports of several vehicles involved in a crash on Central Expressway, near Lovers Lane. At least one person was…MORE

AT&T Data Breach Impacts Millions of Customers

AT&T Data Breach Impacts Millions of Customers

(WBAP/KLIF) – On Saturday, AT&T notified their customers of a major data breach involving 7.6 million account holders, and 65.4 million former account holders. The information that was leaked to the dark web was from 2019 and earlier, included sensitive customer data such as social security numbers, mailing addresses, e-mail addresses phone numbers, and birthdays.…MORE

Cranes Arrive to Clear Baltimore Collapsed Bridge Debris

Cranes Arrive to Clear Baltimore Collapsed Bridge Debris

BALTIMORE (AP) — A crane appeared at the site of a collapsed highway bridge in Baltimore as crews prepared Friday to begin clearing wreckage that has stymied the search for four missing workers and blocked ships from entering or leaving the city’s vital port. A crane that can lift 1,000 tons — described as the…MORE

Actor Louis Gossett Jr. Dies at 87

Actor Louis Gossett Jr. Dies at 87

Actor Louis Gossett Jr. has died at the age of 87. Gossett was the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots.” He also received critical acclaim for his role in the Broadway production of “A Raisin in the Sun” along with…MORE