AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Electric Reliability Council of Texas is, once again, asking the public to conserve energy but for a shorter period of time. The Conservation Appeal from ERCOT runs from 6:00pm to 9:00pm Wednesday evening. ERCOT said in a statement that the request is due to unexpected thermal generation outages and forecasted low…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – ERCOT is asking Texans to conserve electricity between 5 pm and 9 pm Tuesday to protect the power grid. The request was issued because of the unexpected loss of thermal generation and expected low wind generation. ERCOT expects similar conditions to persist through tomorrow and asks Texans to stay tuned for additional…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management, on Tuesday, to deploy Texas A&M Task Force 1 to Florida ahead of Hurricane Idalia. “The State of Texas is sending personnel and resources to Florida as Hurricane Idalia prepares to make landfall in Florida tomorrow,” said Governor Abbott. “Texans understand…… MORE
El Paso (WBAP/KLIF) A member of the Texas National Guard stationed in El Paso as part of Operation Lone Star touched off an international protest by firing at least one shot into Mexico. The unidentified guardsman reportedly shot across the Rio Grande into Mexico. A Mexican man standing on the Mexican side of the border…… MORE
Plano (WBAP/KLIF) – The faulty air conditioning system that forced Plano West High School to shutdown late last week has been temporarily fixed, and reportedly is able to cool the buildings enough to restart classes, so the school days have resumed on their regular schedule. A permanent A/C fix is to be installed over the…… MORE
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — A University of North Carolina faculty member was shot and killed in a campus building, an official said Monday. UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz said the shooting was in Caudill Laboratories, and there is no longer a threat to the public. A suspect has been arrested, the school said. “This…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) — The federal government is fining American Airlines $4.1 million for dozens of instances in which passengers were kept on board planes without a chance to exit during long ground delays. The U.S. Department of Transportation said Monday it is the largest such fine against an airline since rules covering long ground delays…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge on Monday set a March 4, 2024, trial date for Donald Trump in the federal case in Washington charging the former president with trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The decision from U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan denied a defense request to push the trial back until…… MORE
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville’s mayor says multiple people have been fatally shot inside a Dollar General store in the city. Mayor Donna Deegan tells WJXT “there are a number of fatalities” Saturday inside the store but didn’t give a precise number. Numerous police officers are in the area near Edward Waters University. Further details…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – ERCOT officials are expecting the Texas power gird to have lower operating reserves Saturday afternoon and evening, and are asking residents to conserve energy between 3 PM and 9 PM. According to ERCOT, today’s conservation appeal does not indicate that the grid is experiencing emergency conditions at this time. The high demand for…… MORE
