NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – North Texas home and business owners are assessing damage Friday after severe storms wreaked havoc across the region Thursday night. The storm system brought heavy rain, lightning, hurricane-force winds and large hail causing damage to buildings, uprooting trees, strewing debris across neighborhoods and downing power lines. At the height…… MORE
Richardson (WBAP/KLIF) – Richardson’s water emergency ended early Friday morning, about eight hours after it began. The city lost power to its pumping facilities during a round of severe storms, packing hurricane force winds about 6:30 Thursday evening. Because the city’s water storage tanks could not then be refilled, Richardson city officials were forced to…… MORE
UPDATE: WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — A judge has sentenced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh to life in prison a day after he was convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of his wife and son. The sentence issued Friday carries no chance of parole or early release. The Colleton County jury deliberated for less than…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Severe weather hit DFW and surrounding areas as the National Weather Service had issued Tornado and Severe Thunderstorm Warnings throughout the Metroplex. TORNADO WATCH 55 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10:00 PM CST FOR THE FOLLOWING TEXAS COUNTIES: BELL, BOSQUE, BOWIE, CAMP, CASS, COLLIN, COMANCHE, COOKE, CORYELL, DALLAS, DELTA, DENTON, EASTLAND, ELLIS, ERATH, FANNIN,…… MORE
Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The chance for severe weather intensifies this afternoon. The main event still appears to be a linear complex of storms along the rapidly advancing front. Damaging wind gusts, tornadoes, and large hail are all possible hazards tomorrow afternoon and evening. This line of storms will push east, impacting East Texas during…… MORE
Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – With dangerous, hazardous weather expected this afternoon, Tarrant County’s MedStar 911 is urging drivers to use caution by following these tips below for driving in the rain. PLEASE give first responders room to work if you approach a crash scene, move over one full lane, if possible, if not SLOW DOWN to…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A new exhibit at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas takes a unique look at freedom. Freedom Matters opens to the public on Thursday and offers an extensive exhibit showcasing a collection of historically significant versions of America’s founding documents. The exhibit encourages visitors to consider the pursuit of freedom…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management on Wednesday to prepare state emergency response resources ahead of a severe storm system expected to move across North, East, Central, and Southeast Texas beginning through Thursday evening. The storm system is expected to bring an increased risk of severe weather,…… MORE
UPDATED: 8:55AM Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 9:15AMAlert:The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a — Severe Thunderstorm Warning Alert:A Severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect until 830 am CST for Southwestern Dallas County. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is now in effect for the DFW metro area until noon. — North Texas (WBAP/KLIF) –…… MORE
UPDATED: 3-1-23 6:53AM TEMPE, Greece (AP) — A head-on collision between a passenger train and a freight train flattened carriages, killed at least 36 people and injured some 85. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear, but the stationmaster in the nearby city of Larissa was arrested Wednesday. Many of the 350 people…… MORE
