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TODAY: Winter Weather Advisory from 6AM – 6PM

TODAY: Winter Weather Advisory from 6AM – 6PM

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for parts of North and Central Texas from 6 AM to 6 PM CST Friday. Sleet and snow accumulations of a few tenths of an inch with isolated up to half an inch. Localized snow totals of 1-2 inches are possible near the Red River. Ice accumulations of…MORE

OVERNIGHT: Home Explosion Near White Rock Lake; Status of Occupants Unknown

OVERNIGHT: Home Explosion Near White Rock Lake; Status of Occupants Unknown

UPDATE: 6:17AM 3/11/22 Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – An explosion and subsequent fire at a home near White Rock Lake in Dallas overnight caused significant damage to a home on San Leandro Drive near Lakeland Drive. Dallas Fire Rescue spokesperson Jason Evans says the home suffered a partial roof collapse and that people are known to be…MORE

Gas Drops to Under $4.00 at a RaceTrac in Far North Texas Overnight

Gas Drops to Under $4.00 at a RaceTrac in Far North Texas Overnight

Addison, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A little bit of a reprieve at the gas pump in the Addison area this morning. Motorists have been feeling the pain at the pump for several weeks amid supply chain shortages. That pain worsened almost immediately after President Biden banned Russian oil imports on Tuesday. Gas at the RaceRrac on…MORE

Smollett Declines to Speak at Sentencing in Staged Attack

Smollett Declines to Speak at Sentencing in Staged Attack

CHICAGO (AP) – Jussie Smollett has decided not to make a statement at his sentencing hearing for lying to police in a racist and homophobic attack that he staged himself. Smollett said he agreed Thursday with his attorney’s advice to remain quiet. Special prosecutor Dan Webb is seeking incarceration for Smollett. Webb also sought $130,000…MORE

Democratic Runoff Set Up in Texas Attorney General Race

Democratic Runoff Set Up in Texas Attorney General Race

HOUSTON (AP) – Dallas civil rights attorney Lee Merritt has suspended his campaign for Texas attorney general. Merritt’s Thursday announcement sets up a May runoff between the Democratic primary’s top vote-getter, Rochelle Garza, and former Galveston mayor Joe Jaworski. Merritt acknowledged during a news conference in Houston that as a ballot recount continues from last…MORE

Dallas ISD Basketball Player Arrested Ahead of State Tournament in San Antonio

Dallas ISD Basketball Player Arrested Ahead of State Tournament in San Antonio

A Dallas Kimball high school basketball player was arrested and a student trainer was injured after a player’s gun discharged on the team bus after a practice in San Antonio on Wednesday night. 18-year-old Kyron Henderson faces with two felony gun charges. The team was preparing for the state tournament and was heading to dinner…MORE

North Texas Construction Company Seeks to Hire More Women

North Texas Construction Company Seeks to Hire More Women

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- A North Texas construction company is breaking the stigma on women in the industry. The commercial masonry industry is a $31 billion market according to IBISWorld, a leading market research company. Currently there are more than 225,000 people employed in commercial masonry across the United States but women only represent approximately 1.1% of…MORE

Dallas Introduces City’s First-Ever Inspector General

Dallas Introduces City’s First-Ever Inspector General

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson introduced Bart Bevers, the city’s first-ever Inspector General, on Thursday at Dallas City Hall. According to Mayor Johnson, the Office of Inspector General will monitor, investigate, and prosecute potential ethics violations . The office was established as part of the ethics reforms proposed by the mayor and passed…MORE

Statewide Gas Price Average Sets New Record as it Continues to Climb

Statewide Gas Price Average Sets New Record as it Continues to Climb

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The statewide gas price average in Texas is $4.00 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch.  That price is 62 cents more than from this day last week and is $1.45 more per gallon compared to this day last year. Of the major metropolitan…MORE

The City of Dallas, 2 Local Sites to Open Temporary Warming Centers

The City of Dallas, 2 Local Sites to Open Temporary Warming Centers

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Another winter snap is headed for North Texas Friday night and the City of Dallas wants to make sure its most vulnerable citizens have a place to stay warm. Below freezing temperatures and wintry precipitation will blanket the region until Saturday morning. The J. Erik Jonsson Central Library downtown at 1515…MORE