Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) — John Peter Smith Hospital had to scramble to get rid of soon to expire COVID-19 vaccines. Snow and ice covered roadways caused vaccine clinics in Tarrant County to shut down leading to hundreds of doses of vaccine to be near their expiration date. With quick thinking, JPS called patients who had been…… MORE
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Conservative talk radio world has lost a legend. WBAP host Rush Limbaugh died Wednesday morning after a battle with lung cancer. He was 70 years old. His wife Kathryn made the announcement during his radio show. “Losing a loved one is terribly difficult, even more so when the…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The City of Arlington asked residents to conserve water usage in their homes and businesses to only essential purposes Wednesday. Officials made the request after Arlington Water Utilities reported seeing an unprecedented demand on its water distribution system over the past 24 hours as residents remain home bound amid the severe winter…… MORE
McKinney, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of McKinney is asking customers conserve water, as the city’s water supplier – the North Texas Municipal Water District is experiencing higher than normal demands for the winter season. A typical daily demand in winter is 21 million gallons per day for the city. Ysterday, the demand was 39…… MORE
Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – North Texas hotels filled up with local residents as power remains out for hundreds of thousands during record-low temperatures. It took some residents across the metroplex two days before they could find a hotel with availability. “We had to sleep in our car part of the time, and in the apartment…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Anger over Texas’ power grid failing in the face of a record winter freeze is mounting. More than 4 million customers in the energy capital of the U.S. woke up Tuesday still without power. The outages follow unusually heavy snowfall and single-digit temperatures in Texas that created a surge in demand…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The State of Texas has deployed maximum resources to local officials throughout the state to respond to severe winter weather and to restore power to our communities. State agencies are sending resources and personnel to help local officials clear roadways and to assist essential workers, such as healthcare professionals and power grid…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- With temperatures at dangerously cold levels and many Texans, who are without power, looking for ways to stay warm, AAA Texas reminds drivers that it is never safe to start or leave a vehicle running in an enclosed space, such as a garage. Vehicle exhaust contains poisonous carbon monoxide gas and can cause…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Fort Worth has opened additional warming shelters for residents without power. The Fort Worth Convention Center is available 24/7 until Thursday at noon. Anyone needing the shelter will need to self-transport to the Convention Center and enter through the Houston Street entrance. The location is 1201 Houston St, Fort…… MORE
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday declared the reform of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas an emergency item this legislative session. According to the Governor, by declaring the item an emergency, he is calling on the legislature to investigate ERCOT and ensure Texans never again experience power outages on the scale they have…… MORE
