WBAP WX CENTER FORECAST 5A 8-30-23 TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY, BREEZY AND HOT.. HIGH NEAR 98 WINDS NORTHEAST 10-20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY.. LOWS 72-76 TOMORROW…MOSTLY SUNNY AND HOT.. HIGH NEAR 99 / LOW NEAR 75 WINDS EAST 5-10 MPH FRIDAY…SUNNY..CONTINUED HOT… HIGH NEAR 97 / LOW NEAR 72 WINDS…… MORE
ERCOT Issues Conservation Appeal
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
Texas Deploys Hurricane Response Resources to Florida
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
Texas National Guard Soldier Shoots Into Mexico
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
Classes Have Resumed At Plano West Senior High School
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
Warm + Dry + Breezy = More Fire Danger
WBAP WX CENTER FORECAST 5A 8-29-23 TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY, BREEZY AND HOT.. HIGH NEAR 97 WINDS NORTHEAST 10-20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY.. LOWS 72-76 TOMORROW…MOSTLY SUNNY, BREEZY AND HOT.. HIGH NEAR 98 / LOW NEAR 75 WINDS NORTHEAST 10-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON THURSDAY…SUNNY AND HOT.. HIGH NEAR 99…… MORE
UNC Faculty Member Shot Dead in Campus Building
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
American Airlines Fined $4.1 Million for Dozens of Long Tarmac Delays That Trapped Passengers
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
March 4, 2024, Trial Date Set for Trump in US Case Charging Him With Plotting to Overturn Election
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
Slightly Cooler, but more Humid
WBAP WX CENTER FORECAST 5A 8-28-23 TODAY…SUNNY, BREEZY AND NOT AS HOT.. HIGH NEAR 95 WINDS NORTHEAST 10-20 MPH AND GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON.. TONIGHT..FAIR, BREEZY AND COOLER.. LOWS 70-75 TOMORROW…SUNNY, BREEZY AND HOT.. HIGH NEAR 97 / LOWS 70-75 WINDS NORTHEAST 10-20 AND GUSTY BY AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY…SUNNY, BREEZY AND HOTTER..…… MORE
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