First Severe Weather Outbreak of 2023

WBAP WX CENTER FCST:  1-3-22 TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY, WINDY AND HUMID. WITH             SCATTERED SHOWERS INCREASING THIS MORNING..             SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON..             SOME SEVERE.  HEAVIEST EAST OF DALLAS.             HIGH NEAR 74             WINDS SOUTH 15-25 MPH AND GUSTY TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY, RAIN ENDING..             LOW NEAR 50 TOMORROW… PARTLY CLOUDY, WINDY AND MILD…            …MORE

Anita Pointer of The Pointer Sisters dies at 74

(AP) – Anita Pointer, one of four sibling singers who earned pop success and critical acclaim as The Pointer Sisters, died Saturday at the age of 74. Her publicist has announced the Grammy winner passed away while she was with family members. A cause of death was not immediately revealed. The group’s 1973 self-titled debut…MORE

Southwest Airlines Looks to Move Forward following Holiday Cancellations

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas based Southwest Airlines is looking to move forward following a week of delays and cancellations. CEO Bob Jordan shared with employees on Saturday, as the airlines promises a normal schedule and vows to determine next steps in protecting reliability. “You know, we’ll move forward with lessons learned here, as we always…MORE

Weekend Weather Forecast

Saturday: Mostly sunny and warm. Winds: SW 10-20. High: 72. New Year’s Eve: Mostly clear skies. Winds: S 10-20. Low: 55. New Year’s day: Partly cloudy and warm. Winds: S 10-20. High: 75. Monday: Showers and storms likely (80%). Some could be severe. Winds: S becoming W 15-30. High: 74.MORE

Benedict XVI, the Pope Emeritus, Has Died

(WBAP/KLIF) — The Vatican announced Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI passed away Saturday morning at 9:34 a.m. He was 95 years old. He is most immediately remembered outside the Catholic Church for his surprise resignation — the first papal abdication since 1415 — and subsequent life as the world’s first “pope emeritus” in centuries. Benedict was…MORE

Legendary Newswoman Barbara Walters Dies at Age 93.

ABC News and Wikipedia – (WBAP/KLIF) Groundbreaking newswoman Barbara Walters is reported as having passed at the age of 93 in her New York City home Friday. Walters broke gender barriers for women to enter and deliver hard news to Americans, becoming co-host of The Today Show in 1974. Two years later, the first female…MORE

Southwest’s Meltdown Costing Travelers Time & Money

(WBAP/KLIF) — The disruption caused in the lives of Southwest Airlines passengers continues to mount, as another 2,350 flights were canceled, Thursday. The financial damages that air travelers are experiencing may be much more than Southwest can repay. Over a million passengers have been affected by the Dallas-based airline’s meltdown, including families from outside the…MORE

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