NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A day after severe thunderstorms barreled though the Metroplex early Wednesday morning, there are still 14,000 North Texans without power. At the power outages’ peak, there more than 209,000 customers off line after the storm. Oncor’s Connie Piloto said this restoration is very difficult because electrical facilities will have to be…… MORE
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – More than 100,000 people were without power Wednesday morning after a series of thunderstorms tore through the Metroplex. At it the outages’ peak, more than 200,000 customers were offline. Multiple counties including Dallas, Collin and Rockwall are reporting damage to homes and cars, downed trees and power lines. Oncor’s Geoff Bailey…… MORE
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Severe thunderstorms swept through parts of North Texas overnight bringing heavy rains, high winds and tornado warnings Wednesday morning. Oncor reported that the storm knocked out power to more than 200,000 customers. The company’s Geoff Bailey said crews are working as safely and diligently to restore power as quickly as possible. The…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Fort Worth Police Department is stressing the need for residents to use its safe exchange zones after a mother was gunned down in front of her husband and son while selling a game console. It happened at the Somerset Apartment Complex in West Fort Worth on Sunday. Investigators say…… MORE
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF News) – A driver who stopped to help after witnessing a car crash in Frisco was killed Monday night. The Texas Department of Public Safety’s Lonny Haschel said the victim was driving along the Dallas North Tollway near the Sam Rayburn Tollway overpass around 10:30 p.m. and spotted a black Kia SUV that had…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Grief counselors were made available to Arlington High School students and staff Monday morning as they mourned the tragic death of a popular athlete. Baseball player Clayton Winkles died early Sunday morning, after his car crashed into a tree on California Lane near Roosevelt Drive. Investigators said they believe Winkles was traveling…… MORE
HUNT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – Authorities expanded their search for missing retired Dallas firefighter Michael Chambers Wednesday morning. The Hunt County Sheriff’s Office’s Jeff Haines said search dogs led them to a new area, at Deer Lane and FM 2101, about 500 yards from Chambers’ home on Saturday but they lost the scent due to…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Arlington Police Department is asking the public to help them find an older man who has been accused of inappropriate behavior with children and is facing charges of indecency with a child. Sergeant Vanessa Harrison said over the past three months, three separate incidents were reported in the 1400 block of…… MORE
RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Richardson police said an attempted burglary at a luxury car dealership turned into a police chase and two standoffs in McKinney and Van Alstyne Tuesday morning. It started a the Lamborghini dealership in the 600 block of Highway 75 around 3:30 a.m. Sergeant Kevin Perlich said officers responded to a burglary call and encountered…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Police Department is looking for the driver in a fatal hit and run in Uptown over the weekend. Investigators said Rachel Spelman was hit by a dark sedan as she ran across the street near Cedar Springs Road and Pearl Street around 2 a.m. Saturday morning. Police said the…… MORE
