Tarrant County Issues Disaster Declaration Due to Threat of Wildfires; Burn Ban in Effect

 Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare issued a Disaster Declaration for Tarrant County on Thursday due to the imminent threat of wildfires due to the drought conditions in the unincorporated areas of Tarrant County. Tarrant County has been experiencing several days of extreme high temperature, low humidity and gusty winds creating the need to take extraordinary measures to…MORE

Saturday brings Minor, Temporary Relief from the High temps and High power bills

WBAP WX CENTER FORECAST 5A 7-21-23             * * HEAT ADVISORY * * TODAY…PARTLY CLOUDY, HOT AND HUMID…             HIGH NEAR 104 (107)             WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY, BREEZY AND MILD…             LOW NEAR 76             WINDS NORTH 5-10 MPH SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY AND HOT..             HIGH NEAR 95 / LOW NEAR 74            …MORE

Excessive Heat Advisory Goes into Effect at 8 PM Thursday

NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Excessive Heat Warning remains in Effect for north Texas until 8 PM Thursday night and an Excessive Heat Advisory will be in effect from 8 PM Thursday until 8 PM Friday. Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to 105 degrees and heat index values up to 110 degrees and higher…MORE

Timothy Simpkins Found Guilty in Timberview High School Shooting

Update at 6:10pm: The Jury in the Timothy Simpkins attempted capital murder trial have found the 19-year-old guilty. Jurors returned the verdict Thursday evening around 6:00pm after deliberating for half a day. Closing arguments were Thursday morning in the case. Simpkins was accused of opening fire inside Timberview High School in 2021 wounding three people.…MORE