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North Texans Urged to be “Weather Aware” with Threat of Severe Storms

North Texans Urged to be “Weather Aware” with Threat of Severe Storms

(WBAP/KLIF) – State and county governments are on high alert with the threat of severe weather late Friday and overnight. The Collin County Office of Emergency Management is closely monitoring the weather and ready to enact any safety plans that may be needed. “As a county we are here to support our cities if something…MORE

Pelosi: House Moving to Send Impeachment to Senate Next Week

Pelosi: House Moving to Send Impeachment to Senate Next Week

WASHINGTON (AP) – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will take steps next week to send articles of impeachment to the Senate for President Donald Trump’s Senate trial. In a letter Friday to her Democratic colleagues, Pelosi said she has asked Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler to be prepared to bring to the floor…MORE

Gov Abbott Raises State Operations Center to Level 3 in Advance of Severe Weather

Gov Abbott Raises State Operations Center to Level 3 in Advance of Severe Weather

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – In advance of expected severe weather later today, Governor Greg Abbott raised the state operations center to Level III (or increased readiness), form Level IV (normal). Severe weather and tornadic activity is forecast to impact the eastern half of the state. An active weather pattern will bring some showers and thunderstorms into…MORE

Grapevine Police Warn of Cell Phone Number Thefts

Grapevine Police Warn of Cell Phone Number Thefts

Grapevine, TX (WBAP/KLIF) Police are seeing an increase in the number of cell phone number thefts. Criminals convince a wireless carrier to transfer the victim’s phone number to a new phone and company.  From there, scammers can gain access to all of the Apps and accounts stored on the victim’s phone, and can have all…MORE

Mother Dies Months After Daughter Killed By Fort Worth Officer

Mother Dies Months After Daughter Killed By Fort Worth Officer

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A lawyer says the mother of a Fort Worth woman fatally shot by a police officer has died in the house where her daughter was killed. Attorney Lee Merritt says Yolanda Carr passed away Thursday morning in her Fort Worth home. A city police officer shot Atatiana Jefferson in the…MORE