Austin, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Due to low wind and potential low solar generation and high demand, operating reserves for ERCOT are expected to be low in the afternoon and evening. As a result, ERCOT is asking Texans to conserve electricity use, if safe to do so, today, August 27, from 4 p.m. – 9 p.m.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Weather experts in North Texas say the scorching temperatures being felt in the region continue to prove historic. According to the National Weather Service, DFW and Waco set new daily record highs on Friday. Both sites reached 110 degrees, which broke the previous records of 106° at DFW and 104° at Waco.…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – DFW Airport reached 110 degrees Friday which is the hottest air temperature recorded at the airport, where records are kept, since 2011. The last 110 degree day was August 2nd, 2011. The last time 111 degrees was recorded was September 4th, 2000. The National Weather Service has re-issued its Excessive Heat…… MORE
(Austin) WBAP/KLIF – ERCOT is asking Texans to conserve electricity use, if safe to do so, today from 3 p.m. – 9 p.m. The agency says it expects low wind power generation and high demand to continue through the weekend because of extreme heat and is asking Texans to stay tuned for additional communications this…… MORE
ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump surrendered this evening on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, a 20-minute booking that yielded a historic first: a mug shot of a U.S. ex-president. He was released on $200,000 bond and headed back to the airport for his return flight home…… MORE