DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Local athletic trainers on relying on a particular science to to help keep student athletes safe from excessive heat. Before each outdoor football practice, athletic trainers in Dallas ISD are checking the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature. The WBGT is a measure of the heat stress in direct sunlight, considering things like temperature,…… MORE
CELINA (WBAP/KLIF) – Triple-digit temperatures aren’t slowing down construction on Methodist Celina Medical Center, but crews are having to work some odd hours to beat the heat. During the current heatwave, crews are starting their concrete pours on the $237 million project around 1 a.m. each morning. According to industry experts, wet concrete needs time to dry properly,…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The National Weather Service extended the Excessive heat Warning until Wednesday at 8 p.m. The warning covers all of North and Central Texas and includes dangerously hot conditions with temperatures of heat index values between 105 and 112 degrees. According to NWS, extreme heat and humidity will significantly increase the potential for…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lawyers for impeached Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday sought to have most of the charges against him dismissed, arguing that they rely on alleged acts of corruption before he was reelected to a third term in 2022. In motions filed with the Senate, where Paxton’s impeachment trial is scheduled to begin Sept.…… MORE
According to Fox, News House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said Devon Archer confirmed in his appearance Monday that President Biden “lied to the American people when he said he had no knowledge about his son’s business dealings and was not involved.” Comer’s comments come after Archer, a former business associate and longtime friend of…… MORE