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In addition local first responder were kept busy amid the frigid temperatures. Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Even though Oncor has responded hundreds of power outages since Thursday amid the recent Arctic cold snap, the power utility says that none of the power issues are related to the Texas grid. Connie Piloto with Oncor says the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – There was a dash to the shelters on Thursday morning after the anticipated cold front blew into the metroplex. “We’ve seen the snow, we’ve the wind chill, and everyone is realizing how cold it is going to be,” said Juliana Williams with homeless outreach center Our Calling. “So people are taking shelter…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – As temperatures are expected to dramatically drop to below freezing across North Texas on Thursday, The Salvation Army is poised to respond with services our most vulnerable neighbors need to stay safe and warm. Based on the current forecast, overnight warming shelters will activate this week. Each shelter follows guidelines by the city…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott provided an update on the state’s cold weather response on Wednesday, ahead of the cold snap that is expected to impact the Texas beginning tomorrow and lasting through the Christmas holiday weekend. The Governor said that with “little-to-no” precipitation expected, Texans across the state should prepare for a severe cold weather…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Former Fort Worth Police Officer Aaron Dean was sentenced to just under 12 years in prison on Tuesday in the 2019 killing of Atatiana Jefferson. Dean was convicted of manslaughter last week. Dean shot Jefferson through a bedroom window while responding to an open door call. “The verdict reads, we the jury…… MORE