Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) — City leaders in both Dallas and Fort Worth have announced websites to help coordinate the volunteer effort in North Texas. Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings announced this morning they’d launched http://www.dallashelpforharvey.net. He says anyone looking to volunteer should check there first, not only to assess the need, but to clear any background checks that…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — The City of Fort Worth says it’s opening shelters for Harvey evacuees and is ready to take in about 1,000 people, if necessary. A wave of evacuees is expected to arrive sometime Tuesday morning by bus. They’ll be routed through the Wilkerson-Greines Athletic Center and will either stay there or…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Dallas is preparing to open up the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center for South Texas evacuees on Tuesday. The city opened three shelters over the weekend, all at local rec centers: Walnut Hill, Tommie Allen, and Samuel Grand. The first two filled their 300-person capacity within days. The Red Cross is…… MORE
(CNN) – Hurricane Harvey made landfall Friday night between Port Aransas and Port O’Connor, Texas, as a Category 4 storm with winds of 130 mph, the National Hurricane Center says. Harvey is the first Category 4 hurricane to make landfall in the US since 2004. The time for dire warnings, how Hurricane Harvey is life-threatening…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Airbnb is offering free rooms for both those evacuating Hurricane Harvey and first responders heading to the Texas coast. It’s part of their disaster response program, which Airbnb began back in 2012 when Tropical Storm Sandy hit the east coast. The program has been activated through September 1st. A spokesperson with…… MORE