Dallas (AP) – Authorities say a man who killed his wife and then wounded two Dallas officers during a standoff before killing himself was convicted twice of sexually assaulting people. Police Chief Eddie Garcia said during a news conference Friday that 57 year old Sergio Sanchez had “an extensive violent criminal history,” and didn’t want…… MORE
Washington (AP) – U.S. officials are scrambling to reinforce the nation’s cyber defenses following a sweeping hack that may have exposed government and corporate secrets to Russia. The breach involving hijacked software from Texas based SolarWinds Inc. has exposed the limitations of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency. That’s prompted the Biden administration and members of…… MORE
Undated (AP) – Meteorologists started warning about this week’s killer cold as much as three weeks in advance, yet catastrophe still happened. National Weather Service officials point to lengthy and accurate forecasts with clear messages, but experts in weather and disaster say it was such a strange and huge event that it simply overwhelmed everyone.…… MORE
Dallas (AP) – The blackouts that left much of Texas cold and thirsty have drawn their first lawsuit. The lawsuit filed Friday in a Nueces County Court in Corpus Christi alleges the Electric Reliability Council Of Texas, manager of the state’s main electric grid, ignored repeated warnings of weaknesses in the state’s electric power infrastructure.…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Oncor work crews turned the lights back on for 127,000 customers, Friday. That leaves approximately 18,000 homes and businesses without electricity. Oncor officials expect the remaining outages to be restored by Sunday. Rising temperatures have made the restoration possible as ice has melted from the roadways which had prevented work trucks and equipment…… MORE