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Damage Assessment Underway Across North Texas in the Aftermath of Severe Storms

Damage Assessment Underway Across North Texas in the Aftermath of Severe Storms

NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – North Texas home and business owners are assessing damage Friday after severe storms wreaked havoc across the region Thursday night. The storm system brought heavy rain, lightning, hurricane-force winds and large hail causing damage to buildings, uprooting trees, strewing debris across neighborhoods and downing power lines. At the height…MORE

Richardson’s Water Restored

Richardson’s Water Restored

Richardson (WBAP/KLIF) – Richardson’s water emergency ended early Friday morning, about eight hours after it began. The city lost power to its pumping facilities during a round of severe storms, packing hurricane force winds about 6:30 Thursday evening. Because the city’s water storage tanks could not then be refilled, Richardson city officials were forced to…MORE

Murdaugh’s Fall From Grace Ends in Life Sentence for Murder

Murdaugh’s Fall From Grace Ends in Life Sentence for Murder

UPDATE: WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — A judge has sentenced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh to life in prison a day after he was convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of his wife and son. The sentence issued Friday carries no chance of parole or early release. The Colleton County jury deliberated for less than…MORE

Severe Weather Sweeps Across North Texas

Severe Weather Sweeps Across North Texas

(WBAP/KLIF) — Severe weather hit DFW and surrounding areas as the National Weather Service had issued Tornado and Severe Thunderstorm Warnings throughout the Metroplex. TORNADO WATCH 55 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10:00 PM CST FOR THE FOLLOWING TEXAS COUNTIES: BELL, BOSQUE, BOWIE, CAMP, CASS, COLLIN, COMANCHE, COOKE, CORYELL, DALLAS, DELTA, DENTON, EASTLAND, ELLIS, ERATH, FANNIN,…MORE