NTX: Lingering showers and thunderstorms tapering off by late this morning into early afternoon

A few strong thunderstorms cannot be ruled out across North Texas with gusty winds and small hail as the main threats. Locally heavy rainfall is also possible, but antecedent conditions may limit localized flooding impacts. Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 10am. High near…MORE

Blinken, Austin Meet With Zelenskyy in Ukraine’s Capital

UNDATED (AP) An adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the U.S. secretaries of state and defense are meeting with the Ukrainian leader in the highest-level visit to Kyiv by an American delegation since the start of Russia’s two-month invasion. The talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin,…MORE

Missing Texas National Guardsman Identified as Arlington Resident

AUSTIN – (WBAP/KLIF) The Texas Military Department continues the search for Texas Army National Guard Specialist Bishop E. Evans. A comprehensive interagency search began on Friday morning when SPC Evans went missing following his selfless efforts to rescue two migrants who appeared to be drowning while crossing the river from Mexico into the U.S. Governor…MORE

Oldest Texas Death Row Inmate Executed

Huntsville (WBAP/KLIF) – The state of Texas has executed the oldest inmate on Huntsville’s death row. Carl Buntion was put to death for killing a Houston Police officer during a traffic stop 32 years ago. Buntion was 78 years old. He was the first condemned inmate executed in Texas this year.MORE

Sunday Forecast

Today: Cloudy, breezy, and muggy. Late day showers and storms (50%-80%) Winds: S 15-30. High: 82. Tonight: Showers and storms (100%). Winds: S becoming N 15-25. Low: 59. Monday: Morning showers and storms (70%). Breezy and much cooler. Winds: NE 10-20. High: 68.MORE

Noted Texas Author Dies

Austin (AP) – Romeo Rolando Hinojosa-Smith, an award-winning Texas author who began in the 1970s writing a series of novels that told the stories of people living in a fictional county along the Texas-Mexico border, has died. He was 93. Hinojosa-Smith was an English professor at the University of Texas at Austin for more than…MORE

Part Of Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Plan Approved

Dover, Del. (AP) – The judge handling the Irving, Texas based Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy has approved the BSA’s request to sell its warehouse and distribution center in North Carolina for roughly $13.5 million, then lease back the property from the buyer. The BSA wants to use some of the proceeds from the sale…MORE

Weekend Weather Forecast

Saturday: Partly cloudy and windy. Rain late (40%). Winds: S 20-40. High: 87. Sunday: Rain and storms likely. Especially late (60%-90%) Winds: S 15-30. High: 80.MORE

Climate Progress Remains Elusive for Biden on Earth Day

SEATTLE (AP) – President Joe Biden spent Earth Day in Seattle, where he signed an executive order intended to help restore national forests that have been devastated by wildfires, drought and blight. The visit was intended to reassert his environmental credentials when he’s been more focused on lowering gas prices that have risen during the…MORE

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