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Fire knocks out power to thousands, including The Star, Keurig-Dr Pepper
Over 2,000 customers are currently without power, including The Star, Omni and Keurig-Dr Pepper.
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Over 2,000 customers are currently without power, including The Star, Omni and Keurig-Dr Pepper.
As of Monday evening, about 3,000 customers in North Texas are still without power.
Tthe outage is affecting businesses through Preston Road, including Prosper High School, Children's Health and the Prosper ISD Natatorium.
Thousands in the DFW area are without power.
Outages remain to the south of the metroplex for now.
The high winds and extremely cold temperatures leading to thousands of power outages across North Texas today.
Officials with ERCOT say the power grid is producing more power than ever but Texans are also using more than ever.
The intersection of Calmont and Alta Mere is completely closed after a car hit a traffic light, threatening to knock out power lines.
There will be no classes at Grand Prairie High School today.
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The class of 2021 at a high school in Texas will never forget their graduation ceremony, part of which was spent in the dark.
Strong storms and heavy rain on Wednesday morning brought damaging winds and frequent lightning that resulted in tens of thousands across the Metroplex losing power.
More than half a million Texans are still under boil water notices, or have no water at all because of burst pipes, more than a week after a deadly winter storm moved through the state.
It was a failure. Millions of Texans were left without power at a time when they needed it the most. While the winter storms like those that hit Texas last week are rare, it's not out of the question that it could happen again.
An electricity and gas provider based in Texas, Just Energy, warned that the financial impact of the winter storm that moved through the state could force it out of business.
President Joe Biden says he is making a major disaster declaration for Texas that will clear the way for more federal resources, and plans to visit the state at a time when he won't be interfering with the disaster response.
ERCOT -- Texas' electric grid operator -- say the system has returned to normal for the first time since a winter storm knocked out power to more than 4 million customers.
After some four days of many Texans living in the dark and cold, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) announced that it expects to come out of emergency conditions Friday morning.
The deadly winter storms that knocked out power for millions in Texas and other states have exceeded the worst-case scenarios of many U.S. utilities.
"I was prepared for a lot of these scenarios, but just the total length of outage is the most dangerous."
Sugar Land Fire and EMS spokesman Doug Adolph said that when firefighters arrived after the call at about 2 a.m., the house was fully engulfed.
"I'm wearing several layers of clothes to keep my body warm," said Collin County resident Clint Cash.
At one point more than 150,000 customers were without power across Texas and Louisiana as a powerful winter storm continued moving through the states Sunday and early Monday morning.
One week after the city of Arlington was hit by an EF-2 tornado, nonprofit Arlington Charities finally got their power back on.
Across much of the U.S., owning a home now requires spending more for housing than experts generally recommend.
Hurricane Beryl continues to make its way west and northwest as a powerful hurricane, but at a decreasing speed.
Your body cools itself through the skin. Dunking your forearms, which represent 10% of the skin's surface area, in ice cold water turbo-charges the cooling process.
Trader Joe's says a seasonal scented favorite should be discarded or returned due to an "unexpected burn pattern."
The FDA found even some products that claimed to be "sterile" were contaminated.
Across much of the U.S., owning a home now requires spending more for housing than experts generally recommend.
Hurricane Beryl continues to make its way west and northwest as a powerful hurricane, but at a decreasing speed.
Your body cools itself through the skin. Dunking your forearms, which represent 10% of the skin's surface area, in ice cold water turbo-charges the cooling process.
Trader Joe's says a seasonal scented favorite should be discarded or returned due to an "unexpected burn pattern."
The FDA found even some products that claimed to be "sterile" were contaminated.
The judge cited the company's cruel treatment of the animals for, "unreasonably depriving the animals of necessary care or shelter."
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A New York court said in a decision that Rudy Giuliani is disbarred effective immediately.
Measure would protect an estimated 36 million and represent first major federal safety standard of its kind.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will consider a challenge to a Texas law that requires pornographic websites to verify the ages of their visitors.
Reaction amongst members of Congress in Texas fell along party lines, with Democrats saying they're horrified by the ruling, while Republicans are pleased.
Richardson residents continue to recover from storms that hit North Texas with winds that created debris and damages to homes.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
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Self-driving 18-wheelers have longtime truckers worried about their livelihood and others concerned that the technology needs more testing to make sure the public is safe.
McDonald's concept restaurant CosMc's has taken its drink-focused menu to Dallas for its second-ever location.
Trader Joe's says a seasonal scented favorite should be discarded or returned due to an "unexpected burn pattern."
The FDA found even some products that claimed to be "sterile" were contaminated.
Brominated vegetable oil will no longer be allowed in food and beverages in the U.S., 50 years after chemical banned in U.K.
FDA approval of the new Alzheimer's treatment, which will be branded as Kisunla, follows years of setbacks.
Measure would protect an estimated 36 million and represent first major federal safety standard of its kind.
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Change is coming to the Fort Worth Stockyards in the form of a billion-dollar development project.
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"Bad Boys: Ride or Die" opened with an estimated $56 million in theater sales over the weekend.
TXSE Group aims to launch by 2026.
The Texas Rangers ended their 11-game losing streak to the San Diego Padres with a 7-0 win on Tuesday night.
The Dallas Wings were coming off their best season since moving to Texas eight years ago, and their most wins since the franchise's last WNBA title in 2008.
Beloved Golden State Warriors guard and legendary Splash Brother Klay Thompson will be headed to Dallas as part of a multi-team sign-and-trade deal, according to reports.
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Texas rookie Wyatt Langford became the first major leaguer to hit for the cycle this season, and the Rangers routed the Baltimore Orioles 11-2 to snap a six-game skid.
Martin Mull came to national fame with a recurring role on the Norman Lear-created satirical soap opera "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," and the starring role in its spinoff, "Fernwood 2 Night."
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The original 1997 illustration for the front of the first Harry Potter book has set a record for Potter-themed memorabilia on the auction block.
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The heat advisory that has been in place this week has been extended yet again.
Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn fired a detention officer and a lieutenant following their indictments in connection with the murder of Anthony Johnson Jr., who a man who died while in custody.
Hurricane Beryl was roaring toward Jamaica on Wednesday, with islanders scrambling to make preparations after the powerful Category 4 storm killed at least six people and caused significant damage in the southeast Caribbean.
Annette Addo-Yobo, the newly crowned Miss Texas, chats with Scott Padgett about what being crowned means to her.
Temperatures remain well above average for this time of the year with a high of 100 degrees today.
Severe storms made way across North Texas on May 28, leaving behind a path of destruction.
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Dallas artist Roberto Marquez traveled to the Rafah Crossing in Egypt, the U.S. capital and will attend this weekend's statewide protest in Austin.
On Friday, hundreds of thousands of fans gathered outside and all around Globe Life Field in Arlington to celebrate the Texas Rangers historical World Series win!