Frigid, sustained temperatures can spell doom for many seasonal annuals and tender perennials. But homeowners can take precautions in hopes of saving those newly planted pansies you counted on providing landscape color until late spring. Here’s what to do before a winter freeze arrives. Water and cover, but no plastic Start with a thorough watering now, and cover plants with old sheets or other textiles. Sustained below-freezing temperatures can kill winter color such as pansies, violas, primroses, cyclamen and ornamental kales, unless they are protected. Some herbs, such as cilantro and parsley, and tender perennials also are in danger. Vegetables including…
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A suspected robber who barricaded himself at a Fort Worth convenience store on New Year’s Eve was arrested on a charge of aggravated robbery and felony warrants out of Kansas after a standoff that lasted until about 2 a.m Saturday morning. Fort Worth police arrived at the Shell Gas Station at 1908 Yucca Avenue at 8:42 p.m. on Friday, and SWAT was notified soon after. A 911 caller said that a man with a knife was pushing people around in the store. According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the standoff lasted over five hours. Police said the suspect was eventually taken…
A multi-story townhome under construction in Arlington exploded and caught on fire early on New Year’s Day. Arlington Fire arrived at the scene and extinguished the fire near the 4100 block of Viridian Village Drive at about 1:45 a.m. Saturday. Arlington Fire Department investigators found that the explosion was the result of a gas appliance that was not fully turned off, according to a Facebook post. The first unit arrived on scene and found evidence of an explosion with a small fire. The affected building was unoccupied and suffered major structural damage.
For air travelers, the new year picked up where the old one left off — with lots of frustration. By Saturday afternoon, more than 2,500 U.S. flights and nearly 4,400 worldwide had been canceled, according to tracking service FlightAware. That is the highest single-day toll yet since just before Christmas, when airlines began blaming staffing shortages on increasing COVID-19 infections among crews. More than 12,000 U.S. flights have been canceled since Dec. 24. Saturday’s disruptions weren’t just due to the virus, however. Wintry weather made Chicago the worst place in the country for travelers, with 800 flights scrubbed at O’Hare…
Oil posted its biggest annual advance since 2009 as vaccination rollouts accelerated the reopening of economies, spurring global consumption while crude production returned at a more moderate pace. West Texas Intermediate rose 55% for the biggest year-to-date gain in over a decade. Brent, the global benchmark, rose 50%, the largest gain since 2016. Investors are now trying to gauge the outlook for energy demand over the coming year as the latest Covid-19 variant rapidly spreads and OPEC gathers with allied producers next week to discuss output policy. U.S. crude also finished the year with the longest run of consecutive quarterly…
Dallas police are seeking help to identify a driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run on New Year’s Eve. The driver hit a man who was standing in the left-center of the road watching fireworks Saturday at about 12 a.m. in the 2600 block of Commerce Street, police said. The suspect was driving the wrong way with no headlights when he struck the victim and fled the area. The vehicle was last seen going north on North Good Latimer Expressway. The victim was taken to an area hospital where he died. He is unidentified as of Saturday evening, according to the…
Happy New Year! North Texas started 2022 with a potent weather system. The temperature at DFW Airport reached 73 by 2 pm, but a strong cold front arrived and temperatures have plummeted since then. This will be the coldest air of the winter so far in North Texas. But no precipitation is expected. Expect freezing temperatures on both Sunday and Monday mornings. Sunday morning will offer a hard freeze with temperatures in the upper teens to mid-20s. Wind chill values Sunday morning will be down in the single digits in some areas. After a couple of cold days, it will…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Record high temperatures will soon drop to freezing weather conditions on Sunday. David Robbins with Village Plumbing and Air said he anticipates the weekend freeze to be mild but there are ways homeowners can protect their home and prepare for freezing temperatures. “I don’t think it’s going to get cold enough for dripping faucets,” Robbins said, “but mainly be concerned with the outside stuff, perhaps the hose bibs where they attach their garden hoses, put some protection on that.” He said homeowners should cover any exposed pipes outside and around their homes. “If there’s any exposed…
HOUSTON, Texas — Protect your home before the temperatures plunge. That means wrapping any exposed piping, whether it’s made of plastic, copper or any other material. Most of Houston won’t be experiencing a hard freeze, so the pipes inside your home should be okay. Continue to take precautions, shut off the valve and drain water from your sprinkler system and cover any plants sensitive to cold temperatures with a breathable fabric. The Houston ASPCA reminds you to bring your pet indoors tonight. If you have a pet you can’t bring inside, keep them in an enclosed, dry structure with blankets.…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As people across the city welcomed in 2022, investigators in southwest Houston responded to the first murder of the new year. Houston police responded to a fight that led to gunfire in the 11700 block of Wilcrest near Bellfort just after 2 a.m. Saturday. Homicide investigators said a woman and her boyfriend were leaving Five Nine Bar and Lounge when they got into a verbal argument with a group of men in the parking lot. The argument escalated into a fist fight involving multiple people, police said. That’s when two men pulled out guns and fired…
