Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Memorial Honoring ‘Dallas Five’ Unveiled Outside Police Headquarters

Memorial Honoring ‘Dallas Five’ Unveiled Outside Police Headquarters

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The four Dallas Police Officers and one DART Officer killed in the 2016 Police ambush were honored Monday with the unveiling of a memorial outside the Dallas Police Headquarters. The ceremony came a day after the third anniversary of the shootings, which was the deadliest attack on law enforcement since September 11, 2001.…MORE

GoFundMe Page Set Up for Family of Denton Toddler Who Died in SUV

GoFundMe Page Set Up for Family of Denton Toddler Who Died in SUV

DENTON  (WBAP/KLIF News) – A GoFundMe page has been set up for the family of the Denton toddler who was found dead in an SUV last week. After a massive search, the body of two-year-old Sarbesh Gurung was found in the back of a neighbor’s SUV last Wednesday morning. His mother had reported him missing…MORE

Collin County: Woman Posing as Nurse Allegedly Assaulted Elderly Women at Assisted Care Facility; Fake Money Also Found

Collin County: Woman Posing as Nurse Allegedly Assaulted Elderly Women at Assisted Care Facility; Fake Money Also Found

Collin County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Collin County Sheriff’s Department may have unraveled a counterfeit money operation in the process of its investigation into an alleged assault at an assisted care facility in Lucas last month. In a tweet, the department said that their investigation, over the past three weeks revealed that a former caregiver…MORE

Fort Worth: Tow Truck Driver Struck & Killed by His Own Truck

Fort Worth: Tow Truck Driver Struck & Killed by His Own Truck

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth police say a tow truck driver was killed this morning after being struck by his own truck on I35W at Alliance Gateway Freeway. Police say the driver was pulled over on the service road around 3am, trying to secure a vehicle that he was towing from a nearby apartment…MORE

FedEx Now Offers Expedited Passport Service For A Price

FedEx Now Offers Expedited Passport Service For A Price

Plano (WBAP/KLIF) –  Need a passport quickly?  Plano based FedEx Corp has teamed up with RushMyPassport to offer expedited U.S. passport services nationwide.  It can take anywhere from six to eight weeks for the U.S. State Department to process an application.  Now, travelers can get passport processing or renewals as quickly as the next day.…MORE

Lawyers For Accused Kidnapper Want Competency Exam

Lawyers For Accused Kidnapper Want Competency Exam

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The man accused of kidnapping an eight-year-old from Fort Worth more than a month ago may not be mentally competent enough to stand trial. Attorneys for Michael Webb filed a motion to have him moved from jail so he can be given a mental exam within the next 30 days. The…MORE

DHS Official Defends Conditions at Border Patrol Stations

DHS Official Defends Conditions at Border Patrol Stations

WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan on Sunday defended conditions at U.S. Border Patrol stations following reports of crowded and unsanitary conditions that have heightened debate about President Donald Trump’s immigration policy, a trademark issue for his reelection campaign. “It’s an extraordinarily challenging situation,” McAleenan told ABC’s “This Week.” The Homeland Security…MORE

A $391K Grant to Preserve Digital Archives of Veterans & Active Duty Service Members…

A $391K Grant to Preserve Digital Archives of Veterans & Active Duty Service Members…

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – An assistant professor at Louisiana State University’s library school has received a $391,000 grant to find the best ways to preserve the digital archives of veterans and active-duty service members. Edward Benoit (BEN-wah) III already has studied how today’s military members and veterans are documenting their service, since most no…MORE

Former President Jimmy Carter and His Wife, Celebrate 73rd Wedding Anniversary

Former President Jimmy Carter and His Wife, Celebrate 73rd Wedding Anniversary

ATLANTA (AP) – Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, are marking their 73rd wedding anniversary, approaching George and Barbara Bush as the longest-married presidential couple in U.S. history. The Carters married July 7, 1946, in a Methodist church in their hometown of Plains, Georgia, when he was 21 and she was 18. The…MORE