Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Texas Man Checked Missile Launcher In Luggage

Texas Man Checked Missile Launcher In Luggage

BALTIMORE (AP) – Federal officials say they’ve found a missile launcher in a man’s luggage at the airport in Baltimore. The Transportation Security Administration said in a statement that the military grade weapon was located in the man’s checked luggage at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. TSA officers called airport police who found the man…MORE

Dallas Judge Orders Teen Accused of Murders, Rape Tried As An Adult

Dallas Judge Orders Teen Accused of Murders, Rape Tried As An Adult

DALLAS (AP) — A Texas judge said she ordered a 16-year-old boy who’s accused of killing a woman and raping at least four others in Dallas and Louisiana to be tried as an adult because the “public was indeed in need of protection” from the teen. Dallas County Juvenile Judge Andrea Martin Lane told The Dallas…MORE

Arson Suspect Arrested after Setting Fort Worth House on Fire with Children Inside

Arson Suspect Arrested after Setting Fort Worth House on Fire with Children Inside

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth officials arrest a man who allegedly set three fires intentionally at a home and car near Hulen Meadows Park. David Jones Captain of Fort Worth Arson and Bomb squad says 39-year-old Courtney Eugene Smith started the fires after what began as a domestic disturbance over the weekend. “It’s very rare…MORE

Dallas Police Find Missing Children Ages 7, 9 and 12

Dallas Police Find Missing Children Ages 7, 9 and 12

UPDATED: 7/30/19  6:38AM Dallas Police say two children who went missing Sunday night have been found. 7-year old Willie Britt and 9-year old Faith britt, 9, were last seen at 330 E. Camp Wisdom Rd. They were found with a young boy police identified as a 12-year old runaway … Wonderful Britt. No other details…MORE

Man Drowns at Northeast Texas Waterpark

Man Drowns at Northeast Texas Waterpark

CANTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Owners of a Northeast Texas water park are extending condolences to the family of a man who Police say drowned in a 10-feet pool at the park over the weekend. According to the Canton Police Department, the reported drowning happened at Splash Kingdom Waterpark off of I-20 in Canton. Lifeguards attempted to…MORE

Trump Signs September 11 Victims’ Compensation Fund Extension

Trump Signs September 11 Victims’ Compensation Fund Extension

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has signed a bill ensuring that a victims’ compensation fund related to the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money. Appearing in the Rose Garden on Monday with first responders from the 2001 terrorist attacks, Trump approved a bill extending the fund through 2092, essentially making it permanent.…MORE

Dallas Voters Polled about Confederate Monument, its Fate Tied up in Court

Dallas Voters Polled about Confederate Monument, its Fate Tied up in Court

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A new poll has been released, while the removal of the Confederate monument at Pioneer Park in downtown dallas is tied up in litigation following a lawsuit against the city. The monument was voted by the Dallas City Council to be removed but a lawsuit prompted a Temporary Restraining Order against the…MORE

Ex-Amazon Delivery Driver Accused of Stealing Dog From Yard

Ex-Amazon Delivery Driver Accused of Stealing Dog From Yard

Parker County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A now former Amazon delivery driver who is accused a stealing a Parker County family’s dog out of their front yard on her route. The incident was captured on a neighbor’s doorbell camera. 22-year old Mycah Keyona Wade of Crowley, turned herself in July 16. The Parker County Sheriff’s Department…MORE

Trump to Nominate Texas Congressman as National Intelligence Director

Trump to Nominate Texas Congressman as National Intelligence Director

Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. Representative John Ratcliffe of Texas has been tapped to replace Dan Coats as national intelligence director. President Trump announced Coats’ departure as Aug. 15 in a tweet Sunday and thanked him for his service. I am pleased to announce that highly respected Congressman John Ratcliffe of Texas will be nominated by…MORE

Musician Tip Jar Goes Digital in Austin

Musician Tip Jar Goes Digital in Austin

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — No cash? No problem. Austin, Texas, is launching a pilot program that will let fans digitally tip their favorite musicians. The Austin American-Statesman reports the city is providing 10 artists with a DipJar, a device that enables fans to tip musicians using a credit or debit card. The chosen artists will test the…MORE