Category Archives: WBAP Breaking News

Greenville, Hunt County Police Officer Dies in Shooting

Greenville, Hunt County Police Officer Dies in Shooting

GREENVILLE – (WBAP/KLIF)- A Greenville police officer is reported to have died of wounds sustained in a shooting around dinnertime Monday night. Police have not identified the officer who was killed. The suspect was also shot, though place of treatment and condition remains unknown at this time. Officials say the Greenville officer was shot in…MORE

Russian President Vladimir Putin Threatens Possible Nuclear Strike Following Ukraine’s Reported U S Missile Strike Inside Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin Threatens Possible Nuclear Strike Following Ukraine’s Reported U S Missile Strike Inside Russia

MSN NEWS – (WBAP/KLIF) -Russian President Vladimir Putin is reported to have responded to the Ukrainian long-range missile strike on a military complex deeper within Russian territory by threatening a possible nuclear strike, saying the United Kingdom would be first on the list. Russia, announcing only hours earlier, it’s “revised its rules” for the use…MORE

Iranian and Two Others Charged in Attempted Trump Assassination Plot

Iranian and Two Others Charged in Attempted Trump Assassination Plot

FOX NEWS – (WBAP/KLIF) – The Department of Justice reports an Iranian asset and two others are charged in a plot to assassinate President-Elect Donald Trump. Justice says it foiled an Iranian plot to kill Trump in the timeframe leading to the election. A criminal complaint filed in Manhattan federal court alleges an unnamed official…MORE

President-Elect Trump Picks Susie Wiles as White House Chief of Staff

President-Elect Trump Picks Susie Wiles as White House Chief of Staff

DALLAS = (WBAP/KLIF) – President elect Donald Trump taps his campaign senior adviser Susie Wiles as White House Chief of Staff Wiles is a veteran of Florida politics, and directed Trump’s campaign to victory in the state in 2016. She also helped Ron DeSantis’ 20 18 campaign for Florida governor, before a falling out that…MORE

Radioactive Spill Causes I-35 Shutdown Both Directions; Cooke County

Radioactive Spill Causes I-35 Shutdown Both Directions; Cooke County

DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – Officials say they expect cleanup will take hours, after a collision reported to involve a rock hauler, a FedEx truck and a car carrying medical waste collided The closure of I-35 in both directions is in effect from Hockley to Valley View in Cooke County, about 20 miles south of the…MORE

FRISCO: Chemical Fire; SHELTER IN PLACE!

FRISCO: Chemical Fire; SHELTER IN PLACE!

UPDATE; 11:15AM; Fire officials have lifted the “shelter in place” order in Frisco resulting from the chemical fire at the Texas Pool Supply Warehouse; the fire is out, and Public Information Officer Kelli Kistner reports fire fighting foam was mopped up in a manner to ensure it would not run off to contaminate water supplies.…MORE

Brett Favre Announces He’s Suffering From Parkinson’s Disease

Brett Favre Announces He’s Suffering From Parkinson’s Disease

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he told a congressional committee Tuesday. Favre made the disclosure as part of his testimony about a welfare misspending scandal in Mississippi. Favre, who does not face criminal charges, has repaid just over $1 million in speaking fees funded by a…MORE

Trump is Safe After Second Assassination Attempt

Trump is Safe After Second Assassination Attempt

FLORIDA (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The FBI announced on Sunday that it is investigating what appears to be an attempted assassination of Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach golf club, just nine weeks after the former president survived a similar attack. Trump was unharmed as Secret Service agents fired at a man pointing an…MORE