Category Archives: WBAP Morning News Team

China Calls For Ceasefire in U.S.-Iran War
BEIJING (AP) - China's foreign minister on Wednesday called for a comprehensive ceasefire in the Iran war, in comments that could inject new energy into stalled efforts to end the two-month conflict b...
Sybil Summers May 06, 2026

White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting Suspect Does Not Enter Plea During Court Appearance
WASHINGTON (AP) - A man accused of trying to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner with guns and knives and attempting to kill President Donald Trump agreed on Thursday to remain ja...
Sybil Summers Apr 30, 2026 thenews2.com / Depositphotos.com

Pete Hegseth Answers Iranian War and Budget Questions in House Hearing
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing questioning from lawmakers for the first time since U.S. President Donald Trump launched the war against Iran, which Democrats have contested as a costly confl...
Sybil Summers Apr 29, 2026

Melania Trump Calls For Jimmy Kimmel's Job After Host Makes "Widow" Joke
Donald and Melania Trump both called for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel on Monday after a joke last week in which the late-night comic described the first lady as having "the glow of an expectant widow." Th...
Sybil Summers Apr 28, 2026

Louisiana Man Charged in Connection with Shamar Elkins Securing Firearm to Commit Mass Shooting
A man who previously had the assault-style gun used to kill eight children in Louisiana told investigators he believes Shamar Elkins stole it from his truck in the weeks before the rampage in a Shreve...
Sybil Summers Apr 22, 2026 Photo Courtesy of United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana

Rep. Tony Gonzales Resigns From Congress Amid Sex Scandal
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas said Monday he will retire from Congress after bipartisan calls to expel him. Gonzales had already said he would not seek reelection after admi...
Sybil Summers Apr 14, 2026

DHS Faces Backlash Over Warehouses To Be Used As ICE Detention
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - Horns blared and protesters screamed "Stop ICE!" outside a meeting on the western edge of Maryland where county officials were discussing mundane issues like the solid waste bud...
Sybil Summers Apr 09, 2026

Texas Restaurants Allowed to Open at 75 Percent Capacity This Friday
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — Texas restaurants will be able to operate at 75 percent capacity starting Friday. Anna Tauzin is with the Texas Restaurant Association and said 75 percent isn’t necess...
Cumulus Media Jun 11, 2020

Dallas Police are looking for an 18 year old accused double murderer
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police are looking for 18 year old Lexington Wright. They’ve identified him as the person who shot three people sitting in a car Friday afternoon. Two of them d...
Cumulus Media Dec 10, 2018

Nearly 12-Foot Alligator Spotted Crossing US 59 Near a Whataburger in Southeast Texas
Facebook Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A southeast Texas resident is largely being credited for capturing a nearly 12 foot alligator spotted crossing US 59 near a Whataburger in Cleveland early Tuesday m...
Cumulus Media May 01, 2018






