Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Plane With 6 Aboard Crashes In Philadelphia And Sets Multiple Homes Ablaze

Plane With 6 Aboard Crashes In Philadelphia And Sets Multiple Homes Ablaze

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A medical transport jet with a child patient, her mother and four others aboard crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood shortly after takeoff Friday evening, exploding in a fireball that engulfed several homes. Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, which operated the Learjet 55, said in a statement: “We cannot confirm any survivors.” There was…MORE

More Than 40 Bodies Have Been Recovered After Aviation Collision

More Than 40 Bodies Have Been Recovered After Aviation Collision

The American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter collided Wednesday night at Ronald Reagan National Airport in D.C. Photo Courtesy of AP WASHINGTON — Police boats scoured the Potomac River on Friday morning, slowly searching the shoreline as part of the investigation into the tragic midair collision that killed 67 people, marking the deadliest aviation…MORE

Pilots Have Worried A Long Time About DC’s complex Airspace

Pilots Have Worried A Long Time About DC’s complex Airspace

WASHINGTON (AP) — The airspace around Washington, D.C., has long been a source of concern for aviation experts due to its complexity and congestion, a combination that many feared could one day result in disaster. Those fears tragically became a reality on Wednesday night when an American Airlines plane collided with a military helicopter, killing…MORE

SWAT Kills Man Who Fired Gun at Them After Setting off Fireworks

SWAT Kills Man Who Fired Gun at Them After Setting off Fireworks

A man fired shots at Lake Worth police, led them on a chase and barricaded himself in a Fort Worth home, police said. A police chase and standoff in Fort Worth, Texas, ended in the death of a suspect on Thursday, January 30, 2025. The incident began when Lake Worth police attempted a traffic stop,…MORE

Keller ISD Appoints Interim Leader

Keller ISD Appoints Interim Leader

The board did not discuss Johnson’s resignation offer, which was made at a board meeting earlier this month because of the possibility of the district splitting. Photo Courtesy of WFAA KELLER, Texas — The Keller Independent School District board voted early Friday to appoint an interim superintendent, following a lingering offer of resignation from current…MORE