Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Arizona Cardinals Defensive Back Jeff Gladney Dies in Dallas Crash

Arizona Cardinals Defensive Back Jeff Gladney Dies in Dallas Crash

DALLAS (AP) – Jeff Gladney, a defensive back for the Arizona Cardinals, has died in a car crash in Dallas. He was 25. Gladney’s death was confirmed by the Cardinals and his agent, Brian Overstreet. Gladney played at TCU and was a 2020 first-round draft pick of the Minnesota Vikings. He was released before the…MORE

Biden sees Chance of ‘Rational’ Republican Approach on Guns

Biden sees Chance of ‘Rational’ Republican Approach on Guns

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden says there may some bipartisan support to tighten restrictions on the kind of high-powered weapons used by the gunman in the Texas school shooting. Biden told reporters at the White House on Monday that some Republicans who’ve been against more gun restrictions may have been jolted by the massacre…MORE

Governors Diverge on Gun Control, School Security Efforts

Governors Diverge on Gun Control, School Security Efforts

(AP) – The nation’s governors are diverging over how to respond to mass shootings such as the one that killed 19 students and two teachers at a Texas elementary school. Democrats are amplifying their calls for greater restrictions on guns. Many Republican governors are instead emphasizing more security at schools. The Associated Press surveyed governors…MORE

FLORIDA: 10-Year Old Boy Arrested for Alleged Threat Against His Elementary School

FLORIDA: 10-Year Old Boy Arrested for Alleged Threat Against His Elementary School

Lee County, FL (WBAP/KLIF) – In Florida over the weekend, a 10 year-old boy was arrested for threatening a mass shooting at his elementary school. In reaction, Florida Congressman Michael Waltz told “Fox and Friends” that adults need to let the kids in their lives know the seriousness of a threat like this. “This is…MORE

Woman Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver

Woman Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth Police are investigating an early morning, fatal, hit-and-run accident. The body of a woman was found about 3:00 A.M. Monday, lying in the eastbound lanes of the intersection of East Freeway and Eastchase Parkway. She had been run over by several vehicles, and was pronounced dead at the scene.…MORE