Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Trial Begins for Texas Nurse Facing 4 Capital Murder Charges

Trial Begins for Texas Nurse Facing 4 Capital Murder Charges

TYLER, Texas (AP) (WBAP/KLIF) A defense attorney for a former nurse accused of killing four patients at Tyler, Texas hospital in 2017 has told jurors that his client was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time; meantime, a prosecutor called him “a serial killer” who found the perfect place to hide. 37-year old…MORE

Carrollton Teenager Charged with Murdering Newborn Son

Carrollton Teenager Charged with Murdering Newborn Son

CARROLLTON (WBAP/KLIF) – A 17-year-old from Carrollton who fathered a son born in July is now charged with Murder for the infant’s death, according to Carrollton Police. Carrollton Police Detectives arrested Caleb Blake Brown of Carrollton Tuesday morning. According to CPD, Brown and the baby’s mother, also 17 years old, brought their three-week-old son to…MORE

Burn Ban Issued for Tarrant County

Burn Ban Issued for Tarrant County

TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Forest Service has determined unincorporated areas of Tarrant County are under drought conditions prompting commissioners to issue a burn ban. All outdoor burning is prohibited for the next 90 days. At that time commissioners will revisit the issue.As a precaution people who live in rural areas should keep grass…MORE

Fort Worth Police Arrest Suspect Linked to Dismembered Bodies Found in Dumpster

Fort Worth Police Arrest Suspect Linked to Dismembered Bodies Found in Dumpster

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth Police said on Tuesday they’ve received a confession in the killings and dismemberment of three people found in a dumpster. According to Police, surveillance video led investigators to 41-year-old Jason Thornburg who was seen on camera loading body parts into his Jeep at a Euless motel. Sergeant Joe Loughman…MORE

Top Military Leaders Grilled by Senate Panel on Afghanistan Withdrawal

Top Military Leaders Grilled by Senate Panel on Afghanistan Withdrawal

WASHINGTON (AP) – In his first congressional testimony on the tumultuous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is defending the military’s execution of a frantic airlift from Kabul. He also asserted on Tuesday that it will be “difficult but absolutely possible” to contain extremist threats in Afghanistan without troops on the ground. Meantime,…MORE