Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Ex-Prosecutor Disbarred After Wrongful Convictions in Texas

Ex-Prosecutor Disbarred After Wrongful Convictions in Texas

DALLAS (AP) – A former Dallas County prosecutor has surrendered his law license after the State Bar of Texas said he withheld evidence that led to the wrongful convictions of two men who spent 14 years in prison in the fatal stabbing of a pastor. The Dallas Morning News reports that Richard E. “Rick” Jackson…MORE

Suspected Child Killer Charged With Kidnapping & Theft; More Charges Expected

Suspected Child Killer Charged With Kidnapping & Theft; More Charges Expected

UPDATED 5:35AM  5/17/21  Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The mother of 4-year Cash Gernon (pictured left) whose body was found on a street their Mountain Creek neighborhood in southwest Dallas on Saturday morning, told police surveilla nce video captured the moment someone broke into the back door of their home and took her son. Police arrested 18-year…MORE

K.H. Lee – First Tour Win at Nelson, Qualifies For PGA

K.H. Lee – First Tour Win at Nelson, Qualifies For PGA

McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — K.H. Lee was more than happy to play through a steady downpour in the final round of the AT&T Byron Nelson, and didn’t mind waiting out a weather delay of more than two hours Sunday. The reward was the final spot next week in the PGA Championship. Lee earned his first…MORE

‘There Was No Going Back’: Migrants Send Kids into US Alone

‘There Was No Going Back’: Migrants Send Kids into US Alone

LA JOYA, Texas (AP) – Growing numbers of migrant families are making the heart-wrenching decision to separate as they try to get their children into America. Many families with kids older than 6 have been quickly expelled from the country under federal pandemic-related powers that don’t allow migrants to seek asylum. But they know that…MORE

Border Agent May Have Smuggled In A Nanny

Border Agent May Have Smuggled In A Nanny

Laredo (AP) – A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent in Texas has pleaded guilty to illegally bringing a Mexican woman into the U.S. to work as her nanny. Court documents show 40 year old Rhonda Walker pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court in Laredo to conspiracy to bring the woman into the…MORE