Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Dallas Police Wade Into Flooded Creek To Rescue Stranded Motorist.

Dallas Police Wade Into Flooded Creek To Rescue Stranded Motorist.

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police officers were called out early Thursday morning to rescue a woman who had somehow driven her SUV off Spring Valley Road, and into the rapidly rising waters of White Rock Creek. Icy cold water was up to the windows of her Range Rover when she called her family in a…MORE

Heavy Snow Expected in Texas; Storm Could Spawn Tornadoes

Heavy Snow Expected in Texas; Storm Could Spawn Tornadoes

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A winter storm moving across southwestern Texas on Wednesday could dump more than a foot (0.30 meters) of snow before moving eastward and possibly spawning tornadoes in parts of Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi on New Year’s Eve, according to weather forecasters. Jeremy Grams, a forecaster with the National Weather Services’ Storm…MORE

‘Gilligan’s Island’ Star Dawn Wells Dies, COVID-19 Cited

‘Gilligan’s Island’ Star Dawn Wells Dies, COVID-19 Cited

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Dawn Wells, who played the wholesome Mary Ann on the 1960s sitcom “Gilligan’s Island,” has died. Her publicist says Wells died Wednesday morning in Los Angeles of causes related to COVID-19. Besides TV, film and stage acting credits, her other real-life roles included teacher and motivational speaker. Born in Reno, Nevada,…MORE

NWS Confirms Tornado Touchdown in Corsicana

NWS Confirms Tornado Touchdown in Corsicana

CORSICANA (WBAP/KLIF) – Emergency crews in Navarro County say there was a tornado touchdown in Corsicana Wednesday morning as storms moved through the area. Several mobile homes are damaged and trees are blown over in an area in the southwest portion of the city. The National Weather Service in Fort Worth said that a video…MORE