Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Former President Donald Trump Endorses a Texas Congresswoman

Former President Donald Trump Endorses a Texas Congresswoman

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The widow of a Texas congressman who died after contracting the coronavirus is carrying Donald Trump’s endorsement into a special election. Nearly two dozen candidates are on Saturday’s ballot in Texas’ 6th Congressional District, which includes the booming corridor between Dallas and Fort Worth. The winner will fill the seat of…MORE

Motorist Who Caused Fatal Accident Handed Lengthy Prison Sentence

Motorist Who Caused Fatal Accident Handed Lengthy Prison Sentence

Dallas (AP) – A Dallas man said by prosecutors to have a lengthy record of impaired driving has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for causing a traffic accident that killed a former Dallas City Council member and her daughter. Jonathan Moore was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to two murder counts. A statement…MORE

Human Smuggling Operation Discovered In Houston

Human Smuggling Operation Discovered In Houston

Houston (AP) – More than 90 people were found in a Houston home that investigators suspect was used in a human smuggling operation. Assistant Houston Police Chief Daryn Edwards says authorities initially served a search warrant at the southwest Houston house after someone Thursday night reported a loved one was being held there. Edwards says…MORE

Family Dog Kills Fort Worth Child

Family Dog Kills Fort Worth Child

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A small child has been attacked, and killed by the family dog in a Fort Worth backyard. The young girl under the age of 5 was mauled at her home Friday afternoon in the 1400 block of Oak Grove Road. She died in a Fort Worth hospital. The dog is now…MORE

Army Releases Investigation Report into Murder of Vanessa Guillen

Army Releases Investigation Report into Murder of Vanessa Guillen

(WBAP/KLIF) — The Army announced, Friday, that disciplinary action has been taken against 21 Fort Hood officers connected to the death of Vanessa Guillen.  Commanding General Michael Garrett released the report, Friday. Guillen was murdered last April after she was bludgeoned to death by a fellow soldier and was missing for about two months before…MORE