Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

City of Carrollton to Become a “Four Minute City”

City of Carrollton to Become a “Four Minute City”

The City of Carrollton is working to become a “four minute city.” They’ve partnered with Avive Solutions to for its 4 Minute City™ AED program which aims to put an Avive Connect AED™ device in the hands of a volunteer trained in CPR and AED so that they can arrive at every suspected sudden cardiac…MORE

Volkswagen, Toyota Recalling Thousands of Vehicles

Volkswagen, Toyota Recalling Thousands of Vehicles

Volkswagen is recalling 261,000 vehicles over fuel tank issues. Models affected include some: Audi A3, VW Jetta and VW Golf Vehicles ranging from 2015 to 2020 model years. Volkswagen said that because of a problem with a suction jet pump seal inside some affected fuel tanks, that fuel may flow into a separate evaporative emissions…MORE

AT&T Restores Service after Massive Outage

AT&T Restores Service after Massive Outage

AT&T said Thursday its wireless network was back after an outage knocked out cellphone service for its users across the U.S. for hours. “We have restored wireless service to all our affected customers,” the Dallas-based company said in a statement posted on its website Thursday afternoon. “We sincerely apologize to them.” Outage tracker Downdetector noted…MORE

Ellis County Sheriff’s Office to Provide Free Dog Vaccines

Ellis County Sheriff’s Office to Provide Free Dog Vaccines

Calling all dog owners in Ellis County… The SPCA of Texas and Ellis County Sheriff’s Office are banning together to provide free “combination” vaccines. This includes rabies vaccines and microchips for dogs. Dog owners must show proof of residency to receive the free vaccines, and there is a limit of four adult dogs (four months…MORE