Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Attorney General Ken Paxton Has Opened an Investigation Into Spirit Aero Systems Holdings

Attorney General Ken Paxton Has Opened an Investigation Into Spirit Aero Systems Holdings

Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into Spirit Aero Systems Holdings. The company produces the fuselages for Boeing’s 737 jets. According to Paxton, manufacturing defects on certain models of the 737 have led to numerous concerning or dangerous incidents, some of which occurred in-air. Spirit Aero Systems is being instructed to produce a…MORE

Fallen Crypto Mogul Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

Fallen Crypto Mogul Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for a cryptocurrency fraud that a prosecutor has described as one of the biggest financial frauds in U.S. history. Federal Judge Lewis A. Kaplan imposed the sentence Thursday in a packed Manhattan courtroom. The 32-year-old Bankman-Fried was convicted in…MORE

17 Year Old Charged in Deadly Cleburne Area Crash

17 Year Old Charged in Deadly Cleburne Area Crash

A 17 year old is arraigned on several counts in the deaths of six people on Highway 67, the day after Christmas, 2023. Luke Resecker was arraigned for six counts of Intoxication Manslaughter, two counts of Intoxication Assault, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 2, and Possession of Marijuana. Bond was set at $50,000,…MORE

Cotton Bowl Breaks Ground on $140-Million Renovation

Cotton Bowl Breaks Ground on $140-Million Renovation

(WBAP/KLIF) — The City of Dallas held a ground-breaking ceremony, Thursday, for the most comprehensive renovation of the legendary Cotton Bowl Stadium. Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson joined Fair Park First CEO Brian Luallen and city leaders to turn dirt on a two-year project to upgrade the historic venue. The upgrade includes 14 new escalators and…MORE

Texas Rangers Prepare for Opening Day

Texas Rangers Prepare for Opening Day

The Texas Ranger’s opening day is today. Here’s what you need to know…. The team will host the Chicago Cubs in a three-game series to open the 2024 season, with games today, Saturday and Sunday. This comes after the team’s first World Series title in franchise history. The Rangers will wear gold-trimmed jerseys during the…MORE

Former Senator Joe Lieberman Dies

Former Senator Joe Lieberman Dies

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut has died, according to his family. He was 82 and died of complications from a fall. Lieberman nearly won the vice presidency with Democrat Al Gore in the disputed 2000 White House race. Eight years later, he came close to joining the GOP ticket as…MORE

Supply Chain Takes a Hit from Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Supply Chain Takes a Hit from Baltimore Bridge Collapse

BALTIMORE (AP) – Manufacturers and shippers are scrambling to figure out where they can load or unload cargo while the main operations at the Port of Baltimore remain closed due to Tuesday’s deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Supply chain experts say other ports up and down the East Coast are likely to…MORE

Fort Worth Businesses To Receive Help After Sandman Explosion

Fort Worth Businesses To Receive Help After Sandman Explosion

(WBAP/KLIF) — The City of Fort Worth has come to the aid of businesses suffering economic loss after the Sandman Signature Hotel explosion, earlier this year. Downtown businesses adversely affected by January’s hotel natural gas blast are now being offered financial help from the city. Ori Fernandez is the city’s Assistant Economic Director and says…MORE