Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Air France to Resume DFW Flights to Paris After 2 Year Hiatus

Air France to Resume DFW Flights to Paris After 2 Year Hiatus

Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – For the first time in nearly two years, Air France will resume its non-stop flights to Paris from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport late next month. The flights were halted in March 2020 during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The DFW-to-Charles De Gaulle Airport flights will resume on March 27;…MORE

Beijing Winter Games 2022; Team USA Picks Up Silver in Women’s Moguls

Beijing Winter Games 2022; Team USA Picks Up Silver in Women’s Moguls

BEIJING (AP) – Jakara Anthony of Australia has captured the women’s moguls title at the Beijing Olympics. Anthony’s back flip with a grab at the bottom of the course sewed up the gold medal Sunday on the Secret Garden Olympic course. Her score of 83.09 edged American Jaelin Kauf, who had been poised to pick…MORE

North Texas ‘Influencer’ Brittany Dawn Davis Sued by AG Ken Paxton

North Texas ‘Influencer’ Brittany Dawn Davis Sued by AG Ken Paxton

Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against North Texas influencer Brittany Dawn Davis alleging deceptive trade practices. The suit target’s Davis’ former online fitness venture, Dawn Fitness LLC, alleging that it misled followers with eating disorders According to the lawsuit thousands of customers bought what were touted as “individualized”…MORE

Austin residents must boil water after treatment plant issue

Austin residents must boil water after treatment plant issue

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A boil water notice has been issued for residents in Austin after a problem at a water treatment plant, officials said. When the city issued the boil water notice Saturday evening, Mayor Steve Adler said it appeared “this will be over in a couple of days.” The city is also prohibiting…MORE

Trump Tirade on ‘Racist’ DAs Echoes Other Racist Tropes

Trump Tirade on ‘Racist’ DAs Echoes Other Racist Tropes

NEW YORK (AP) – Former President Donald Trump recently told a mostly white crowd at a rally in Texas that his legal troubles are the fault of Black prosecutors he called racists. Trump repeated his charges of racism  to underscore his contention that he couldn’t possibly be treated fairly by Black officials who are leading…MORE

The Last Full Measure Of Devotion

The Last Full Measure Of Devotion

Fort Knox, KY (WBAP-KLIF) – The remains of a young soldier from Texas who disappeared during the Korean war more than 70 years ago are being returned to the state for burial. The remains of Army Corporal Marvin D. Actkinson of Sudan in west Texas were turned over to the U.S. in 2018 by North…MORE

After Release From Jail, Texas Man Accused of Killing Mother

After Release From Jail, Texas Man Accused of Killing Mother

IRVING, Texas (AP) – Police in a Dallas suburb say a man with a history of violence toward his 81-year-old mother has been charged with killing days after his release from jail. Irving police said Thursday that 52-year-old Christopher Coggins has been arrested and charged with murder in Laverne Coggins’ death. Police said that after…MORE

UPDATE: Family Shooting Tragedy in Corsicana and Frost, Texas

UPDATE: Family Shooting Tragedy in Corsicana and Frost, Texas

UPDATE: 2/9/22 5:56AM (WBAP/KLIF) – A sixth person connected to a tragic mass murder-suicide has died, according to Corsicana police. 20-year old Xavier Milazzo 10 p.m. Feb. 7 after he was disconnected from life support at John Peter Smith Hospital. Milazzo, according to police, is the son of the suspected shooter, Kevin Milazzo, 41. (pictured…MORE

Hunt County Ice Storm Tragedy

Hunt County Ice Storm Tragedy

CELESTE – (WBAP/KLIF) Hunt County officials say a woman, two dogs and a cat died from what appears to have been carbon monoxide poisoning. Officials say they arrived to a call for help to find a woman dead inside a garage, and her pets inside the house. Officials say they found a nearby gas powered…MORE