Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Former Angels Employee Convicted in Skaggs’ Overdose Death

Former Angels Employee Convicted in Skaggs’ Overdose Death

AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A former Los Angeles Angels employee has been convicted of providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to his overdose death in Texas. Eric Kay was convicted one count each of drug distribution resulting in death and drug conspiracy. He faces up to life in…MORE

Biden: ‘Every indication’ Russia prepared to attack Ukraine

Biden: ‘Every indication’ Russia prepared to attack Ukraine

Updated 2/17/22 KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden warned Thursday that Russia could still invade Ukraine within days, and the No. 2 diplomat at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow was expelled as tensions flared anew in the worst East-West standoff in decades. NATO allies accused Russia of misleading the world with “disinformation” by…MORE

Tragedy Outside a Quaint Coffee Shop in Coppell; Man Shoots Woman, then Self

Tragedy Outside a Quaint Coffee Shop in Coppell; Man Shoots Woman, then Self

Coppell, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Just outside a popular coffee shop in Old Town Coppell Wednesday, a violent tragedy left two people dead Police say a 20-year old Nicholas Twining shot 21-year old Caitlin Rogers in front of George Coffee Shop, then turned the gun on himself just a few feet away. Residents in the upscale…MORE

Report: Cowboys pay 4 cheerleaders $2.4M over voyeur claims

Report: Cowboys pay 4 cheerleaders $2.4M over voyeur claims

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys paid $2.4 million to four members of the team’s cheerleading squad who accused a team vice president of watching them undress in a locker room during a 2015 event at AT&T Stadium, ESPN reported Wednesday. Each of the women received $399,523, the network reported, citing documents and unidentified people as…MORE

AllianceTexas Surpasses 100B in Economic Impact for North Texas

AllianceTexas Surpasses 100B in Economic Impact for North Texas

ALLIANCE TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF)-AllianceTexas, Hillwood’s 27,000-acre master-planned, mixed-use community in north Fort Worth, continues to be one of the state’s most formidable economic engines with approximately $100 billion generated in regional economic impact and over $3.13 billion in total taxes paid to local public entities during the past three decades. According to its annual Insight Research…MORE

Man Accused of Selling Gun to Synagogue Hostage Taker Remains Jailed

Man Accused of Selling Gun to Synagogue Hostage Taker Remains Jailed

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The man accused of selling a gun to the man who held four hostages inside a Colleyville synagogue will remain behind bars pending trial. During a hearing on Wednesday in Dallas, U.S. Magistrate Judge Rebecca Rutherford ordered Henry Dwight “Michael” Williams detained pending trial. Prosecutors had argued to detain the defendant based…MORE

AT&T Byron Nelson to Welcome Fans at Full Capacity

AT&T Byron Nelson to Welcome Fans at Full Capacity

MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – The Salesmanship Club Charitable Golf of Dallas announced this week the AT&T Byron Nelson will be played in front of a full complement of fans, May 9-15 at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney. Due to COVID-19 protocols the tournament had reduced capacity in 2021, its first year at TPC Craig Ranch, and…MORE