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