DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Fifth Court of Appeals is being asked to consider a lesser charge in the case of former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger. Guyger is serving a 10-year prison sentence after being convicted last year of Murder in the 2018 shooting death of Botham Jean. Guyger claims she shot Jean after mistaking his…… MORE
U.S. Attorney: Former Angels Employee Charged in Pitcher’s Deadly Overdose
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A former Los Angeles Angels employee was charged on Friday with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in connection with the 2019 overdose death of Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs. According to U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Erin Nealy Cox, former Angels Communications Director Eric Prescott Kay was charged via criminal complaint with…… MORE
Two Frisco ISD Students Test Positive for COVID-19 While Attending Cheer Camp
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Two Liberty High School students who attended a cheer camp last weekend have tested positive for the coronavirus. According to Frisco ISD, one of the students began feeling sick on the first day of camp, this past Saturday, and was tested later that evening. The second student had spent time with the first…… MORE
Cuomo Clears New York Schools Statewide to Open, Carefully
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – New York’s governor said Friday he would allow children statewide to return to classrooms for the start of the new school year, citing the state’s success in battling the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement by Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo clears the way for schools to offer at least some days of in-person…… MORE
Texas Sales Tax Holiday This Weekend, Online Shopping Included
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding shoppers that the annual sales tax holiday for certain clothing items, footwear, backpacks and school supplies is scheduled for this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 7-9. The law exempts sales tax on qualified items priced below $100, saving shoppers about $8 on every $100 they spend.…… MORE