Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Brouhaha On American Airlines’ Flight

Brouhaha On American Airlines’ Flight

Phoenix (AP) – An American Airlines flight was diverted and two women arrested in Phoenix after authorities say one of the women spit on a fellow passenger who asked them to stop using racial slurs in their conversation, and the other slapped his hand when he started recording them. The airline said the flight from…MORE

Winter Storms Staggered Houston Jail

Winter Storms Staggered Houston Jail

Austin (AP) – An unusually heavy winter storm knocked out electricity to millions of Texas homes and left many people without water service, but it also left inmates at the state’s largest county jail vulnerable, hungry and cold. Advocates and lawyers say Harris County Jail inmates have told them of stinking jail toilets that couldn’t…MORE

Remembering Sheriff Larry Fowler

Remembering Sheriff Larry Fowler

Longtime Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler passed away Saturday at the age of 82. Larry Fowler, who was elected sheriff in 2004, died Saturday while surrounded by his family. Fowler spent his entire career in law enforcement in Parker and Tarrant counties starting in 1965 with the Weatherford Police Department. He then began a 24-year…MORE

Radio Host Russ Martin Found Dead in his Frisco Home

Radio Host Russ Martin Found Dead in his Frisco Home

FRISCO, TX – The Frisco Police Department is investigating the death of Frisco resident and DFW area radio show host, Russ Martin, who was found unresponsive in his home just after midnight Saturday morning. Frisco Police responded to an unresponsive person call at a residence. A friend of Mr. Martin had come to check on…MORE

Yale & University of Texas Among Colleges Accused of Discrimination in Federal Lawsuit

Yale & University of Texas Among Colleges Accused of Discrimination in Federal Lawsuit

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) – An organization that alleges Yale University discriminates against Asian-American and white applicants has filed a federal lawsuit against the school. The complaint filed Thursday by Students for Fair Admissions alleges Yale improperly uses race as a determining factor when deciding who to admit in an effort to ensure a racially…MORE