Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Fed Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged

Fed Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday for a third straight time, a sign that it is likely done raising rates after having imposed the fastest string of increases in four decades to fight painfully high inflation. The Fed’s policymakers also signaled that they expect to make three quarter-point…MORE

Lisa Dykes Found Guilty in Murder of Marisela Botello Valadez

Lisa Dykes Found Guilty in Murder of Marisela Botello Valadez

UPDATE 2:41 p.m. (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The jury deliberated for just over two hours, Wednesday, before finding Lisa Dykes guilty of murder for the 2020 stabbing death of Mariselo Botello Valadez and sentencing her to life in prison with a $10,000 fine. The jury also found Dykes guilty of tampering with a corpse and…MORE

Wylie Woman Sentenced to 32 Years in Prison for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child

Wylie Woman Sentenced to 32 Years in Prison for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child

WYLIE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A Collin County woman accused of taking a child in her care to several photoshoots in which the victim was put in sexually explicit poses has been sentenced to 32 years in prison. 40-year-old Stacey Jurik of Wylie was convicted of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child. Prosecutors said in…MORE

2 Million Tesla Receive Autopilot Software Updates

2 Million Tesla Receive Autopilot Software Updates

(FOX BUSINESS) More than 2 million U.S. Tesla owners will begin receiving over-the-air software updates as a result of a recall due to the vehicles’ Autopilot feature. Despite a software remedy being placed in new cars produced since December 7, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced the recall Wednesday, impacting cars across the…MORE

Former Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins Dies at 56

Former Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins Dies at 56

DALLAS COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A former Dallas County District Attorney who is considered a trailblazer in his quest to free wrongfully imprisoned inmates has died. Craig Watkins passed away Tuesday morning at his Dallas home. Watkins became the first black Dallas County DA after winning the office in 2006. He served in the…MORE