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Suspected child molester arrested in Fort Worth

Suspected child molester arrested in Fort Worth

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth Police have arrested a man who once did volunteer work at a Fort Worth elementary school for sexually assaulting a 12 year old boy. Aaron Roskey reportedly has admitted the assault that apparently happened at his home in the evening of May 8. Roskey is a disabled army veteran…MORE

Body found in Grapevine Lake submerged vehicle

Body found in Grapevine Lake submerged vehicle

Grapevine (WBAP/KLIF) – the SUV belonging to a Grapevine woman who disappeared two weeks ago was found Friday in Grapevine Lake. Joyce Payne’s vehicle was found nearly 400 feet from shore. A body was discovered inside when it was recovered. That body has not yet been confirmed as Payne’s. The medical examiner is working to…MORE

Former Arlington Officer Charged in Shooting Death of O’shae Terry

Former Arlington Officer Charged in Shooting Death of O’shae Terry

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- The Arlington Police Department has completed the administrative investigation for the shooting death of O’shae Terry. A former Arlington officer, Bau Tran faces criminally negligent homicide charges for shooting and killing Terry during a traffic stop September last year. Video released from the department shows Tran holding down Terry’s window as he was trying…MORE

Police Confirm SUV found in Grapevine Lake Belongs to Missing Woman

Police Confirm SUV found in Grapevine Lake Belongs to Missing Woman

GRAPEVINE (WBAP/KLIF)- Investigators have located the SUV belonging to a woman reported missing in Grapevine two weeks ago.  After multiple searches throughout the city and lake area, a team using sonar equipment at Grapevine Lake identified a vehicle submerged nearly 400 feet from the shoreline. Dive teams confirmed the make, model, and license plate number…MORE

Bogus Bomb Threat at Richardson Elementary School Prompts Warning to Students

Bogus Bomb Threat at Richardson Elementary School Prompts Warning to Students

RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Richardson Police Department is asking parents to remind their children that threatening statements can result in serious consequences, following a bomb threat at a Richardson elementary school. According to Police, Richardson ISD was made aware of the threat Thursday at Yale Elementary School. RISD officials said Friday that investigators found a…MORE

Medstar Inviting North Texans to its Annual Citizen’s EMS Academy Summer Program

Medstar Inviting North Texans to its Annual Citizen’s EMS Academy Summer Program

TARRANT COUNTY  (WBAP/KLIF News) – Registration is now open for Medstar’s annual Citizen’s EMS Academy this summer. It’s a six-week program that gives an in depth look at what goes on in emergency services from the moment the 911 call comes in to the actual response. “They’ll actually get to sit in the communication center,…MORE

Appeals Denied in Removal of Confederate Statue, Lawsuit Filed

Appeals Denied in Removal of Confederate Statue, Lawsuit Filed

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas City Council’s City Plan Commission sided unanimously with the Landmark Commission in its decision to remove the confederate monument from Pioneer Park. An hours long debate took place, where two people appealed the original decision, saying the landmark commission overstepped its bounds and violated Dallas citizens’ right to due process.…MORE

FTW Police Chief Again Under Fire; Accused of Causing Dust Up at Hull Ceremony in DC

FTW Police Chief Again Under Fire; Accused of Causing Dust Up at Hull Ceremony in DC

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald is again under fire … this time, for allegedly getting into a heated encounter with a CLEAT official at the Washington Police Week ceremony honoring slain Officer Garrett Hull. The reported incident happened just days after Fitzgerald was publicly booted from CLEAT the organization’s president,…MORE

Sundance Square Named Among Top Public Spaces in the Country

Sundance Square Named Among Top Public Spaces in the Country

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth’s Sundance Square Plaza has been named among the top 10 best public spaces located in the heart of American cities. The designation, by the Congress for the New Urbanism which said, “The nation is now going through a renaissance in the building of civic spaces, and the 2013 Sundance…MORE