Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

A Johnson County Couple is Getting Ready For a ‘Visit’ From President Trump

A Johnson County Couple is Getting Ready For a ‘Visit’ From President Trump

Johnson County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Before his big campaign rally at the American Airlines Center Thursday evening, President Trump will spend the early part of his day in Johnson County where WFAA-TV spoke to a couple who is simply thrilled! “The leader of the most powerful nation in the world is coming to see me…MORE

Trial To Begin Of Suspect In Transgender Woman’s Beating

Trial To Begin Of Suspect In Transgender Woman’s Beating

DALLAS (AP) – A trial begins this week for a man accused of the savage beating of a Dallas transgender woman who was killed a month later in an unrelated homicide. Jury selection is set for Tuesday and testimony is expected to begin Wednesday in the aggravated assault trial of Edward Dominic Thomas . Police…MORE

Releasing Gun Photo Inappropriate, Fort Worth Chief Says

Releasing Gun Photo Inappropriate, Fort Worth Chief Says

After a white Fort Worth police officer fatally shot a black woman inside her home, police swiftly released body camera footage that depicted the moments before the shooting, saying they were doing so in the interest of transparency. But that footage also included blurry photos of a handgun found inside the home, leading many to…MORE

Fired Fort Worth Police Chief and His Attorney Weigh In On Atatiana Jefferson Shooting

Fired Fort Worth Police Chief and His Attorney Weigh In On Atatiana Jefferson Shooting

FORT WORTH  (WBAP/KLIF News) – Fired Fort Worth Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald and his attorney are weighing in on the fatal shooting of a Dallas woman by a Fort Worth police officer. 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson was shot and killed early Saturday morning during what was supposed to be a welfare check. It happened just before…MORE

Tarrant County Sheriff’s Son Arrested for Public Intoxication and Indecent Exposure

Tarrant County Sheriff’s Son Arrested for Public Intoxication and Indecent Exposure

Arlington, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The son of the Tarrant County Sheriff was arrested for public intoxication and indecent exposure Friday. The arrest of Sergei Waybourn near AT&T Stadium Friday came just days after Sheriff Bill Waybourn said during a White House gathering, that many undocumented immigrants in his jail are repeat DUI offenders . The…MORE

Family Seeks Answers After Police Kill Texas Woman at Home

Family Seeks Answers After Police Kill Texas Woman at Home

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A white police officer who killed a black woman inside her Texas home while responding to a neighbor’s call about an open front door “didn’t have time to perceive a threat” before he opened fire, an attorney for the woman’s family said. “You didn’t hear the officer shout, ‘Gun, gun,…MORE

Two People Shot During Wedding Ceremony at A New Hampshire Church

Two People Shot During Wedding Ceremony at A New Hampshire Church

PELHAM, N.H. (AP) – Police say two people were shot during a wedding ceremony at a New Hampshire church before guests subdued the shooter until police arrived. Pelham’s Police Chief Joseph Roark says no fatalities were reported in the Saturday morning shooting at New England Pentecostal church.  Roark says a man and a woman were shot.…MORE

Fort Worth Police Officer Under Investigation After A Fatal Shooting

Fort Worth Police Officer Under Investigation After A Fatal Shooting

UPDATE 3:00 PM ON 10/13/2019 – A candlelight vigil will be held for Atatiana Jefferson on Sunday evening (10/13/2019) at 7 PM at 1201 E. Allen Ave in Fort Worth. UPDATE 6:35 PM – Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price texts a statement to a reporter on our News Team: “Writing a statement like this is…MORE

Partial Collapse of New Orleans ‘Hard Rock Hotel’: One Dead, Three Missing

Partial Collapse of New Orleans ‘Hard Rock Hotel’: One Dead, Three Missing

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – One person has been confirmed killed and three are unaccounted for after a large portion of a hotel under construction in New Orleans suddenly collapsed. City officials and Gov. John Bel Edwards confirmed the fatality Saturday. News outlets report construction workers ran to safety as the Hard Rock Hotel, which was…MORE