Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Fort Worth City Council to Vote on Extending Teen Curfew, Boarding Home Ordinances

Fort Worth City Council to Vote on Extending Teen Curfew, Boarding Home Ordinances

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Fort Worth City Council will vote on extending its teen curfew and on whether to implement ordinances to regulate privately-run boarding houses at Tuesday night’s meeting. The teen curfew bans minors age 17 and under from being out unsupervised from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, and…MORE

Community Center in FTW to be Rename in Atatiana Jefferson’s Honor

Community Center in FTW to be Rename in Atatiana Jefferson’s Honor

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The Fort Worth City Council today will consider renaming the Hillside Community Center in honor of Atatiana Jefferson. The center is located at 1201 E. Maddox Ave., about a block away from the home where the 28-year old was fatally shot by former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean on October…MORE

Bills Safety Hamlin Back in Buffalo to Resume Recovery

Bills Safety Hamlin Back in Buffalo to Resume Recovery

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) – Doctors who treated Damar Hamlin say the Bills safety is back in Buffalo in an uplifting sign of the remarkable progress he’s made a week after going into cardiac arrest and having to be resuscitated on the field during a game in Cincinnati. Hamlin was discharged from the University of…MORE

Plano Police Investigating Death of 10-Month-Old

Plano Police Investigating Death of 10-Month-Old

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Plano Police are investigating the death of a 10-month-old baby. On January 8, 2023, at approximately 11:26 p.m. Plano Police Officers responded to Medical City Plano at 3901 W 15th Street for a deceased person. Upon officers’ arrival, it was determined a parent had brought their child to the hospital for…MORE

Mexican Cartel Leader Tied to 2013 Southlake Murder Arrested in Mexico City

Mexican Cartel Leader Tied to 2013 Southlake Murder Arrested in Mexico City

SOUTHLAKE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The alleged mastermind behind the 2013 murder of a drug cartel figure in Southlake is behind bars. The Mexican Attorney General’s office tweeted Sunday Jose Rodolfo Villareal-Hernandez, known as “El Gato”, was arrested in Mexico City. Authorities put Villareal-Hernandez on the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted” list for allegedly commissioning the…MORE

FTW Police Ask for Help to ID Alleged Armed Robbery Suspect Who Shot a Dog [VIDEO]

FTW Police Ask for Help to ID Alleged Armed Robbery Suspect Who Shot a Dog [VIDEO]

WARNING: Video are contains sensitive content. Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth police are asking for the public’s help in identifying an alleged armed robbery suspect who shot and killed dog at convenience store. The incident happened last Monday afternoon at the store on North Main Street. One of the workers had her dog named…MORE

Washington Commanders Beat Dallas Cowboys

Washington Commanders Beat Dallas Cowboys

Rookie quarterback Sam Howell threw for 169 yards and a touchdown and also ran for a score as the Washington Commanders beat the Dallas Cowboys 26-6 at their home stadium in Summerfield, Maryland.MORE

McKinney Police Investigating Motive in Child  Stabbing

McKinney Police Investigating Motive in Child Stabbing

MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – The stabbing death of a 9-year-old boy in McKinney has rocked the community. The stabbing happened Friday at a home near Custer Road and Highway 380. According to Police, the man’s wife called Police. When Officers arrived, the man turned the knife on himself. His 9-year-old son was found stabbed to death…MORE

Jane Nelson Sworn In as 115th Texas Secretary of State

Jane Nelson Sworn In as 115th Texas Secretary of State

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Jane Nelson was officially sworn in, on Saturday, as Texas’ 115th Secretary of State by Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht during a ceremony at the Texas Capitol. “I’m very excited to begin this next chapter in my career of public service. I want to thank my family for their…MORE

Another DPS Officer Fired for Uvalde Response

Another DPS Officer Fired for Uvalde Response

(WBAP/KLIF) — Another officer is fired in the Uvalde school massacre. Texas Ranger Christopher Ryan Kindell has been fired after a letter from Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw indicated that Kindell “should have recognized the incident was and remained an active shooter situation which demanded an active shooter response rather than a…MORE