TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – After almost eight hours of negotiating, the suspect involved in a SWAT standoff with authorities surrendered peacefully Tuesday afternoon. The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office said the suspect, identified as Jose Manuel Lomeli Junior, led officers on a chase Monday, was found on Tuesday and eventually barricaded himself inside someone else’s home on Brentwood…… MORE
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Irving Police Kill Suspect Holding Wife at Knifepoint
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF News) – An Irving police officer shot and killed a man who was allegedly holding his wife at knifepoint Tuesday morning. The incident happened around 6:18 a.m. at a home in the 1400 block of South Story Road. Officer James McLelland said officers responded after a woman called 911 to report that her husband was…… MORE
Student Cut in Throat at Brewer High School in Fort Worth
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Brewer High School student has been arrested and another is in the hospital after he was cut in the throat Tuesday afternoon. Fort Worth police said officers responded to the campus, which is located just east of West Loop 820, around 12:35 p.m after they got a call about a…… MORE
One Dead, Multiple People Injured in Stabbing at University of Texas at Austin
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – A suspect has been arrested after four students were stabbed on the University of Texas at Austin campus Monday afternoon. One person was found dead at the scene and three others were taken to area hospitals with potentially serious injuries. Emergency crews responded to the scene near Gregory Gym at on Speedway Drive just after…… MORE
FAA Evaluating Ways to Detect and Prevent Drones from Flying Near DFW Airport
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – The FAA conducted the latest in a series of drone-detection system evaluations at DFW Airport this week. The agency said it has received 1800 reports of drones near airports last year and DFW International gets a few reports a month. A private company offered to put up sensors to spot the…… MORE
Suspect Arrested in the Murder of a Woman Near TCU
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Fort Worth police announced that there has been an arrest in the murder of a woman found dead in her apartment near the Texas Christian University campus earlier this month. Officer Jimmy Pollozani said the United States Marshal Task Force arrested 23-year-old Reginald Kimbro, who is being held in the Mansfield…… MORE
Dallas Zoo To Unveil New $14 Million Dollar, 21-Acre Hippo Exhibit
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Zoo is unveiling its Simmons Hippo Outpost Friday morning and it’s sure to be a treat. It’s a $14 million, 2.1 acre immersive African waterhole habitat that allows guests to come nose to nose with the Zoo’s two new hippos six-year-old Adhama and 10-year-old Boipelo via a 24-foot by 8-foot…… MORE
Developers Break Ground on Office Park Made From Shipping Containers
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Developers for the Connex Office Park in Fort Worth broke ground Thursday on an office building that will be made from shipping containers. It’s a concept developed by Matthias and Jie Melchiors, who are the partners and founders of MEL/ARCH studio in Fort Worth. Matthias Melchiors said the firm will stack…… MORE
Federal Investigators Raided Televanglist Benny Hinn’s Grapevine Offices
GRAPEVINE (WBAP/KLIF News) – United States Postal Inspectors and IRS investigators raided the Grapevine headquarters of world-renowned Televangelist Benny Hinn Wednesday afternoon. Investigators spent a large part of the day searching Hinn’s offices and filling a truck they had parked near the front door with boxes. The U.S Postal Service did not publicly comment on the raid.…… MORE
Man Arrested Outside Dallas Police Department SW Patrol for Allegedly Threatening Officers
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he allegedly showed up to the Dallas Police Department’s Southwest Patrol Division and made threats against officers. Sargeant Warren Mitchell said the suspect, a Hispanic man in his mid twenties, was driving a black Dodge Durango and was immediately stopped at the front entrance by officers assigned to guard…… MORE
