MANSFIELD (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Mansfield teacher’s aide was fired after calling a student “she-devil” on Snapchat. The photo shows the little girl sitting at a desk at Martha Reid Elementary School with the words printed on top of the image. The seven-year-old girl’s mother found out about it after a friend sent her a…… MORE
Tag Archives: NewsTalk 820 WBAP
New Details Emerge in Keller Woman’s Murder in West Texas
ALPINE (WBAP/KLIF News) – Less than a week after authorities made an arrest in the murder of a Keller woman from West Texas, new details about Zuzu Verk’s last days have emerged. Verk, a Sul Ross University student, vanished October 12 and her remains were recently found in a shallow grave near Alpine. According to…… MORE
Bodycam Video of Fort Worth Police Officer Mired in Scandal Audited
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – The audit of the body camera video from a Fort Worth police officer seen in a viral video found no evidence of racial bias. The Fort Worth Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit reviewed 142 videos recorded by Officer William Martin’s body camera in the six months preceding the December 21st…… MORE
New Details Emerge about the Texas State University Frat Party where Burleson Girl Died
SAN MARCOS (WBAP/KLIF News) – An official university investigation into the Texas State University fraternity part where a student from Burleson died revealed an out of control party that was a recipe for disaster. Jordin Talyor was fatally hit and dragged more than 500 feet by a shuttle bus that was leaving the Cool River Ranch,…… MORE
Melissa Fifth Grader Invents Device to Prevent Hot Car Deaths
MELISSA (WBAP/KLIF News) – When Melissa fifth grader Bishop Curry Junior heard about the hot-car death of an infant who lived in his neighborhood last summer, he knew he wanted to do something about it. Curry Jr. said that’s when he started jotting down ideas for a device that could prevent them. His invention is called the…… MORE
Family of Fort Worth Pre-K Student Says Her Choking Death was Preventable
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – The family of a Fort Worth Pre-K student who died suddenly while at school said her death could have been prevented. 5-year-old Belen Maldonado choked on her food in the lunchroom at Worth Heights Elementary School last Thursday. She was taken to Cook Children’s Medical Center where she later died. The…… MORE
Fort Worth Police Officer Eases Immigrants’ Concerns Through Viral Video
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – In a video that has been viewed more than 1 million times, Officer Daniel Segura of the Fort Worth Police Department told immigrants “We are going to protect you.” Segura said more and more members of the Spanish-speaking community have been asking him questions about their status since President Donald Trump issued…… MORE
Dallas Police Release Surveillance Photos of Murder Suspects
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Police Department is asking the public to help catch the suspects in an early-morning crime spree on Thursday. Investigators released photos of two Hispanic men in a grey Chevrolet Malibu they believe are responsible for an aggravated robbery and a murder. Major Jimmy Vaughan said the murder victim, Brent Randall,…… MORE
Plano Police Believe Arson Fire an Attempt to Cover Up Child Abuse
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Plano Police Department said they believe an arson fire at the Villas of Preston Creek Apartments on Preston Road Monday may have been an attempt to cover up child abuse. Investigators said the mother, Santhiya Lakshmigari, allegedly set that fire that killed her and left her five-year-old son in critical condition. Authorities said…… MORE
Suspect Killed, Arlington Police Officer Run Over Twice During Traffic Stop
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – An Arlington police officer is in serious condition and a suspect is dead after a traffic stop spiraled out of control Wednesday night. It happened around 11:30 p.m. on Spring Lake Drive just south of I-30 near Fielder Road. Lieutenant Chris Cook said an officer called for backup after discovering that…… MORE
