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
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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
North Texas Mayor Comes Out as Transgender
NEW HOPE (WBAP/KLIF News) – The mayor of a tiny North Texas town is the state’s first openly transgender elected official. Mayor Jeff Herbst of New Town, near McKinney in Collin County, wrote an open letter to citizens about his new identity, Jess, and posted it on the city’s website Monday night. Herbst said he always knew he was…… MORE
Fort Worth City Panel Will Not Investigate Leaked Bodycam Video
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – A City of Fort Worth panel has declined to investigate the leakage of a police officer’s bodycam video. Officer William Martin’s attorney, Terry Daffron, told the panel that her client does not trust the Fort Worth Police Department after the video and his personnel file were made public and pleaded with them…… MORE
Second Suspect in Uptown Attack Arrested
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas police said they’ve arrested the second suspect in a brutal attack on a local theater director in Uptown earlier this month. Zantrell Sauls was taken into custody Monday afternoon and charged with aggravated assault, a second-degree felony. Investigators said he and a juvenile accomplice allegedly beat Derek Whitener with a wooden…… MORE
Hundreds of North Texans Protest Trump Travel Ban at Dallas Prayer Vigil
DALLAS – Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Dallas Monday night to protest President Donald Trump’s travel ban. The executive order bars people from seven Muslim countries from entering the United States for the 120 days. Numerous people were detained at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport over the weekend, sparking large protests in the international terminal. The…… MORE
