DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Farmers Branch family said the recent courtroom victory against a major contractor in the LBJ Express Tollway Project has given them hope. A Dallas County jury awarded the Rodriguez family of Farmers Branch $248, 723 in damages in their case against Trinity Infrastructure on Wednesday. Victoria Powell said she knows all too…… MORE
Tag Archives: WBAP
Mansfield Teacher’s Aide Fired After Making Fun of Special-Needs Student on Snapchat
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
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
Pilot Unions Urging Trump Administration to Reverse Obama Foreign Carrier Deal
DALLAS (WBAP & KLIF News) — A couple of pilot unions, including one based in Dallas, are asking President Donald Trump to reverse a foreign carrier deal signed by former president Barack Obama. The deal, according to a press release, was signed in Obama’s final days in office. It granted Norwegian Air International a foreign…… MORE
Pro-Briles Facebook Group Changing Its Name
DALLAS (WBAP & KLIF News) — A Facebook group that once asked Baylor fans to rally and support former football coach Art Briles is no longer standing behind him. After last week’s lawsuit alleging 52 rapes by Baylor football players in a four-year span and Briles dropping his lawsuit against the university this week, 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
