Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF News) – A 10-year-old girl had to undergo surgery after she was shot in the face during a fight outside a Fort Worth store. She’s expected to survive. Investigators said the girl and her family were leaving Kim’s Food Mart on East Berry Street near South Hughes Avenue Saturday night when someone…… MORE
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A Family Member is the Lone Suspect in the Death of East Texas Girl
Bullard (WBAP/KLIF News) – Authorities believe Gustavo Zavala-Garcia is responsible for 10-year-old Kayla Gomez-Orozco’s death. He is being detained on a federal immigration hold at the Smith County Jail. Kayla’s body was found in a well near a family member’s home in Bullard just south of Tyler early Sunday morning. Investigators said she was still in the…… MORE
A $13,000 Reward Is Being Offered for Information in the Case of a Missing East Texas Girl
BULLARD (WBAP/KLIF News) – A $13,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the safe return or whereabouts of 10-year-old Kayla Gomez-Orozco. A Facebook post on the Help Find Kayla Gomez page is asking people to wear pink, her favorite color, today to show solidarity. She vanished Tuesday night at the Bullard First Assembly Church in Cherokee…… MORE
A Dallas Church Says the City’s “Hidden Homeless” Issue Needs to be Addressed
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship Church wants Dallas leaders to do more to help transients in need who may not qualify as being traditionally homeless. Reverend Charles Wolford said the need was so great in South Dallas, his church opened up a transitional home called “My Father’s House” to help. He said…… MORE
Woman on Life Support After Brutal Beating at a Denton Salvation Army
Denton (WBAP/KLIF News) – A homeless woman is fighting for her life after being brutally beaten outside a Salvation Army store in Denton last week. A witness told police he saw a man kicking and stomping Jessica Yankow’s head and neck. They said the suspect, who police identified as William Stevens, ran away when noticed the witness…… MORE
Cockrell Hill Police Identify Suspect in Hit and Run Involving Officer
Cockrell Hill (WBAP/KLIF News) – Cockrell Hill Police identified Ramiro Silva Miranda as the suspect involved in a hit and run with a police officer last Sunday but he is still on the loose. Investigators said Officer Daniel Dominguez discovered that Miranda lied about his name during a traffic stop and asked him to get out…… MORE
A New Report Shows Planting Trees Could Help Dallas’ Air Pollution Problem
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – Air pollution is a serious problem in Dallas. In fact, in 2015 the American Lung Association ranked Dallas as the 7th most polluted city in the nation when it comes to ozone. The Nature Conservancy issued a report this week that said more trees may help change that. The Conservancy’s Dr. Robert…… MORE
Amber Alert Issued for Missing 10-Year-Old Girl Near Tyler
Bullard (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Bullard Police and the Cherokee Sheriff’s Departments believe 10-year-old Kayla Gomez may be in grave or immediate danger. Investigators said she disappeared around 8 p.m. from the Bullard First Assembly Church parking lot on Highway 69. She’s Hispanic, 4’00” tall, 90 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She was last…… MORE
The STAR Kids Program For Medically-Fragile Children has Parents Concerned
Southlake (WBAP/KLIF News) – The STAR Kids Program took effect today and 5600 Texas children on Medicaid’s Medically Dependent Children’s Program may have to find new doctors to care for them. Thousands of families relied on MDCP to help develop a special team of doctors for their chronically-ill children. Under the new program, families who…… MORE
Cockrell Hill Police are Searching for Suspect in Hit and Run Involving Officer
Cockrell Hill (WBAP/KLIF News) – Cockrell Hill Police are looking for a man who took off after he allegedly ran over an officer with his truck and dragged him during a traffic stop. Investigators said Officer Daniel Dominguez’s traffic stop last Saturday on West Jefferson Boulevard near South Cockrell Hill Road started off routine, until he…… MORE
