Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Dallas Police Officer Shot in the Leg During Shootout With Capital Murder Suspect

Dallas Police Officer Shot in the Leg During Shootout With Capital Murder Suspect

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A Dallas police officer was shot in the leg while helping serve a capital murder warrant in Northeast Dallas Thursday morning. Dallas Police and U.S. Marshals Task Force officers were in the process of serving the warrant when the suspect allegedly opened fire. Officers reportedly returned fire, hitting the suspect.…MORE

Oakland A’s Moving to Las Vegas

Oakland A’s Moving to Las Vegas

FOX SPORTS – (WBAP/KLIF) – MLB owners approve A’s move to Las Vegas from Oakland Major League Baseball owners today approve the Athletic’s relocation from Oakland, California, to Las Vegas, Nevada. Oakland A’s team will move from Oakland to Las Vegas; owners giving unanimous approval for the move as they met in Arlington Texas, according…MORE

Balch Springs City Manager on Administrative Leave After DWI Arrest

Balch Springs City Manager on Administrative Leave After DWI Arrest

BALCH SPRINGS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Balch Springs city manager is on paid administrative leave after he was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated earlier this month, according to a statement from city officials. The Kaufman County Sheriff’s Department took Charles Fenner into custody on November 7. No other details about the arrest…MORE

AMBER Alert: Dallas County Child and Father Still Missing, Mother Found Dead

AMBER Alert: Dallas County Child and Father Still Missing, Mother Found Dead

WILMER (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A murder investigation has been tied to an active Amber Alert involving a 10-year-old old boy out of Wilmer, about 15 miles southeast of Dallas. Authorities said Wednesday Ian Aguilar’s mother has been found dead and he and his father, 38-year-old Juan Aguilar-Cano, is the lead suspect in the child’s…MORE

Teen Subject of Amber Alert Now Indicted on Capital Murder Charge in Garland Killing

Teen Subject of Amber Alert Now Indicted on Capital Murder Charge in Garland Killing

GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A Dallas grand jury indicted a North Texas teen who was the subject of an Amber Alert in September on a capital murder charge this week. Police arrested 17-year-old Natalie Navarro for the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Aurturo Pena during an alleged online robbery plot. Investigators said Pena’s body was…MORE

The Ancient Woolly Mammoth Being Created Again in Dallas

The Ancient Woolly Mammoth Being Created Again in Dallas

By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. A Dallas company is working to “de-extinct” or bring back the woolly mammoth, last believed alive and roaming the plant four thousand years ago. Colossal Biosciences, based out of Deep Elm or “Deep Ellum” in Dallas, is using DNA from Asian elephants and the same recovered…MORE

Big Meth Bust Sends Aryan Brotherhood Member to Prison

Big Meth Bust Sends Aryan Brotherhood Member to Prison

RICHARDSON – (WBAP/KLIF)- A dog-sniffing take down results in a big bust of methamphetime and a long prison sentence for a man Richardson police say is a member of the most violent prison gang in Texas. Richardson Police say officers were patrolling near the Econo Lodge off North Central Expressway when a pullover for traffic…MORE

Statewide Amber Alert – Child Abduction

Statewide Amber Alert – Child Abduction

THE WILMER POLICE DEPARTMENT IS SEARCHING FOR IAN AGUILAR, HISPANIC, MALE, 10 YEARS OLD, 4’ 00”, BLACK HAIR, BROWN EYES. VICTIM WAS LAST SEEN AT 7:30 AM ON 11/14/2023, AT THE 20 BLOCK OF OAKDALE ST, WILMER, TEXAS. POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR JUAN AGUILAR-CANO, 38 YEARS OLD, WHITE, MALE, 5’ 07”, 160 LBS, BLACK HAIR,…MORE