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Fort Worth Police Officer Arrested

Fort Worth Police Officer Arrested

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Fort Worth Police Officer and charged him with domestic violence. The incident happened when the officer was off duty. Fort Worth Police identified the officer as Victor Rucker who has been with the department for seven years and assigned to the West Division Patrol.…MORE

Fort Worth Police Seeking Witnesses in Recent Hit-and-Run

Fort Worth Police Seeking Witnesses in Recent Hit-and-Run

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) -Fort Worth Police are asking for the public’s help to find the driver accused in a recent hit-and-run. It happened along the northbound service road at 6300 South Freeway near Altamesa Boulevard on May 28 around 2:45 pm. A man was found injured and laying along the roadway. Police said…MORE

US House Lawmaker Pulls Our Weapons During Committee Debate on Gun Control

US House Lawmaker Pulls Our Weapons During Committee Debate on Gun Control

Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – During a U.S. House committee hearing on gun control Thursday, one Republican lawmaker pulled out weapons. Rep. Greg Steube of Florida was speaking by video during discussion on the Protecting Our Kids’Act when he held up several different gun. Among comments, Steube said, “Don’t let them fool you that they’re not attempting…MORE

14-Year Old from San Antonio Wins National Spelling Bee

14-Year Old from San Antonio Wins National Spelling Bee

Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – A 14-year old from San Antonio won the National Scripps Spelling Bee. Harini Logan, defeated Vikram Raju in the bee’s first-ever lightning-round tie-breaker. Both spellers got four words wrong during their grueling showdown before Scripps went to the 90-second spell-off. Harini was faster and sharper throughout, spelling 21 words correctly to beat…MORE

Law Enforcement Communication Broke Down During Uvalde School Massacre

Law Enforcement Communication Broke Down During Uvalde School Massacre

Uvalde (AP) – A Texas state senator says the commander at the scene of a school shooting in Texas was not informed of panicked 911 calls from inside the school building. Senator Roland Gutierrez said during a news conference Thursday that the pleas for help from people inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde did not…MORE