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US Forest Service Admits to Causing Largest Wildfire in New Mexico’s History

US Forest Service Admits to Causing Largest Wildfire in New Mexico’s History

New Mexico (WBAP/KLIF) – The largest wild fire to impact the State of New Mexico is still burning in the Snte Fe National Forest, and now the US Forest Service has admitted to causing two fires that converged into what’s been dubbed the Calf Canyon-Hermits Peak Fire. Around 314,000 acres and over 750 structures have…MORE

Funerals Begin for Uvalde School Massacre Victims

Funerals Begin for Uvalde School Massacre Victims

Uvalde, TX (WBAP/KLFI) – The funerals for victims of the Uvalde school shooting will begin later today. Father Eduardo Morales with Sacred Heart Catholic Church will lead 12 funeral services over the next two weeks. On Monday, the City of Uvalde held both private and public visitations to honor the lives lost at Robb Elementary.…MORE

Arizona Cardinals Defensive Back Jeff Gladney Dies in Dallas Crash

Arizona Cardinals Defensive Back Jeff Gladney Dies in Dallas Crash

DALLAS (AP) – Jeff Gladney, a defensive back for the Arizona Cardinals, has died in a car crash in Dallas. He was 25. Gladney’s death was confirmed by the Cardinals and his agent, Brian Overstreet. Gladney played at TCU and was a 2020 first-round draft pick of the Minnesota Vikings. He was released before the…MORE

Biden sees Chance of ‘Rational’ Republican Approach on Guns

Biden sees Chance of ‘Rational’ Republican Approach on Guns

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden says there may some bipartisan support to tighten restrictions on the kind of high-powered weapons used by the gunman in the Texas school shooting. Biden told reporters at the White House on Monday that some Republicans who’ve been against more gun restrictions may have been jolted by the massacre…MORE

Governors Diverge on Gun Control, School Security Efforts

Governors Diverge on Gun Control, School Security Efforts

(AP) – The nation’s governors are diverging over how to respond to mass shootings such as the one that killed 19 students and two teachers at a Texas elementary school. Democrats are amplifying their calls for greater restrictions on guns. Many Republican governors are instead emphasizing more security at schools. The Associated Press surveyed governors…MORE

FLORIDA: 10-Year Old Boy Arrested for Alleged Threat Against His Elementary School

FLORIDA: 10-Year Old Boy Arrested for Alleged Threat Against His Elementary School

Lee County, FL (WBAP/KLIF) – In Florida over the weekend, a 10 year-old boy was arrested for threatening a mass shooting at his elementary school. In reaction, Florida Congressman Michael Waltz told “Fox and Friends” that adults need to let the kids in their lives know the seriousness of a threat like this. “This is…MORE

Woman Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver

Woman Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth Police are investigating an early morning, fatal, hit-and-run accident. The body of a woman was found about 3:00 A.M. Monday, lying in the eastbound lanes of the intersection of East Freeway and Eastchase Parkway. She had been run over by several vehicles, and was pronounced dead at the scene.…MORE

Light Plane Crash Kills Two

Light Plane Crash Kills Two

Granite Shoals (WBAP/KLIF) – Two people were killed Sunday in the crash of a light aircraft near the town of Granite Shoals, about 60 miles northwest of Austin. They were flying a motorized ultralight aircraft, often called a trike, when it suddenly pitched into the ground. That type of aircraft has a wing similar to…MORE

Dallas Police Looking For Chicken Franchise Bandits

Dallas Police Looking For Chicken Franchise Bandits

Dallas (WBAP/.KLIF) – Dallas Police are looking for the perpetrators of a two week crime spree that targeted Pollo Regio franchise restaurants in Dallas and The Colony. The robber, or robbers, broke into at least three of the restaurants during the early morning hours of May 16, May 18, and May 27. They used sledgehammers…MORE

Northpark Gold Coin Sales Suspended

Northpark Gold Coin Sales Suspended

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Northpark shopping mall is suspending sales of its gold coins. To set itself apart from other malls Northpark uses heavy golden coins in fancy pouches as its gift cards. However, Dallas based Comerica Bank has told the mall it can no longer support the coins, so Northpark has temporarily suspended their…MORE