WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is nominating an Obama-era U.S. attorney to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, as his administration unveils its formal rule to rein in ghost guns, privately made firearms without serial numbers that are increasingly cropping up at crime scenes, six people familiar with the matter told…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is nominating an Obama-era U.S. attorney to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, as his administration unveils its formal rule to rein in ghost guns, privately made firearms without serial numbers that are increasingly cropping up at crime scenes, six people familiar with the matter told…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas lawmakers are pushing for clemency in an execution scheduled for later this month. 15 years after the death of her 2-year-old daughter in Harlingen, Melissa Lucio is on the death row. She’s scheduled to be put to death on April 27. Prosecutors said Lucio abused the girl, but witnesses contend it…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, Dallas Park and Recreation Board President Arun Agarwal, Dallas Zoo and Dallas Park and Recreation Department are teaming up to help Ukrainian zoos affected by the Russian invasion. Agarwal set up a fundraising page on GoFundMe after he recently spoke to Martin Zordan, CEO of World Association of…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Even amid below normal temperatures across North Texas, a high fire danger remains for the region.today and through the weekend, especially across western north texas.dry air coupled gusty winds have dried out grasses … officials warn that fires can start with the slightest spark. Among tips to prevent grass fires from the…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A 5-alarm blaze at a Dallas senior living facility sends residents fleeing. Around 120 Dallas firefighters battled a blaze at a senior citizen’s living facility, Thursday night, in Northeast Dallas. Residents were evacuated by Dallas Fire Rescue at around 6:30pm when smoke was seen pouring from the second floor of the three story…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The statewide gas price average in Texas is $3.77 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is eight cents less than on this day last week and is $1.18 more per gallon compared to this day last year. The national average price for…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as the first Black female justice and giving President Joe Biden a bipartisan endorsement for his effort to diversify the court. Jackson was confirmed 53-47 with three Republican votes. She will take her…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has unanimously voted to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban the importation of its oil, ratcheting up the U.S. response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine amid reports of atrocities. The trade suspension measure paves the way for President Joe Biden to enact higher tariffs on certain Russian imports.…… MORE
WESLACO (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott, on Wednesday, made the first of a series of announcement on the state’s border security efforts in light of the Biden Administration’s elimination of Title 42 in late May. The public health policy allowed the U.S. to directly expel migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic. In an attempt to…… MORE
