AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The League of Women Voters Texas, Texas LULAC and Texas NAACP are hosting a webinar Wednesday night focusing on assault rifles with a call to lawmakers to tighten restrictions on them. Panelist include leaders in law enforcement, medical professionals, educators and advocates. Conversations about how to curb gun violence have…… MORE
Surging Gas Prices Likely Drove US Inflation to 40-Year High to 9.1%
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. inflation likely reached a new 40-year high in June, driven up by a spike in gas costs, more expensive food and rent, and pricier cars and hotel rooms. A government report Wednesday was expected to show that consumer prices soared 8.8% in June, but that number came in above projections at…… MORE
Much Anticipated Uvalde School Shooting Video Released Sparking Criticism from Some
Austin (WBAP/ILIF) – After a Texas House committee investigating the Uvalde school massacre on Tuesday announced that it would show surveillance video from the Uvalde massacre to residents this Sunday came word that the Austin-American Statesman and KVUE-TV had obtained the footage that quickly went viral. The disturbing video captures moments outside the school when…… MORE
Much Anticipated Uvalde School Shooting Video Released Sparking Criticism from Some
Austin (WBAP/ILIF) – After a Texas House committee investigating the Uvalde school massacre on Tuesday announced that it would show surveillance video from the Uvalde massacre to residents this Sunday came word that the Austin-American Statesman and KVUE-TV had obtained the footage that quickly went viral. The disturbing video captures moments outside the school when…… MORE
More Heat, Isolated PM Storms Possible
* * HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 9P WEDNESAY * * TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY AND HOT WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BARELY POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON (MAINLY SOUTHEAST) HIGH NEAR 103 WINDS NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH TONIGHT…CLEAR AND WARM.. LOWS 78-82 THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY, BREEZY, HOT AND MORE HUMID… HIGH NEAR 103 (105) / LOW NEAR 80 …… MORE
Man Arrested for Using Drone to Deliver Contraband to Inmates
(WBAP/KLIF) — A Houston man has been indicted on charges of trying to use a heavy-duty drone to drop forbidden items to inmates at a federal prison in Texas. Federal officials unsealed an indictment, Tuesday, accusing Davien Philip Turner of two counts of unlawfully flying an aircraft. Each count is punishable by up to three…… MORE
Man Arrested for Using Drone to Deliver Contraband to Inmates
(WBAP/KLIF) — A Houston man has been indicted on charges of trying to use a heavy-duty drone to drop forbidden items to inmates at a federal prison in Texas. Federal officials unsealed an indictment, Tuesday, accusing Davien Philip Turner of two counts of unlawfully flying an aircraft. Each count is punishable by up to three…… MORE
Cheney: Trump Attempted to Contact January 6 Witness
WASHINGTON (AP) – The vice chair of the House Jan. 6 committee says Donald Trump has attempted to contact a witness who was talking to the panel investigating the attack on the Capitol. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., said Tuesday that the Justice Department has been notified. She says, “We will take any effort to influence…… MORE
American Airlines Expects to Book a Pretax Profit for Q2
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines says it will earn a pretax profit for the second quarter, and its stock is soaring. Shares of American Airlines rose 10% in early afternoon trading Tuesday. The big airline said it expects to report a pretax profit of $585 million for the May-June quarter, and revenue will…… MORE
Video From School Hall Outside Uvalde Massacre to be Shown
A Texas lawmaker says surveillance video from the Robb Elementary School hallway where police waited as a gunman opened fire in a fourth-grade classroom will be shown this weekend to residents of Uvalde. Officials say the 77-minute video ends before law enforcement finally breached the classroom May 24 and does not contain images of children.…… MORE
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