ASSOCIATED PRESS – ALBUQUERQUE – WBAP/KLIF – Four people died in the crash; a fifth died after transport to an area hospital in critical condition. Albuquerque Police say the crash of a hot air balloon into power lines happened about 7 am Saturday on the city’s west side; three men including the pilot and two…… MORE
Extended Unemployment Benefits End In Texas
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Jobless Texans have lost their extended unemployment benefits. The federal government had been boosting unemployment checks during the pandemic, but some Texas businesses have been complaining that meant many people without jobs were making enough money that they didn’t want to go back to work. So, as of Saturday 8 states, including…… MORE
Police, Trump Supporters Sued Over Texas Highway Incident
Austin (AP) – Civil rights organizations and people who were part of a Biden campaign caravan last fall that was surrounded on a Texas highway by Trump supporters have filed two federal lawsuits, including allegations that local law enforcement failed to respond to efforts to intimidate them. Videos shared on social media from Oct. 30…… MORE
No Media Witness To Texas Execution
Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – An investigation has determined that new personnel and procedures along with insufficient oversight led to reporters not witnessing the May 19 execution of condemned killer Quintin Jones. That was the state’s first execution in nearly a year. Each of the 570 executions that have been held since they resumed in 1982 has…… MORE
Critics Say Kamala Harris Should’ve Visited the Rio Grande
(WBAP/KLIF) — Critics are calling on Vice President Kamala Harris to visit the Rio Grande Valley, the busiest sector along the border. Fox’s Alex Hogan says the increase in border apprehensions are up by 267% in El Paso, while the Rio Grande Valley is up 406%. Many migrants cross the U.S. – Mexico border at one…… MORE
Southwest Airlines Workers Getting a Raise
(WBAP/KLIF) — A Texas based airline is boosting wages to lure new employees. Southwest Airlines will increase it’s minimum wage to $15 an hour and raise the pay of thousand of airport workers. According to Fox’s Hilary Barsky, the move is meant to retain current employees and attract new ones. The Dallas-based carrier says that…… MORE
New TX Law Allows for Study of Psychedelics as Treatment for Veterans with PTSD
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)-Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill into law that will allow for the study of psychedelics as a treatment for PTSD in veterans. Under the new psychedelics law, Texas will study potential benefits and risks of magic mushrooms, ketamine and MDMA- but it will be controlled dosing. “A lot of people think of ketamine…… MORE
AP Source: Mavs Pick Title-winning Guard Kidd after Carlisle
DALLAS (AP) – Jason Kidd is coming back to Dallas again, this time to replace the coach he won a championship with as the point guard of the Mavericks 10 years ago. A person with direct knowledge of the agreement tells The Associated Press Kidd and the Mavericks have agreed on a contract. The person…… MORE
Chauvin Gets 22 1/2 Years in Prison for George Floyd’s Death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose dying gasps under Chauvin’s knee led to the biggest outcry against racial injustice in the U.S. in generations. The punishment handed out Friday fell short of the 30 years that…… MORE
Vice President Harris Visits El Paso to Address Migrant Surge
EL PASO, TEXAS (AP) – Vice President Kamala Harris says the Biden administration has made progress tackling a migration spike that’s drawn fire from Republicans and made fellow Democrats uncomfortable. Her first trip to the U.S.-Mexico border as head of the Biden administration’s response is being closely watched on all sides. Visiting El Paso, Harris…… MORE
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