Washington (WBAP/KLIF)- Mayors and police chiefs across the country have asked for national legislation to tighten restrictions on firearm sales, saying new laws would prevent mass shootings. Fort Worth Mayor Betsy price and interim police chief Ed Kraus are in Washington to support a universal background check system on firearms sales. Mayor Price said it’s…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The number of lung related illnesses believed to be caused by vaping continues to rise across the country, including in North Texas. Dallas County alone is reporting 14 cases linked to E-cigarettes. “There’s still a lot we don’t know about these illnesses,” said Dallas County Health Director, Dr. Phil Huang. “Nothing has…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has fired national security adviser John Bolton. Trump tweeted Tuesday that he told Bolton Monday night that his services were no longer needed at the White House. He says Bolton submitted his resignation on Tuesday morning. Trump tweeted that he “disagreed strongly” with many of Bolton’s suggestions, “as did…… MORE
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) – Almost a decade after a 61-year-old North Texas grandmother was killed in a robbery, the man responsible is set to be executed tonight. Mark Anthony Soliz shot Nancy Weatherly in her home near Godley in Johnson County during an eight-day crime spree in 2010. He’s scheduled to die by lethal injection…… MORE
North Richland Hill, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – 2020 Texas primary events have ramped up. Last night in North Richland Hills the ‘True Texas Project‘ — formerly known as the Northeast Tarrant Tea Party — held a candidates forum. At the forum Texas State Senator Pat Fallon of Prosper told the crowd of about 100 people that…… MORE