FILE – Bill Walker, Chairman of the Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission, left, and Bryan Malinowski, Executive Director of the Clinton National Airport, listen to a report by an airport director during a meeting of the commission on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024 in Little Rock, Ark. An Arkansas prosecutor on Friday, June 14, 2024, said […]
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Karen Read trial resumes with ATF agent who testified about texts, kiss on stand
The murder trial of Karen Read, the woman accused of striking her Boston Police Officer boyfriend John O’Keefe with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a snowbank in Canton in January 2022, enters its fifth week of testimony on Tuesday morning. Good morning from day 18 in the Commonwealth vs. Read. -ATF Agent […]
ATF agent who is friend of Canton homeowner expected to testify in Karen Read murder trial
A full day of testimony is expected Friday in the Karen Read murder trial after there was no court Thursday. Murderous romance or frame job? Things to know so far in Karen Read murder trial Brian Higgins, a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent is expected to take the stand. He traveled back […]
ATF teaches Denver students with a mission of gang resistance
DENVER (KDVR) — Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are heading into Denver classrooms, working with elementary and middle school students in hopes of preventing gang and youth violence. At Munroe Elementary School, class was in session when FOX31 visited last week. But the man leading the course was ATF Special […]
Can you legally make your own fireworks in Kentucky? We asked an AFT agent for answers
In our Reality Check stories, Herald-Leader journalists dig deeper into questions over facts, consequences and accountability. Read more. Story idea? hlcityregion@herald-leader.com. As spring gives way to summer, that time of year is once again approaching. Firework retailers will soon set up eye-catching, red and white tents along busy roads and grocery store parking lots to […]
Eastern Kentucky man killed in fireworks explosion; ATF investigates
Investigators from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were at the scene of an explosion that killed a Somerset man Sunday. The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office responded to 210 Hidden Crest Lane at 10 a.m. Sunday, where they found a man dead at the scene. Responding deputies discovered a garage had been destroyed […]
Released search warrant affidavit shows details of ATF case against Little Rock airport executive Bryan Malinowski
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The affidavit detailing the ATF case against the Little Rock airport executive who was shot and killed by federal agents serving a search warrant at his home was released Thursday. In the heavily redacted warrant affidavit, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives claims that Bryan Malinowski purchased numerous firearms […]
NC senator’s gun shop among hundreds monitored by ATF for weapons traced to crimes
For the third year in a row, the gun shop owned by U.S. Sen. Ted Budd was among hundreds across the country flagged by federal authorities in 2023 for selling weapons that were later traced to crimes, according to newly released records. ProShots, the gun store and indoor shooting range near Winston-Salem that Budd has […]
7 Fayetteville shops on ATF list linked to guns used in crimes
Several Fayetteville firearm dealers have been identified by USA TODAY as part of a list from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, showing retailers whose gun sales have been linked to crimes in 2023. The shops appearing on the list sold at least 25 guns that were traced to 2023 crimes and were […]
Long-secret ATF records show stores that sold most crime guns ― and some are in Iowa
The federal government has stepped up its scrutiny of stores that sell guns used in crimes, with the number singled out more than doubling in the past four years. Which stores sell the most crime guns has been kept secret since 2003, under the George W. Bush administration. But a Freedom of Information Act request […]
Fire at offices of conservative organizations in Golden Valley under investigation as arson, ATF says
Fires at the Golden Valley offices of several conservative organizations are being investigated as arson, according to the ATF. “The fires obviously were set by someone,” said John Hinderaker, president of Center of the American Experiment, in a Friday statement. “They targeted conservative organizations, they didn’t firebomb the chiropractors or psychologists or the Manufacturers Alliance. […]
No, ATF did not change rules to allow ‘illegal’ immigrants to possess guns
Instagram video: The ATF changed regulations to allow ‘illegal immigrants’ to acquire firearms Our rating: False A Dec. 22, 2023, Instagram video shows a woman speaking about supposed changes in gun ownership regulations for noncitizens. “So my husband owns a gun shop, and he just called me to tell me that the ATF has made […]