(WBAP/KLIF) – The low cost carrier is planning to furlough about 330 pilots in January. On Thursday, a company spokesperson stated that the furloughs are part of the airlines effort to cut costs and shore up finances. Despite strong travel demand Spirit Airlines has been losing money, and is facing an uncertain future after the…… MORE
TGI Friday’s is Filing for Bankruptcy
(WBAP/KLIF) – On Saturday, TGI Fridays announced that they are filing for bankruptcy as the company looks for ways to ensure the long-term viability of the casual dining brand. The Dallas-based restaurant chain filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a Texas federal court. The companies executive chairman stated that the primary driver of the…… MORE
Three More People Are Joining Attorney General Ken Paxton to Sue the State Fair of Texas Over It’s Ban on Firearms
(WBAP/KLIF) – The three fairgoers are asking for a million dollars in damages, since they were not allowed to bring a gun inside the fair grounds this year. While the attorney general tried to overturn the ban, the Texas Supreme Court denied the request. Officials with the State Fair of Texas imposed the ban to…… MORE
Order Requiring Texas Hospitals to Report Citizenship Status of Patients Goes Into Effect Today
AUSTIN (AP ) – Texas hospitals must ask patients starting Friday whether they are in the U.S. legally and track the cost of treating people without legal status following an order by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott that expands the state’s clash with the Biden administration over immigration. Critics fear the change could scare people away…… MORE
Mesquite ISD Teacher Arrested, Accused of Grooming Teenage Student
MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A North Texas teacher is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a 14-year-old student. Balch Springs police said 54-year-old Sergio Gonzalez was a former coach at A.C. new middle school in Mesquite ISD. The district said they placed Gonzalez on leave on August 20 after learning of the allegations…… MORE