(WBAP/KLIF) — As North Texans spend thousands on World Series tickets, economists project those tickets could cost more in the future. Financial experts are predicting inflation may hang around for as long as another year or two. That’s according to a new survey of economists which Bankrate.com’s Sarah Foster says does contain a touch of…… MORE
The World Series Has Food Banks in Texas & Arizona Battling
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Texas Rangers aren’t the only ones looking to deliver strikeouts during the World Series. The North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) and Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB) are on a mission to Strikeout Hunger in DFW. The Fall Classic has sparked a friendly wager to combat hunger, as the two organizations are competing…… MORE
Victims of the Maine Mass Shooting Being Remembered As Manhunt for Gunman Continues
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Shocked and fearful Maine residents kept to their homes Friday as hundreds of heavily armed police and FBI agents searched intensely for Robert Card, an Army reservist who authorities say fatally shot 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar in the worst mass killing in state history. Much of…… MORE
Tarrant County Plans Memorial for Vietnam War Dead
(WBAP/KLIF) — A new war memorial is planned to memorialize North Texans left behind in Vietnam. After realizing no memorial existed in Tarrant County to honor those who died in the Vietnam War, the county’s Historical Society is now planning the construction of a black granite monument in honor of those lost. As Veteran’s Day…… MORE
Travis County Judge Blocks TEA from Releasing A-F School Ratings
TRAVIS COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A Travis County district judge granted a temporary injunction order blocking the Texas Education Agency from releasing updated accountability ratings, which assign A through F letter grades to schools and districts. The A-F ratings are based on several factors including graduation rates, college, career and military readiness outcomes and…… MORE