TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Tarrant County residents in need of affordable housing will have more options soon. The County Commissioners Court authorized $19.9 million out of it’s $32.5 American Rescue Plan Act State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund dollars to fund 105 new units in four developments. Fort Worth Housing Solutions, Presbyterian Night…… MORE
AAA Texas Predicts 3rd Busiest Holiday Travel Year in Two Decades
(WBAP/KLIF) — Experts expects nearly 113 million Americans will wrap up 2022 travel by land, air and sea. This year is expected to be the third busiest holiday travel year in over two decades. AAA Texas began tracking travel data in 2000, and indicates that nearly 112.9-million people will travel 50 miles or more away…… MORE
“Texas 7” Death Row Inmate Could Get New Trial
(WBAP/KLIF) — A judge says a “Texas 7” death row inmate deserves a new trial. 49-year-old Randy Halprin was 23 when he and six other escaped prisoners brutally shot and killed Irving police officer Aubrey Hawkins on Christmas Eve in 2000. The Dallas County resident was convicted and sentenced to death in 2003 for his…… MORE
American Airlines to Resume International Flights to Japan
(WBAP/KLIF) — A North Texas airline is resuming international flights from DFW. The travel industry continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Evidence of that was recently announced by Fort-Worth based American Airlines, as the company will resume flights to Tokyo, Japan, during the summer of 2023. It’s been three years since American Airlines offered…… MORE