Spirit Airlines is Looking to Cut Costs

(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

Semi Plummets Off 35W in Fort Worth Shutting Down Several Lanes of Traffic

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The rain conditions wreaked havoc on some North Texas roadways Thursday morning. In Fort Worth, an 18-wheeler traveling north bound on I-35W plummeted off the overpass onto Everman Parkway. The Texas Department of Transportation said the wreck caused two northbound lanes to shut down around 3:22 a.m. Fort Worth…MORE

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