WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve reinforced its inflation fight by raising its key interest rate for the seventh time this year and signaling more hikes to come. But the Fed announced a smaller hike than it had in its past four meetings at a time when inflation shows signs of easing. Though smaller than…… MORE
Tarrant County Commissioner’s Court Authorizes $19.9 Million in Affordable Housing
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
Fort Worth Residents Say Goodbye to Montgomery Plaza Stores
(WBAP/KLIF) — Fort Worth residents will soon say goodbye to several stores at Montgomery Plaza after a unanimous city council vote, Tuesday. The council approved Kimco Realty’s plan to raze Office Depot, PetSmart, Dollar Tree and Five Below in favor of two new apartment buildings along West 7th Street. According to Kimco Director of Development…… MORE
Tornado Damage Surveys Today, Maybe 12
WBAP WX CENTER FCST: 12-14-22 TODAY…SPOTTY SHOWERS ENDING EAST THIS MORNING.. CLEARING, BREEZY AND COOLER THIS AFTERNOON… HIGH NEAR 56 WINDS NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH TONIGHT…CLEAR AND COOL.. LOWS 32-36 TOMORROW…SUNNY AND COOL.. HIGH NEAR 53 / LOW NEAR FREEZING WINDS NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY AND COOL… HIGH…… MORE
Roofing Company’s Roof Blown Off by Twister
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Grapevine tornado seemed to skip across Tarrant county as it began in North Richland Hills and ended in Grapevine, leaving a swath of homes and businesses with storm damage. The twister appears to have hit Ahlers Roofing & Construction in North Richland Hills, as co-owner Daniel Ahlers says it tore about a…… MORE
Damage Assessment Underway after Severe Weather Hammers North Texas
GRAPEVINE (WBAP/KLIF) – Damage assessments are underway across North Texas after a string of widespread storms ripped through the region Tuesday morning. Damage was first reported south of Decatur in Wise County, before the storms moved into the DFW metroplex. The City of North Richland Hills reported about 20 houses and businesses with damage. That…… MORE
Grapevine Middle School Evacuated Amid Severe Weather
GRAPEVINE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The severe storms that swept across North Texas Tuesday morning brought heavy rain, damaging winds and spawned several tornadoes. The situation prompted a shelter-in-place at Grapevine-Colleyville ISD schools after some lost power and an evacuation at Grapevine Middle School. Grapevine MS students were bused to First United Methodist Church due…… MORE
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