Text DFW to 24042 to join 97.9 The Beat’s mobile club for exclusive news (Terms & Conditions). Follow The Beat On Twitter: A Black man in Everman, TX (about 39 minutes outside of Dallas) is now wanted by police for robbing a convenience store for 2 cases of beer and hitting a store clerk in […]

Text DFW to 24042 to join 97.9 The Beat’s mobile club for exclusive news (Terms & Conditions). Follow The Beat On Twitter: Back in 2000, 7 Texas prison inmates (known as the ‘Texas 7’) escaped and wreaked havoc throughout the state, committing robberies and murder. One killed himself and the other six were brought back […]

Last week the Heerlein family in Austin, TX, put up a Christmas display from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation where Clark Griswold hangs from the roof of his house while trying to put up Christmas lights. But a passerby saw it and thought it was a real person hanging from the roof.  The homeowner caught the […]

On Monday, Plano City Council passed an ordinance allowing electric scooters.  The “Lime S” will be available at Haggard Park in Plano. The company said it collects scooters on daily, charging and redistributing them in approved areas so that they are on the sidewalks fully charged, maintained, and ready to be ridden every day.   Follow […]

Esports Stadium Arlington is the largest facility of its kind in North America and it will begin hosting games on Saturday as it hosts the Esports Championship Series Season 6 Finals. The University of Texas-Arlington has one of the best esports programs in the country and will have a team room at the new stadium! Follow The Beat […]

Follow The Beat On Twitter: 27-year-old Joshua Caleb Potter has a long road ahead of him, one that could potentially consist of life in prison. He was recently arrested for shooting and killing his girlfriend in Carrollton, TX over a disagreement. After he committed the murder, he called police and told them what happened. Police […]

Follow The Beat On Twitter: A 6-year-old girl was recently accidentally shot by a security guard in Houston, TX. The guard, who was doing security for a T-Mobile, was actually shooting at a suspect thought to be stealing but missed. The little girl is doing OK but has a long road to recovery. The guard […]

Follow The Beat On Twitter: A Bedford, Texas man is currently sitting in jail for allegedly hiring someone to murder his wife. According to CBS11 News, “Thomas Salinas, Junior is charged with solicitation for capital murder.” Not sure what she did to him, but in today’s society, he could have taken other options such as: […]

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Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke will square off tonight, Tuesday, October 16th at 8 p.m. in the battle for the U.S. Senate.  Click the link below to find ways to watch. Follow The Beat On Twitter:  Sign Up For Our Newsletter!  The Latest:

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A Tarrant County judge has given the family of Payton Summons another week to find a facility to take her and keep her on life support after Cook Children’s Medical Center declared her brain dead.  The new restraining order expires next Monday at 6 p.m.  She has been on the ventilator since September 25th. Let’s keep this family in our thoughts […]

Follow The Beat On Twitter: A Wylie, Texas teen recently died in a car crash in Farmersville (which is about 1 hour outside of Dallas) after a high speed chase with police. It was later reported that the 15-year-old allegedly hit his mom with a baseball bat upside her head and then took her car […]

Follow The Beat On Twitter: A bad flood recently hit Junction, Texas (which is about 4 hours away from Dallas) and destroyed an entire RV Park. It was also reported that 4 people have been confirmed to be missing and that the city lost power. Keep the people of Texas in your prayers DFW. A […]