Jazzi Black
With the economy slamming Americans, Texas is stepping in to support its residents by offering rent relief for a limited time. The Texas Rent Relief Program, which started in 2021, appropriated $2.1 billion to help Texans pay rent and utilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. This included past due balances. Today they are accepting new applications […]
Spring Break is officially here and kids from all across the DFW will be ready to have some fun! To help parents enjoy the weather and not have to spend so much money, we’ve compiled a list of cool things to do for the entire family! Make sure to click on each venue name to […]
Last Update 03/02/2023 at 2:33 PM Earlier this week, meteorologists said because gulf moisture will be sitting in the area, it could cause bad weather for DFW by Wednesday. This morning, storms rolled across North Texas coming from southwest as residents in Grandbury caught hail larger than quarters falling from the sky. (See Below) The […]
The Texas Department of Public Safety got hit by a Chinese organized crime ring that has stolen over 3,000 Texans identity! Steve McCraw, who is Chief of the Texas DPS said the group was able to access data of Asians living in Texas on the dark web. They then took that information, and requested new […]
Whew! Over the weekend there were so many fights but the most entertaining had to be exhibition fight between Floyd Mayweather (50-0) and Aaron Chalmers (1-0) at The O2 in London. Mayweather took home the win and had no hesitation when asked if he would be retuning to the ring anytime soon. See the […]
Over the weekend, more than 30 local law enforcement teamed up with the FBI to capture over 59 people suspected of online sexual exploitation. In a month long operation, they were able to rescue 28 children from infants to pubescents. The investigation which was called Operation Janus “brought together highly skilled computer crimes investigators to […]
The very first Presidents’ Day was celebrated in 1879 to honor the birthday of George Washington. Almost 90 years later, the holiday became a shared observation for George Washington (February 22) and Abraham Lincoln’s birthday(February 12). Interestingly, the 3rd day of the February was chosen to commemorate the two after the ‘Uniform Monday Holiday Bill’ […]
It’s that time of year again when basketball fans prepare for the The 2023 NBA All-Star Game! The festivities will begin tomorrow, Friday February 17th with the Celebrity All-Star Game and run through the weekend leading up to the All-Star Game on Sunday, February 19th at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. The event […]
Excitement is boiling over as Super Bowl LVII is set to take place this Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 5:30 PM inside State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Football fans were met with an early surprise as 3 Super Bowl ads were released by Doritos, Sketchers, and Uber One ahead of the final playoff game. […]
Last night Black History was made as Lebron James became the NBA’s leading scorer with 38,390 points! Since becoming the NBA’s 2003 #1 Draft Pick, Lebron has remained focused on becoming one of the greatest basketball players in the world. Many of his celebrity friends attended the game in support like LL Cool J, Denzel […]
The 65th Annual Grammy Awards provided some of the most memorable moments in music history! From Stevie Wonder and Chris Stapleton giving us the collaboration we didn’t know we needed, to First Lady Jill Biden making a surprise appearance AND giving away the first ever ‘Song for Social Change’ award, there was so much to […]
In honor of Black History Month, Big Bink takes us down the 97.9 the Beat memory lane with some of his biggest interviews! In 2008, Lil Wayne stopped by to give his Top 5 rappers that he would put on his basketball team! See below! Before they blew up for their famous “I Just Got […]