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Dallas Cowboys' season-opening games have become a tradition, often featuring high-profile matchups against rivals like the Giants.
Dallas drivers may be seeing a little less of those white self-driving Jaguars rolling through Downtown and Deep Ellum after Waymo announced a nationwide recall affecting 3,791 robotaxis. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the recall involves a software flaw that could allow the autonomous vehicles to drive into flooded roads — a […]
Football season is officially gearing up, and for many Dallas Cowboys fans, one of the biggest questions every year is who do the Cowboys open the season against? Fans now have that answer, as the NFL has revealed Dallas’ Week 1 matchup ahead of the full 2026 NFL schedule release. TRENDING: Full List of Dallas […]
A tragic and disturbing discovery in South Texas is raising even more concern about the dangerous conditions happening near the border. Authorities in Laredo confirmed that six people were found deceased inside a train box car at a Union Pacific rail yard this week, with investigators believing extreme heat may have played a major role. […]
This Sunday at 5PM, 97.9 The Beat is turning up the love, appreciation, and celebration for all the amazing mothers out there with a special Mother’s Day edition of Reunion Radio. For two full hours, Big Bink, TDK, DJ Teaze, Shani Scott, Slick Nick, and Jack Fraust come together to honor the women who helped […]
Dallas welcomes a new addition to the community. Halperin Park is a new five-acre park over I-35, between South Ewing and Marsalis avenues, near the Dallas Zoo. After years of planning and fundraising, the park opens its doors to the public Saturday May 9th, and is being called the park that will change Oak Cliff. […]
Health officials around the world are closely monitoring a rare hantavirus outbreak connected to the cruise ship MV Hondius after several passengers became seriously ill during the voyage. So far, five confirmed infections have been identified, and sadly, three passengers have died. The outbreak has been linked to the Andes strain of hantavirus, a rare […]
The 2026 Met Gala embraced inclusivity, featuring disabled, pregnant, and diverse models, challenging fashion's exclusivity.
On Tuesday, a man in Carrollton, Texas, shot 5 people, killing 2 of them after meeting at a shopping center in north Dallas. Carrollton is about 20 miles north of Dallas. This was not a random act of violence. The victims and the suspect knew each other, according to Roberto Arredondo, the Carrollton police chief. […]
A Collin County jury has sentenced a Denton man to 50 years in prison without the possibility of parole after convicting him of continuous sexual abuse of a severely autistic child. Marty Duwayne Griego, 52, was found guilty on April 22, 2026, for abusing the child over the course of a year, ending when the […]
Whew, Dallas said NOT TODAY. Over the weekend at Dos Equis Pavilion, things got real awkward, real fast when M.I.A. hit the stage opening for Kid Cudi on his Rebel Ragers Tour—and the vibe? Immediately off. Instead of just giving the people what they came for, M.I.A. went into a full-on rant, telling the crowd, […]
Fort Worth’s mayor might be ready for her close-up—but the city? It’s still dealing with real-life plot twists. Mattie Parker recently said she’d “love” to land a cameo on Landman, the hit show created by Taylor Sheridan that’s been filming all over Cowtown. And honestly, it tracks—Fort Worth has basically been a co-star at this […]