Rickey Smiley Morning Show

Here’s more proof that Collin County boasts some of the richest cities in the country. A new survey by Portfolio.com/bizjournals  found that Frisco, Plano, Allen and McKinney ranked in the top 100 most affluent American cities with populations of at least 75,000 people. Frisco was ranked 27th in the nation with an average income of […]

by BY JASON WHITELY / WFAA-TV DALLAS – American Airlines said an e-mail scam is circulating online offering $50 and 25,000 AAdvantage miles for clicking on a link, logging in to the airline’s website, and responding to a five-question survey. “We do see these phishing e-mails from time to time,” said Marcy Letourneau, American Airlines […]

Comedian Aziz Ansari’s is working on a mixtape based on his “Raaaaaaaaandy” character from the film Funny People with Dave Sitek from the band TV On The Radio and some of your favorite rappers are causing the mixtape to be delayed…

by REBECCA LOPEZ / WFAA-TV The newest ways for kids to get a high or a low are perfectly legal and easily accessible. But some experts say they could be precursors to more serious drugs. Joey Slate, 15,  is a recovering drug user living at Phoenix House, a substance abuse rehabilitation center.  He knows what […]

by JONATHAN BETZ / WFAA-TV DALLAS — All Texas homes and businesses are slowly being switched over to “smart” electric meters. The technology lets power suppliers and consumers track usage by remote control. Oncor Electric Delivery has only installed about 740,000 of the 3.4 million smart meters planned for much of North and Central Texas, […]

After promising the songstress a horse and her own parking space, Wanda Sykes finally got Sade on her talk show.

by GARY REAVES / WFAA-TV A mother forced to leave her children behind in a place where people are murdered for belonging to a different tribe. That has been Lucy Mashua’s life for the last four years but all that changed on Friday.

Dallas County Judge Jim Foster has called on District Attorney Craig Watkins to oust embattled Constable Jaime Cortes from office through a rarely used civil removal process in state law. Foster and his allies on the Commissioners Court are seeking a way to respond to the results of an investigative report released last week that […]

Drank, the anti-energy drink sold at convenience stores, is generating concern among Dallas-area mental health experts who say it’s made to resemble popular illegal homemade cough syrup concoctions known as “purple drank.” Representatives of several groups – including Mental Health America of Greater Dallas, the Greater Dallas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse and the […]

The wife of televangelist Benny Hinn has filed for divorce from the high-profile pastor, whose reputation as an advocate of prosperity gospel has attracted millions of followers and criticism from lawmakers and watchdog groups over his lavish lifestyle. Hinn’s ministry is based in Grapevine. Suzanne Hinn filed the papers in Orange County Superior Court on […]

Comedian, satirist, pundit and NewsOne blogger Elon James White, host of the critically acclaimed web series “This Week in Blackness” refers to himself as a #BrunchMaster.

There are a lot of things that we all take for granted as being commonly known facts. This Week in Blackness’ host Elon James White wrote a few #BlackFacts in a Twitter Discussion and decided to share it with you.