Beyoncé delivered an emotional speech to Hurricane Harvey evacuees Friday at Houston’s St. John’s Church. “This today is a celebration of survival,” Beyoncé told her hometown crowd. “Y’all are my family. Houston is my home. I thank God that y’all are safe, that your children are safe. The things that really matter are your health…… MORE
Volunteers Still Needed For Disaster Relief
American Red Cross organizers in North Texas said more volunteers are needed, not supplies, to help with disaster relief efforts as Hurricane Irma approaches Florida. The Red Cross reserved half of its national resources after Hurricane Harvey in anticipation of more disasters. One Texoma woman, Brenda Carpenter, is answering that call for help. She signed up…… MORE
Wilbarger County Sheriff’s Office Now Using Pepper Guns
The Wilbarger County Sheriff’s Office has a new tool that will give deputies an upper hand when suspects put up a struggle. It is a Centurion LE Pepper Gun and the office is the first in North Texas to have them. The pepper gun sends a blast of red pepper stronger than the average pepper…… MORE
143 Million Americans Potentially Exposed In Equifax Data Breach
Equifax, which monitors credit, said Thursday a security breach could potentially affect 143 million U.S. customers. In a news release, the company said “criminals exploited a web application” to gain access to files that include names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and some driver’s license numbers; 209,000 credit card numbers and personal ID information on 182,000…… MORE
Texoma Salvation Army Helping Fund Harvey Relief Efforts
Salvation Army relief efforts have intensified after Harvey as waters continue to recede and evaporate making new areas of Southeast Texas more accessible. They’re using mobile feeding units to help feed those displaced in over 13 different counties. Major Sharma Green and her husband, Robert, work for the Wichita Falls/Wichita County Salvation Army, but for the past…… MORE
DoubleTree Hotel About To Become A Reality
Wichita Falls city leaders have been uncertain about the future of a full-service hotel and conference center next to the MPEC. But the project is back on track, and about to become a reality. For six to eight months Wichita Falls has worked with Gatehouse Capital to get all the funding in place for the…… MORE
WFPD Investigating Attempted Abduction Near Schools
Wichita Falls Police Department is investigating an abduction attempt on a minor that happened on 4600 block of Mistletoe, near Jefferson Elementary and Rider High School on Monday. The father of the victim said a man tried to force his daughter into a car while she was walking. The young girl fought the man off after…… MORE
Azealia Banks Announces North American Tour
Azealia Banks is hitting the road starting October 3. Banks will take her talents to a bevy of cities including Dallas, Chicago and Atlanta as part of her North American Tour. Last year, she released her Slay-Z mixtape and since then has flooded the hip-hop circuit with a barrage of tracks including “Escapades,” of which she released three different versions. Read more about Banks’ tour…… MORE
Kelly Clarkson Teases New Single, ‘Love So Soft’
Hopefully you weren’t too distracted by the hot dogs and burgers on Monday to notice that Kelly Clarkson revealed that she’s prepping her first new single in two years. Clarkson dropped the news in a moody black and white teaser video featuring a soaring gospel choir, close-up images of singers Bridget Sarai, Nicole Hurst and Jessi Collins, a single…… MORE
Harvey Relief Telethon: Beyonce, Blake Shelton, George Strait and Barbra Streisand Join Star-Studded Benefit
ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and CMT have joined forced to air a Hurricane Harvey relief telethon, it was announced today. George Clooney, Beyonce, Oprah Winfrey, Barbra Streisand and Reese Witherspoon are among the stars set to appear on the broadcast, set for September 12 at 8pm ET. Houston rapper Bun B and Scooter Braun organized…… MORE
