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Don’t Forget I-30 in Arlington Closed from Collins to 161

Don’t Forget I-30 in Arlington Closed from Collins to 161

ALL LANES CLOSED East & West Bound till 5am MONDAY This will affect traffic through Arlington and Grand Prairie.  Crews will demolish the old outdated bridge on 360 Frontage Road that runs over I-30 in Arlington. I-30 in Arlington and Grand Prairie to be closed all weekend https://t.co/XI2fzOqgSk pic.twitter.com/zTOjK7kjPc — WFAA (@wfaa) November 10, 2018 I-30…

Lowe’s Closing 51 Stores in North America

Lowe’s Closing 51 Stores in North America

20 stores in the United States and 31 stores in Canada will close.   One store in DFW located in Irving  at 3500 West Airport Frwy.  Closures will begin Feb 1st 2019. Lowe’s operates over 2,000 stores in North America.  Could this be just the beginning of more closures?!?  FULL STORY:  HERE “While decisions that impact our…

Texas Couple Killed in Helicopter Crash After Wedding

Texas Couple Killed in Helicopter Crash After Wedding

 Sam Houston State University, said Will Byler and Bailee Ackerman Byler were killed when the helicopter departing their wedding crashed north of Uvalde Saturday. The couple were both seniors at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville.  Texas DPS troopers, Game Wardens, and the Uvalde Fire Department found the wrecked aircraft before sunrise Sunday. MORE STORY:  HERE Newly…

No Powerball Winner; Jackpot Jumps to $750 Million

No Powerball Winner; Jackpot Jumps to $750 Million

No one has won the Powerball jackpot since Aug. 11th, no tickets matched all the numbers on Wed  Night.  Next Drawing is Saturday Night. Match 5 out 5 numbers and Powerball = $750M Match 5 out 5 without matching Powerball = $1M Match 4 of 5 and match Powerball = $50,000 Match 4 of 5…

Ticket Sold in South Carolina Won Mega Millions

Ticket Sold in South Carolina Won Mega Millions

It was a record-breaking jackpot $1.6 BILLION with Cash Option of $913 Million (of course that’s before taxes)   There were as many as five tickets that matched 5 of the 6 winning numbers: Worth $1 Million. WE HAVE A WINNER: At least one winning ticket with all 6 numbers was sold for the record #MegaMillions…

No Powerball Winner Jackpot Jumps $620 Million

No Powerball Winner Jackpot Jumps $620 Million

MEGA MILLIONS has now reached an all-time record.  Thinking cash option = $904 MILLION.  Powerball cash option $354.3 MILLION Powerball's jackpot grew to $620 million after there were no winners in Saturday's drawing https://t.co/DOt5MspHME pic.twitter.com/JNyc7YxHxr — CBS News (@CBSNews) October 21, 2018 Powerball and Mega Millions combined jackpot hits $2 billion after there were no…

No Winning Ticket for $1 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot

No Winning Ticket for $1 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot

No ticket sold matched all the numbers so TUE NIGHT will be next Mega Millions drawing for $1.6 BILLION (Cash Option $904M). Want another chance, there is POWERBALL $470 Million, next drawing is Saturday Night. If there is no jackpot winner for tonight’s $1 BILLION #MegaMillions drawing, the jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing will be an…

Freed’s Furniture Closing After 80 Years

Freed’s Furniture Closing After 80 Years

Family-owned and operated Freed’s Furniture announced they are closing their doors after 80 years in the furniture business.  On a flier that was sent out to preferred customers:  “After four generations of serving northern Texas, we have one final thing to say … Thank you for your friendship and loyal patronage.   The Dallas location on…

Nearly $1 Billion for Mega Millions Jackpot at $970M

Nearly $1 Billion for Mega Millions Jackpot at $970M

t’s the largest Mega Millions jackpot EVER!!!!! . The largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history was a $1.586  BILLION and that happened in January 2016 for Powerball Jackpot.  If you play for Friday Night’s Jackpot, . . .after taxes, the average Annual payment will be $24,573,333 for 30 years, OR Cash Option of  $416,936,000. JUST IN: Mega…

Kleenex Will Re-Brand ‘Mansize’ After Receiving Complaints

Kleenex Will Re-Brand ‘Mansize’ After Receiving Complaints

Kimberly-Clark company will re-brand the Kleenex to say ‘Extra Large’ —- No, we are NOT JOKING! The company says that following a “consistent increase of complaints on gender concern” the product will now be called “Kleenex Extra Large.” Packages for the tissues describe them as “confidently strong” and “comfortingly soft.” The company says that following a…

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Keep Those Texas Babies Reading

Keep Those Texas Babies Reading

Getting our kids to read in the summer can sometimes be challenging but there are lots of teacher approved ideas and incentive programs available to keep them on track! They can earn game tokens from our Friends at Chuck E Cheese who has tons of rewards ideas for being a good student and a good…