Child Protective Services has fired four regional directors as it looks to overhaul operations following years of complaints that the agency fails to adequately protect children who are abused or neglected. The four directors were terminated this week and a fifth in El Paso opted to retire. The five represent half of CPS’ regional directors…… MORE
Tool, R. Kelly, Danger Mouse Support ‘Blurred Lines’ Appeal
Tool, Rivers Cuomo, R. Kelly, Danger Mouse and members of Earth, Wind & Fire have signed an amicus brief supporting Pharrell and Robin Thicke’s appeal in the “Blurred Lines” copyright case, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In total, 212 musicians attached their names to the brief, including John Oates, Linkin Park, Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump, film composer…… MORE
Watch Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj Work Out In Steamy ‘Side To Side’ Video
Ariana Grande becomes a gym guru in the steamy video for her new single “Side to Side” featuring Nicki Minaj. The pair performed a live version of the video at Sunday night’s MTV Video Music Awards. The clip begins with Grande as a spin class instructor. She performs choreography on top of the bike with her backup dancers until…… MORE
Selena Gomez Taking Career Hiatus After Lupus Diagnosis
A year after revealing her lupus diagnosis, Selena Gomez has decided to take some time off to deal with side effects of the illness, including “anxiety, panic attacks and depression.” The singer and actress recently wrapped up her Revival World Tour in support of her 2015 album Revival. “I want to be proactive and focus on maintaining my…… MORE
Safe Driving: County Commissioners Approve New Weigh Station On 287
Wichita Calls County Commissioners say our roadways are going to be a little safer thanks to a new weigh station. Construction was approved this morning. The proposed weigh station will be on highway 287. DPS officials says the exact location has not been determined but they say it will be west of Iowa Park. There is a…… MORE
Texas Troopers To Increase Patrols Over Labor Day Weekend
Texas troopers will increase patrols over the Labor Day holiday weekend to crack down on drunken drivers and other traffic violators. The Texas Department of Public Safety says the enhanced enforcement period begins Friday and runs through Labor Day next Monday. DPS announced that troopers, during last year’s Labor Day holiday weekend, made 488 DWI…… MORE
Castaway Cove Hopes To Close Season With No Injuries Or Incidents
The Wichita Falls water park known as Castaway Cove is hoping to close it’s 2016 season out with no injuries or incidents. In July, 2015 two young girls were transported to the hospital for minor injuries while riding a tube down the Cliffhanger water slide. The girls were in one of two tubes. According to…… MORE
A War On Ticket Bots, With Mixed Results
Even if Hamilton creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda eliminates every electronic “bot” that scoops up thousands of tickets and helps shady brokers resell them at insane prices, he’s unlikely to make a dent in the scalping market. Stung by reports that one bot sold 20,000 tickets to the popular Broadway show earlier this year, and that scalpers…… MORE
Drake Details ‘Please Forgive Me’ Short Film
Drake announced that his short film Please Forgive Me will arrive on September 30th. The film, co-directed by Anthony Mandler, features new music by Drake’s go-to producer Noah “40” Shebib. The Toronto rapper previously dropped his short film Jungle in 2015 as a preview for his If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late. Although Please Forgive Me promises new music by Shebib, it’s possible…… MORE
Usher Announces New LP ‘Hard II Love,’ Drops Two Tracks
After dropping a string of singles throughout the year, Usher announced on Thursday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live that his new album Hard II Love, the follow-up to 2012’s Looking 4 Myself, would arrive September 16th. “Four years ago, I put an album out, and now, after some ups, some downs … but officially tonight, my new album Hard II Love goes up for pre-order,” Usher…… MORE
