Morning Show News

Summer is sweeter with lemonade, beautiful smiles and community support!  ~ Starlene Stringer

Like pancakes & love a bargain?! IHOP is offering pancakes for 58¢ today. Enjoy!  ~ Starlene Stringer

Congratulations to DFW's own, Breez Carver. The 13-year-old recently appeared on America's Got Talent. She danced to “Piece by Piece” by Kelly Clarkson and received a standing ovation from the crowd and praises from all four judges! (NBC photo credit/ DMN)  ~ Starlene Stringer

A 14-year-old girl from Harvey, Louisiana, won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Zaila Avant-garde is the first African American to win the contest in its 96-year history! BTW, Frisco's Chaitra Thummala, was runner-up. #GirlPower Congrats to them both! ~ Starlene Stringer

An animal care facility in Wichita Falls is gaining national attention due to a post on its social media page. The snapshot of a husky and an animal care officer has had about 30,000 comments, not about adopting the dog. People were talking about how great the animal care officer looks. Zackry Majewski was on Ellen yesterday talking about his newfound popularity. The cool thing is she donated lots of toys and treats to all the animals still waiting to be adopted. ~ Starlene Stringer

If there was a flamingo in your house, you might panic. But not Peggy Garrison. She loved it! The 75-year-old has been collecting flamingo items for years. For this Texan in the final stages of cancer, having a real flamingo in her home was a dream come true! ~ Starlene Stringer

There's a baby boom going on around here! A hundred babies were recently born at a Fort Worth hospital in just 91 hours. Take a look!

Have your 4th of July outfit picked out? If so, you’re not alone. Checkout these adorable babies in the neonatal ICU at Methodist Dallas Medical Center all dressed up in their patriotic hats for their first Independence Day!  ~ Starlene Stringer

Need a new BFF? Dallas Animal Services is offering FREE pet adoptions this Fourth of July weekend! ~ Starlene Stringer

Free fun for teens in Dallas! The City of Dallas is offering 12-17 year old residents an All Access Pass to get into museums, parks, the Dallas Zoo, Dallas Arboretum, Bahama Beach Waterpark, Southern Skates Roller Rink and 43 local rec centers for free in July. They even get parking passes and tickets for family members too. This is awesome! ~ Starlene Stringer