Amarillo News Archives

Pamela Root gives her son, Adam, an afternoon snack in the kitchen on Thursday, Oct.

Kids will be kids, but one cranky 2-year-old was acting too much his age for a Southwest Airlines flight crew who kicked him off a plane getting ready to leave for San Jose.

A Texas lawmaker has vowed to challenge a 1970s-era Texas law that allows parents to show "harmful material" to their children.

A 1970s-era Texas law that allows parents to show "harmful material" to their children has come under fire after a prosecutor said he couldn't file charges against a man accused of forcing his 8- and 9-year-old daughters to watch hardcore online pornography.

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has been asked for an opinion on a state law that a Dallas-area woman says allowed her ex-husband to show the couplea s children pornography.

I t's called the A A marillo A Enterprize A C hallenge, a program funded by the A Amarillo Economic Development Corporation.

Randall County commissioners named James Amerson today to be the first full-time chief of the county fire department.

The case of two Winkler County nurses is being moved to some-where outside Winkler County and an indictment has been quashed.

A single-vehicle accident in northeast Potter County late Sunday night killed a Canyon teenager and sent five others to the hospital.

The ambulance you take when there's an emergency could be under new ownership. Right now, the service in Amarillo is run by Northwest Texas Hospital.

Amarillo police found 9 pounds of marijuana and arrested three men Wednesday after searching a Julian Boulevard apartment.

More than 50 followers of spiritual guru James Arthur Ray had just endured five strenuous days of fasting, sleep-deprivation and mind-altering breathing exercises when he led them into a sweat lodge ceremony.

Five of nine people involved in an alleged counterfeiting scheme in Amarillo pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday.

You're calling 911. You're in trouble. You get someone on the phone who asks you the "nature of your emergency." You say you've fallen and maybe broken something.

Amarillo police arrested a 21-year-old man Monday for his alleged role in an aggravated robbery of a fast-food restaurant early Monday.

TheA cowboy spirit of A the OK Corral andA chasing outlaws is alive and well in Amarillo this week.

Amarillo ISD Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees 6:00 PM, Tuesday, October 20, 2009 Board Room, Amarillo ISD Education Support Center, 7200 Interstate 40 West, Amarillo, TX 79106 The subjects to be discussed or considered or upon which any formal action may be taken are as listed below.

Amarillo Police are investigating a shooting that happened at the A Wienerschnitzel located at 600 Amarillo Blvd.

Republican Candidate Debra Medina will be in town Monday for a Town Hall Meeting.

Back in June Kelly Perez suffered an unexpected brain aneurysm and has been in a Dallas hospital since then.

An Amarillo man has pleaded guilty to intoxication assault in a Jan. 10 accident that injured two people.

If you haven't had your flu shot you may be out of luck. Many Amarillo Pharmacy's are out and don't know when they'll get their next shipment.

TheA Amarillo Police DepartmentA hosted their annual volunteer appreciationA lunch today.

Papa Roach and Jet announced plans for a co-headlining winter tour Tuesday that kicks off on October 25 in Amarillo, Texas.

William John "Bill" Oleson passed away on October 10, 2009 after a lengthy illness.

Consulting firms gauging demand for an indoor aquatics center in Amarillo are conducting random telephone surveys about the possibility.

The 7th Court of Appeals has rejected the appeal of an Amarillo man convicted of manslaughter in a 2007 shooting death.

A freeze warning has been issued in the Oklahoma Panhandle while flood warnings in the eastern part of the state have been extended.

The Amarillo Hispanic Chamber of Commerce partied Thursday night with its annual Flavors of Amarillo and Mariachi Festival.

Richard Elliot is the Principal Organist for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and he isA A in town to host a concert at the Saint Andrews Episcopal Church tomorrow night atA 7pm.

The Amarillo Economic Development Corporation granted approval of a project to addA 125 new jobs here in town.

Blood was flowing from the severed artery on Amy Leonard's wrist. Just moments before a window had fallen and shattered as she tried to enter her home through a window after locking her keys inside.

Originally published October 6, 2009 at 8:07 p.m., updated October 6, 2009 at 10:56 p.m. AMARILLO, Texas a ' A suspect who authorities say fled from a state trooper, triggering a manhunt and the lockdown of three Texas schools, was in custody Tuesday facing extradition to Colorado to face drug charges.

Officials have locked down three Amarillo schools today while state troopers and police search for a wanted man.

A new face and a new concept in movie watching may be making its way to A A marillo.

Texas Republicans have one less intraparty fight to worry about now that the chairwoman of the state party has announced she's stepping aside.

After several months in which the American economy flashed tentative signs of improvement, a sobering report on the national job market released on Friday amplified worries that a lengthy period of lean times lay ahead.

Shantel McBee, holding 3-month-old Milli, and her husband, Kevin McBee, had a cat that was picked up by animal control.

A Potter County grand jury Wednesday determined the actions of an Amarillo police officer who shot an armed man during a tense standoff were justified.