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Amarillo Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Amarillo, TX.

Results 1 - 20 of 4,288 in Amarillo, TX

  1. Hargrove returns to his roots in LiberalRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Kansas.com

    ... the BeeJays, which has been complicated because of an illness that has weakened his father, Dudley, who lives in Amarillo, Texas. Is Hargrove glad he agreed to return to his roots? You better believe it. Does he miss the big leagues? You better ...

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  2. Suspect in 1989 AMA murder jailed

    7 hrs ago | Amarillo.com

    ... 26. Sotelo-Lara was shot twice in the chest about 1:30 a.m. at his residence at 1126 N. Bluebell St. in Amarillo, according to Globe-News archives. "(Avila) immediately fled to Mexico after the shooting," said Sgt. Kevin Dockery with the ...

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  3. Amarillo parks get new playgroundsRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Amarillo.com

    ... RGH will complete the updates this week, and the opening is scheduled for around Friday. Roberto Rodriguez / Amarillo Globe-News Alamo Bros. Concrete co-owner Juan Alamo, right, and his employees Jose Barbosa, from left, and Julian Ortiz lay ...

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  4. Book looks at small-town religionRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Amarillo.com

    ... in his first book. The Pulitzer Prize winner's 1997 memoir, "All Over But the Shoutin'," is the first book in Amarillo College's Common Reader program. This fall, each incoming freshman will get a free copy of the book, and when possible, AC ...

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  5. Amarillo escapes coffee closingsRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Amarillo.com

    Starbucks Corp. has named all 600 company-owned stores it plans to close, including 57 in Texas. But Amarillo's six existing stores will not be closing, according to the closure list. A Starbucks spokeswoman said she had no information about two ...

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    Related Topix: Drink, Coffee, Restaurant Management, Starbucks

  6. Las Fiestas de AmarilloRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Amarillo.com

    For its 28th annual Las Fiestas de Amarillo, Our Lady of Guadalupe is expecting a great turn out.

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  7. Mary Catherine Brewer SappingtonRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | Marion Star

    AMARILLO, Texas - Mary Catherine Brewer Sappington, age 81, of Amarillo, died on Sunday, July 6, 2008.

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  8. Shooting Suspect Has History With ViolenceRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | MyHighPlains.com

    ... the Texas Department of Corrections jail in December last year, there were domestic violence problems. They say Amarillo Police have at least one prior case between the two. Lieutenant Gary Trupe says if it weren't for witnesses standing up to Lo, ...

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  9. Quadruple shooting update

    10 hrs ago | KVII-TV Amarillo

    Amarillo police have new information into the man who was allegedly behind Thursday night's quadruple shooting that sent four people to the hospital, including his wife.

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  10. Texas jobless rate drops slightly in JuneRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | KVII-TV Amarillo

    ... in Texas, with revised May numbers in parentheses. The local figures are not seasonally adjusted. Abilene 4.0 (3.5) Amarillo 3.6 (3.1) Austin-Round Rock 4.2 (3.7) Beaumont-Port Arthur 6.3 (5.6) Brownsville-Harlingen 6.8 (6.0) College Station-Bryan ...

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  11. Quadruple shooting suspect in custodyRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | KVII-TV Amarillo

    Friday, July 18, 2008 at 9:18 a.m. Amarillo Police have a shooting suspect in custody.

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    Related Topix: Amarillo Metro, Potter County, TX

  12. Grilling on the Sky Studio, Lobsterfest EditionRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | MyHighPlains.com

    The Amarillo Area Adult Literacy Council's 24th Annual Lobsterfest is Saturday, July 26.

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  13. CRP restraining order continued; USDA, wildlife group asked to compromiseRead the original story

    17 hrs ago | The Country Today

    ... country. Some ranchers wrote that they had already moved their cattle onto the conservation land. Bill O'Brien, an Amarillo, Texas, cattle producer, said he spent $50,000 on fencing and drilling wells for the cattle when the judge halted the ...

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    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Washington, IN, US News, United States Department of Agriculture

  14. Our Commitment to Buckle Up by Chief Greg Cade, U.S. Fire AdministratorRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | Fire Engineering

    ... of you already know, and many others should know, firefighter Christopher Brian Hunton, age 27, was a member of the Amarillo Texas fire department for one year. On April 23, 2005 he fell out of his fire truck responding to an alarm; he died two days ...

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  15. Sunflower Electric calls air-permit case ruling 'good news'Read the original story

    18 hrs ago | Platts

    ... two 700-MW units and will buy 100 MW of the other unit's output, while Golden Spread Electric Cooperative of Amarillo, Texas, has said it will own a 400-MW stake in one of the units. For similar news, request a free trial to Platts Electric Power ...

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  16. Divorce may haved lead to shootingsRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | Amarillo.com

    ... divorce may have led to the shootings Thursday that left four people in critical condition with gunshot wounds. Amarillo police Lt. Gary Trupe said investigators believe the gunman, whose name has not been released by police, was in the process of ...

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  17. 2007 UFO sightings up in CanadaRead the original story

    Yesterday | Unexplained Mysteries

    ... Canada. Source: Canadian Press Who are the people who have seen a UFO ? Helen rhine was 16 when she saw a UFO in Amarillo, Texas. She had just finished watching a lunar eclipse at 2 a.m. one day in 1958. Suddenly, she saw three lights traveling ...

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  18. Ron Shock's a stand-up guy now, but road was bumpyRead the original story

    Yesterday | Las Vegas Sun

    ... His slow drawl pegs him as a native of the Southwest. He was born in Albuquerque and raised in cities such as Amarillo, Texas, and Oklahoma City. His father was a traveling salesman, his mother a staunch Catholic who couldn't handle her rebellious ...

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  19. Caution urged for boatersRead the original story

    Yesterday | Amarillo.com

    ... US, a Virginia-based nonprofit group that pushes education and research of the boating industry But the 30-year-old Amarillo High School assistant principal's death spotlights a macabre legacy involving Texas lakes and rivers. Last year, there were ...

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  20. 4 shot on the east side

    Yesterday | Amarillo.com

    Amarillo emergency personnel attend to a shooting victim at the scene of a double shooting Thursday in the 1000 block of South Bagarry Street.

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    Related Topix: Potter County, TX, Violent Crime