Flash flooding in Amarillo has swamped intersections and underpasses and prompted water rescues Monday night, National Weather Service Amarillo forecaster Cindy Elsenheimer said. The NWS office has received reports of water rescues at Southeast 11th Avenue and South Pierce Street, Southeast Third Avenue and South Buchanan Street, and Interstate 40 and Avondale. NWS has not […]
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Hazard mitigation plan gets provisional FEMA approval
The Amarillo area has received provisional approval for a hazard mitigation plan after a four-year approval process. The multi-jurisdictional plan was approved through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Texas Division of Emergency Management. The plan must be updated and re-approved every five years for Potter and Randall counties to receive hazard mitigation grant […]
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UMC seeks to file own plan in El Paso Children’s bankruptcy
Another wrinkle in the El Paso Children’s Hospital bankruptcy. University Medical Center has asked bankruptcy judge Chris Mott to speed up the process and let the county hospital submit it’s own plan for Children’s. (Source)
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Survey: Change rattling the Catholic Church
English speakers more at ease with the divorced Catholics whose marriages had not been annulled by church still getting the Eucharist. (Source)
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Survey: Change rattling the Catholic Church
English speakers more at ease with the divorced Catholics whose marriages had not been annulled by church still getting the Eucharist. (Source)
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LPD officer injured while on the job now suing suspect
An LPD officer seriously injured in the line of duty now suing the suspected drunk driver who hit him. In the petition Officer Corey Owens claims Jesse Tello was "negligent" and "grossly negligent." Owens suffered disabling injuries in may while directing traffic around a flooded intersection. LPD reports Tello was drunk and speeding when he […]
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Councilman asks city manager for explanation about LPD shakeup
City councilman Victor Hernandez asked the city manager for detailed reasons in writing for the recent administrative shakeup at the Lubbock Police Department. In a Facebook post, the district one councilman says he has asked James Loomis to explain why he demoted now-former Police Chief Roger Ellis to captain. So far, there has been no […]
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Cut It Out: Salons Against Domestic Abuse
“Cut It Out: Salons Against Domestic Abuse” is a nation-wide effort is dedicated to mobilizing salon professionals to fight domestic abuse by building awareness and offering training to recognize warning signs. Nueces County District Attorney Mark Skurka launched the program in Corpus Christi earlier this month. (Source)
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Fire breaks out after barges collide near Galveston
Fire crews have put out a blaze that broke out aboard a barge after it collided with another barge near Galveston. (Source)
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Experts: El Chapo’s RGV impact uncertain
While Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera’s escape from a Mexican maximum-security prison July 11 could mean more violence along the U.S.-Mexico border, the Rio Grande Valley likely won’t experience it, experts said last week. (Source)
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