Amarillo

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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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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Failure to use crosswalks or intersections were key factors in the deaths of three pedestrians killed this year when they were traversing city streets, police said. In a span of just a few months, two pedestrians were fatally struck by vehicles in a one-block area of South Western Street and a third was killed on […]
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The future superintendent of Amarillo Independent School District will earn less than her predecessor, Rod Schroder, but about $100,000 more than he earned during his first year in the position, according to district contracts. The one-year contract for Dana West, who will begin serving as superintendent in the fall, includes a $235,000 salary and a […]
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Texas Department of Transportation is warning drivers of closures. There will be various closures due to pothole repair on Interstate 40 from the U.S. Highway 287 split to Loop 335/Soncy Road. For the next few weeks, there will be lane closures for ramp construction in the westbound right lane on I-40 between the Coulter and […]
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Amarillo Outdoor Expo brought folks and businesses from the Texas Panhandle together Saturday at Amarillo Civic Center Complex to explore what’s new in hunting, fishing and the like. “It’s just an event where people who like the outdoors or like to see what’s going around the Panhandle can come out and sample some of the […]
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Goodwill Industries of North Texas has issued a statement, saying it cannot comment on a pending lawsuit alleging one of its workers raped and impregnated a mentally handicapped co-worker. The rape allegation is detailed in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Potter County by Donna Ricketts on behalf of daughter Gloria Ann Ricketts and a minor […]
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Western artist Kenneth Wyatt celebrated his 85th birthday Friday at his new Amarillo gallery while showing a rare, original portrait series of Jesus and his 12 disciples. “We’ve never shown the originals,” Wyatt said. “I never had seen them all together myself. They’ve been in my safe all these years. We decided as a treat […]
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center has received more than $1 million for veterans to pursue an accelerated bachelor’s degree in nursing. The Health Resources and Services Administration gave the School of Nursing Veteran to Bachelor of Science in Nursing program $1.04 million to create an accelerated degree program for veterans. read more (Source)
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Amarillo and the surrounding areas have a slight chance of rainfall this weekend with warm temperatures. “That pattern hasn’t changed much so we should see showers and thunderstorms develop in the afternoon today,” said Randy Bowers, National Weather Service Amarillo meteorologist. “But not everybody is going to see rainfall. A lot of locations are going […]
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