Amarillo News Archives

Tascosa High School was temporarily locked down Wednesday when someone in Gothic clothing was seen on campus carrying what appeared to be a weapon. via Plainview Daily Herald

“It was definitely weather-related”

Three people were killed in crashes on Panhandle roads left snow-covered today by an early morning storm. via Amarillo.com

Police are blaming blowing snow and slick spots for a chain collision involving 24 to 30 vehicles on Interstate 40 eastbound in Amarillo. via KVIA-TV El Paso

Police still are looking for a man who robbed a local credit union Tuesday. Amarillo police received a panic alarm at 1:03 p.m. Tuesday at Amarillo Community Federal Credit Union, 4515 S. Georgia St., said Cpl. via Amarillo.com

“It was going pretty good when we got here. The front of the house was fully involved and burned pretty extensively”

Amarillo firefighters battle a blaze shortly after 3:30 p.m. Monday at a house at 1607 S. Jackson St. via Amarillo.com

“I never would have expected it. This is just off the wall.”

Members of the Amarillo Police block off the street Tuesday around the Sungate Apartments looking for a man after he fired a rifle after police tried to serve him with a warrant. via Amarillo.com

At 1:03pm a man walked into the Amarillo Community Federal Credit Union. He approached a teller, showed her a note, and demanding money in certain denominations. via KVII-TV Amarillo

“Some memories don't need to be brought back up.”

Thirteen days short of 13 years ago, the anguish of one of Midland's worst murder cases came back Monday with news that the rapist-killer had died in prison. via MyWestTexas.com

An Amarillo man died over the weekend after being involved in a fight at a local strip club. via MyHighPlains.com

“It was going pretty good when we got here. The front of the house was fully involved”

Firefighters battle a house fire at 1607 Jackson on Monday afternoon. A woman and a baby escaped unharmed from a burning house Monday afternoon. via Amarillo.com

“It makes them a better house dog. They don't mark territory.”

Michael Schumacher / Amarillo Globe-News An animal control officer escorts a dangerous animal into a hold pen Monday at the Animal Control center on South Osage Street. via Amarillo.com

Man gives - beer run' a whole new meaning via The Canyon News, Canyon, Texas

The Canyon Fire Department battled a grass fire this afternoon on Washington Street between Canyon and Amarillo. via MyHighPlains.com

Violation of probation, theft between $1,500 and $20,000: Roy Deleon, 42, of Midland was arrested Wednesday by Midland County deputies in the 400 block of West Dormard Avenue on 10 charges of violation of ... via MyWestTexas.com

One Amarillo family is homeless after a fire burned their house down this weekend. via KVII-TV Amarillo

“That's probably going to have to come from Potter (County) and Randall County to approve.”

Amarillo city commissioners approved installing red-light cameras at five intersections Tuesday after debating whether the cameras will increase rear-end vehicle collisions for a period of time. via Amarillo.com

“Wrangler Unlimited sticks to its core values - ' freedom, adventure, mastery and authenticity but expands the Jeep experience to a broader range of customers who always wanted a Wrangler, but also wanted more space and versatility”

"It's a Jeep thing. You wouldn't understand." I laughed when I first saw that windshield decal a few years ago. via Mississauga

“These guys have burned nearly every bridge and run out of people to take advantage of, but they can find them in Amarillo, Texas”

Don Lane, pastor of the downtown Citychurch, has seen, counseled and worked with the homeless and their families virtually every day for 12 years. via Amarillo.com

“I think that is a very good intersection to at least experiment with. Whether it will work or not, I don't know”

The Amarillo City Commission has heard a number of presentations on the effectiveness of red light cameras in the city. via KVII-TV Amarillo

The first bust Thursday morning was the largest. Troopers found 750 pounds of marijuana worth almost $316,000 in the cargo area of a motor home during a traffic stop near Vega just before 8 a.m. Two men were ... via KCBD-TV Lubbock

“We can't change the tax structure, as an agency. And we also shouldn't be letting people think everything's fine, and it isn't.”

Posted on 01/20/2008 8:05:01 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks The Texas Department of Transportation says it can't afford to build new roads without more funds, but a Panhandle lawmaker called the move an ... via Free Republic

The man who died in a one-vehicle accident Friday night on the West Interstate 40 access road was Brandon Wayne Lowe, confirmed Haven Dysart, Potter County justice of the peace. via Amarillo.com

“We feel pretty comfortable and confident that it does appear to be a homicide”

The death of an Amarillo woman whose body was found behind an east Amarillo bar Friday morning marked the city's first homicide investigation of the year. via Amarillo.com

“My heart just stopped as soon as I saw it”

Amarillo emergency personnel work the scene of a single fatality of a 30-year-old man involved in a one car rollover accident Friday at 3420 W. Interstate 40 on the access road. via Amarillo.com

“Everything went like clockwork.”

Two families who crossed paths during an I-40, 80-vehicle pile up near Amarillo, Texas, on Dec. via Chanute Tribune

“I put this one together based on my idea of what a wine bar should be”

Friday, January 18, 2008 Story last updated at 1/17/2008 - 10:19 pm Dwayne Westmoreland had trouble shopping for wine he liked. via Lubbock Avalanche

Betty Bivins passed away Wednesday. Bivins was born and raised in Amarillo, graduating as Valedictorian from Amarillo High School in 1937. via KVII-TV Amarillo

“Once our investigation is complete, the appropriate action will be taken. At this point, we can't comment any further than that.”

Police are investigating claims that an Amarillo High School teacher had improper contact with a student. via Amarillo.com

“What we've done here is save the taxpayers a lot of money. We would rather have tried the case, but after talking to the alleged victim, we decided it was in the best interest of everyone that we reach an agreement that everybody could count on.”

Lockney Justice of the Peace Michelle Araujo drew 10 years probation and a $5,000 fine after pleading guilty Tuesday to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the shooting of her husband. via Plainview Daily Herald

“He thought he may have had a warrant and he had a weapon in the vehicle”

A Kansas man was apprehended Tuesday evening after leading law enforcement on a high-speed car chase that at times exceeded 140 mph through portions of three counties east of Amarillo. via Amarillo.com

Police are still looking for a man who robbed three ladies in the parking lot of Kohl's Sunday afternoon. via KVII-TV Amarillo

“I just stayed with him until the police got here”

An unidentified man explains to Amarillo Police Sgt. Ephraim Contreras what he witnessed of the stabbing on Saturday at the crime scene in the 1000 block of East Amarillo Boulevard. via Amarillo.com

Michael Schumacher / Amarillo Globe-News A multi-vehicle wreck at South Western Street and Southwest 21st Avenue closed several lanes of traffic Friday, causing congestion and delays along Western. via Amarillo.com

Amarillo Police need your help finding the two suspects that fired a single shot at them last night. via MyHighPlains.com

“We'd prefer to get a restaurant there”

Michael Schumacher / Amarillo Globe-News Demolition is set to begin at the former Hastings Store on Georgia Street and Wolflin Avenue, as security fencing and heavy equipment from Grant Construction are on site ... via Amarillo.com

“Whenever the threat is stopped, we stop.”

A Potter County Grand Jury on Thursday cleared two Amarillo Police Department officers for their actions in the Christmas Day shooting of Duane Schneider, 47th District Attorney Randall Sims said at a news ... via Amarillo.com

“I think we need to know something about what the salary range is ... and the scope of the work.”

A proposal to reorganize a downtown Amarillo revitalization panel drew lengthy discussion Thursday from directors of an entity designed to help fund the revamp. via Amarillo.com

A new Community Fund initiative launched by the Amarillo Area Foundation in June 2007 has garnered a total of $4. 5 million for the benefit of participating area communities, including Tulia, Silverton and ... via Plainview Daily Herald

After breaking into a home and assaulting an Amarillo homeowner while claiming to be a police officer. via KVII-TV Amarillo

Attorneys for Potter County Sheriff Mike Shumate and former chief deputy Ken Farren will be in court Friday. via Amarillo.com

The Randall County Criminal District Attorney's Office on Tuesday filed four additional charges against the man accused of sexually assaulting a woman after abducting her from a Wal-Mart parking lot Sunday. via Amarillo.com

The Amarillo Police Department is investigating two early morning drive-by shootings. via KVII-TV Amarillo

AMARILLO, Texas, JAN. 8, 2008 .- Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Bishop John Yanta, 76, as bishop of Amarillo, Texas, and named San Antonio Auxiliary Bishop Patrick Zurek, 59, to succeed him. via Zenit

“It was a tremendous workload on those dispatchers”

Emergency personnel from both Potter and Randall counties, plus Amarillo Fire and Police, converged on the scene of a major pileup on Dec. via Amarillo.com

Amarillo police Monday arrested a man suspected of robbing and sexually assaulting a woman after abducting her from a Wal-Mart parking lot Sunday. via Amarillo.com

Police believe they caught the man who's been robbing women in Amarillo parking lots. via MyHighPlains.com

“There's no specifics for each one, there's always something different.”

Amarillo Police and Amarilo Fire Department crews attend the scene of a shooting at 1419 Tennant St. via Amarillo.com

An unidentified man was taken to Northwest Texas Hospital with serious injuries after he was hit by a car at about 6 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of East Amarillo Boulevard and North Grant Street. via Amarillo.com

Amarillo police booked three men into Potter County Jail on suspicion of robbery and aggravated robbery. via Amarillo.com

“But I am not surprised he filed. I've been through this before.”

Since 2002, when the GOP became the majority party in the Texas Legislature, Rep. via Amarillo.com

The driver of a car involved in a fatal accident Christmas night remains in life threatening condition. via KVII-TV Amarillo

“Helium's use in science is extremely broad but its most important use is as a coolant”

In America, helium is running out of gas.The element that lifts things like balloons, spirits and voice ranges is being depleted so rapidly in the world's largest reserve, outside of Amarillo, Tex., that ... via PhysOrg Weblog

“I voted it. I think it's logical”

Two 2007 homicide investigations may fall under a new Texas law called the Castle Doctrine. via Amarillo.com

Amarillo's Municipal Court announces new hours. Starting Thursday, the court will extend their Thursday working hours from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. They're also adding a new 6 p.m. court time on Thursdays. via MyHighPlains.com

The weather is to blame for an accident that killed a San Antonio girl. It happened Thursday night just south of the Canadian River Bridge. via KVII-TV Amarillo

“We know how many meals are served (now) through the Senior Nutrition Program”

In what was predicted to be a tough year for fundraising, the United Way of Amarillo & Canyon surpassed its lofty $5 million goal. via Amarillo.com

“He understands that to get some of these things started, you might have to expect less of a return on the front end.”

Amarillo National Bank president Richard Ware laid out a blueprint for downtown development as the head of the Amarillo Downtown Development Committee. via Amarillo.com