Potter County News

One candidate ran away from the pack in his precinct while in another precinct, four contenders battled to a near draw, but in both races, Randall County voters were clear in their backing of active constables.

Leon Church unseated incumbent Joe Kirkwood in Tuesday's Republican primary to become the Precinct 3 Potter County commissioner, according to unofficial election results.

Only 37 had voted through the first 2A1 2 hours Tuesday morning at Precinct 123 at Austin Middle School, 1808 Wimberly Road, as voters cast ballots in Texas primary races.

An Oklahoma woman was arrested on a drug charge Monday after deputies found about $90,000 worth of methamphetamine in her SUV, authorities said.

I was struck by something this morning as I was looking in the paper at the Randall and Potter County polling places.

A Potter County jury sentenced an Amarillo man to 50 years in prison Thursday after convicting him of aggravated sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl.

Friday morning, law enforcement and first responders from at least 13 different agencies cooperated in a training simulation on the West Texas A&M University campus to prepare for a "worst case scenario" of a "shooter" on campus.

A few residents of the Prairie West addition in Bushland were evacuated from their homes Saturday morning during an incident that began with one of their neighbors firing a gun, police said.

According to police, Ashley Stauder, 21, and Michael Bailey, 25, of Amarillo, were both booked into the Potter County Detention Center for burglary.

A New Mexico woman is in jail on felony marijuana possession charges after Amarillo police searched her car Saturday and found 275 pounds of marijuana, Sgt.

The following are the names, ages, charges and dates of alleged offenders indicted or re-indicted May 9, as released Friday by the 47th District Clerk's Office: Please Note: You may have disabled JavaScript and/or CSS.

Amarillo Police Department , Amarillo Police Officers Association,A Potter County Sheriff's Office , andA Randall County Sheriff's Office , along with other organizations will host a benefit for Sgt.

Convicted felon Fabian Tankesly is in a race against the clock and the odds for a second chance and a seat on the Potter County Commission.

The house at 22 Carnoustie Lane is for sale for $1.9 million. Potter-Randall Appraisal District officials value the 5,902-square-foot La Paloma residence at $1,195,988. The house at 6 Westminster Circle has the highest appraisal value in Potter and Randall counties.

The child custody case of an Amarillo woman and her Algerian ex-husband has led federal authorities on an international hunt to track down the couple's child, according to federal court records.

The following are the names, ages, charges and dates of alleged offenses indicted or re-indicted May 2, as released Friday by the 47th District Clerk's Office: Carmen Hernandez Jr., 21, theft - more than $1,500 but less than $20,000, June 1 through June 6, 2011 Eric Ontario Smith, 35, two indictments - unlawful possession of a firearm and ... (more)

"My mom was good to her family," Robert Scott, 49, of Amarillo said Sunday at his home.

A 16-year-old boy was taken to a local hospital with noncritical injuries Thursday after police said he was stabbed when he attempted to rob three people.

St. Francis supervises me installing a new plant bed. If he's not available, try the Potter County Master Gardeners' hotline.

Ricky Cantu is running as a Democrat for Potter County commissioner in Precinct 2. Questions arose right away about his residency.