Amarillo City Council Recap From Tuesday
At Tuesdays Amarillo City Council meeting, they voted 4-0 to approve the purchase of four bus shelters, solar lights, benches, and trash receptacles to be installed at four bus stops located within the North Heights area. They also voted 4-0 to approve the award to replace the existing roof with a new gravel roofing...
Amarillo College regents question auditors, weigh legal steps in financial probe
AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — Amarillo College leaders faced pointed questions during Tuesday’s board meeting as regents reviewed the results of a four-month financial investigation and began discussing preventive steps and possible legal action. The Board of Regents questioned accounting firm Weaver for about an hour...
2 in custody after chase with DPS, police ends in Amarillo
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Authorities say two people are in custody following a chase involving Amarillo police and Texas DPS. Police say on Wednesday, officers received information related to an ongoing narcotics trafficking investigation. Vehicle information connected to the investigation was shared with Texas DPS...
North Heights Medical Clinic At Risk of Closure
North Heights Medical Clinic in Amarillo is at risk of closing due to low patient numbers, raising concerns about healthcare access on the northside.
Canyon ISD hosts annual Language Festival with 450 students from 10 schools
CANYON, Texas (KVII) — Hundreds of high school students from across the area spent the day celebrating language and culture at Canyon ISD’s annual ASL and Spanish Language Festival. Canyon ISD hosted 10 different high schools for the event, which drew 450 students who attended and competed. Caprock,...
Fermi America moves forward on Project Matador with final clean air permit approval
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) on Feb. 25 approved a final clean air permit for Fermi America that authorizes 6 gigawatts (GW) of natural gas-based power generation for its 11-GW Project Matador campus ... Read More » The post Fermi America moves forward on Project Matador with final clean air...
Two arrested on drug, forgery charges after warrant served in Randall County
RANDALL COUNTY, Texas (KVII) — Two people were arrested after Randall County deputies executed an arrest warrant at a home in Amarillo and later obtained a search warrant that led to the seizure of methamphetamine and counterfeit currency. According to the Randall County Sheriff’s Office, deputies on Wednesday were...
Amarillo, TX – Cold Front May Drop Highs Below 50 Heading Into Monday
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Amarillo, Texas – A cold front could bring significantly cooler temperatures to the Texas Panhandle Sunday or Monday, potentially dropping highs below 50 degrees. According to the US National Weather...
AAA Texas: Gas prices increase as spring approaches
As reported by AAA Texas’ Weekend Gas Watch, the average gas price across Texas was $2.61per gallon for regular unleaded fuel on Thursday. This price is six cents more when compared to this day last week and 10 cents less compared to the same day last year.
Canyon ISD uses savings to add three-point seat belts to 59 buses, cites deficit...
CANYON, Texas (KVII) — A new Texas law is changing the way school districts address student transportation safety, requiring school buses across the state to be equipped with three-point seat belts. When Canyon Independent School District (CISD) began researching the cost of complying with the mandate, officials...
