PIT count tracks people who are homeless in Amarillo, as number grows
On Friday morning, Jan. 30, after a winter storm delayed the count by a week, volunteers gathered in the Community Services area at the Simms Municipal Building to take place in the Point in Time (PIT) count to document the number of homeless in Amarillo. According to Sheila King, grant monitor for the City of...
Canyon student recovering following traumatic ski accident
CANYON, Texas (KFDA) - A 10-year-old Canyon Intermediate School student is recovering in a Colorado hospital following a traumatic ski accident one week ago. Ellie Hanes, a fifth grade student who loves music, friends and her family, sustained severe injuries during a family skiing trip at Wolf Creek, Colo. She...
Pampa cardiologist accused of providing vodka, mixed drinks to minor
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - A cardiologist in Pampa is accused of giving a minor alcoholic beverages to drink. Dr. Kade Daniel Carthel was booked into Potter County Detention Center on Wednesday for a charge of purchasing or furnishing alcohol to a minor, a class A misdemeanor. In Texas, a Class...
Texas Gas Prices Could Rise After Arctic Freeze
While Amarillo drivers enjoy low gas prices now, post storm impacts could bring increases statewide.
Data center boom happening across Texas
AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — Data centers expand across Texas, but the Panhandle housing impact is expected to be limited. Texas continues to see rapid growth in data centers, though experts say the Panhandle is unlikely to experience the housing price spikes reported in other parts of the state. According...
Amarillo Police Respond To 8 Hit-And-Run Accidents On Tuesday
Amarillo Police Officers were called Tuesday to County Pre-Owned Chevrolet in the 2700 block of Southwest 45th for a report of theft by Check Con Game. APD Officers were called for numerous Hit-And-Run accidents in the 3700 block of Tradewinds, 7500 block of Lamount, near 34th and South Hill, 1500 North Tyler, 7700...
Former Perryton postal worker sentenced to probation, fines for mail theft
A former Perryton postal worker accused of mail theft was sentenced to three years of probation and about $1,600 in fines on Wednesday after entering a plea agreement in July 2025.
Job fair offers path forward for 1,761 workers laid off from Tyson
Hundreds of displaced workers filled the Amarillo Civic Center on Tuesday, Jan. 27, moving between rows of employer booths and community resource tables, with some participating in on-site interviews as they searched for work and stability following layoffs that eliminated 1,761 jobs at the Tyson beef packing plant ....
Swisher County officials investigating death of wanted man near Happy
HAPPY, Texas (KFDA) - Authorities are investigating the death of a suspect following a SWAT incident south of Happy on Tuesday afternoon. Around 9 a.m. Tuesday, members of the Randall County Sheriff’s Office S.P.E.A.R. Unit advised Swisher County officials that they were conducting surveillance on a person with...
City Council Passes Controversial Alcohol Rezoning
One local sports facility that primarily caters to youth sports is one step closer to being able to serve alcohol following a vote by the Amarillo City Council. On Tuesday, the City Council voted 3-2 to approve a rezoning package for the Netplex, a facility that hosts a variety of youth and adult sports programs. The...
