U.S. Fifth Circuit reaffirms Holberg murder conviction, death sentence
In a split decision issued Friday, the United States 5th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the sentence of death row inmate Brittany Marlowe Holberg in the 1996 death of 80-year-old A.B. Towery, Sr., reversing a previous ruling vacating her conviction in 2025.
City of Amarillo moves to Stage 1 of Drought Contingency Plan
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - The City of Amarillo has moved into Stage 1 of the Drought Contingency Plan due to the state of the water reservoir. According to an news release, Stage 1 of the plan is implemented when demand or normal operating condition results in a drawdown of the reservoir to at or below 60 percent of its
Second suspect in Mississippi Street shooting pleads guilty
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - The accused getaway driver in the March 22 shooting on Mississippi Street pleaded guilty to his charges. Adan Moyces Lamas, 20, appeared in 108th District Court last week and pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. In exchange for his guilty...
Potter County Sheriffs Made Arrests Sunday For Assault, Criminal Trespass & Weapons Violations
Potter County Sheriffs arrested 19-year-old Damien Blair Sunday morning at 4 in the 1900 block of Currie for two counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Assault Causing Bodily Injury to a Family Member, Resisting arrest and a City Charge, bond was set at $79,000. Deputies arrested Timothy Michael...
Amarillo woman charged with assault, accused of driving car into other cars
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - An Amarillo woman is facing multiple charges after court documents say she drove her car into other cars. According to Randall County Court records, Katreyna Betancourt is accused of using her vehicle as a deadly weapon by running it into other vehicles in an attempt to cause harm while multipl
Crews working structure fire in south Amarillo
The Randall County Sheriff's Office reported that crews are on the scene of a structure fire in south Amarillo.
Former Amarillo bank teller faces two years of probation for theft, embezzlement
A woman accused of embezzlement while working at a bank in 2025 entered a plea agreement in Amarillo Federal Court, according to documents filed in March.
Tyson to Close 2 Facilities, Cut 3,200 Jobs
Tyson Foods plans to close a pair of facilities and sell another as part of “strategic changes to its beef operations,” the company said Thursday. The Arkansas-based meat producer intends to shutter a beef plant in Northwest Illinois and a packaging site outside Salt Lake City, and said that it is attempting to sell it
This Is Where Amarillo Used to Shop for Back-to-School
Before online carts and next-day shipping, back-to-school shopping in Amarillo meant a full day at Westgate Mall. Do you miss it?
High Plains History: BSA Hospital
AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – In this edition of High Plains History, we sit down with Makayla Barrientos, Consumer Outreach & Engagement Specialist with BSA Health System, to talk about the history of BSA Hospital. Barrientos talks about how the hospital was started in 1901, the location on Amarillo Boulevard, and the
