Amarillo TX

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – In this edition of High Plains History, we sit down with former Amarillo Globe-News publisher Les Simpson to talk about the legacy of Gene Howe and the Amarillo Globe-News. We talk about how Howe came to Amarillo and how the paper was started, his daily column, “The Tactless Texan,” and ho

John Coy Dale Puckett, beloved son, brother, grandson, and friend, passed away on July 13, 2026, in Amarillo, Texas. He was born on October 12, 2004, in Sweetwater, Texas, and during his 21 years touched the lives of all who knew him. John attended school in Santa Anna and Roby,...

Officials with the City of Amarillo announced that it will hold its next regular city council meeting on Tuesday.

Moving a restaurant is always a gamble. After six months at their new Wellington Square location, Jorge’s Tacos Garcia asked Amarillo for help getting the word out—and our community delivered in a massive way!

Randall County Sheriffs arrested 26-year-old Oscar Morillon Zamudio Saturday morning at 1:02 for Driving While Intoxicated. Deputies arrested Jesus Gonzalez, age 29 Saturday at 1:10am for No Driver’s License and a Federal Hold, bond was set at $500. RSO arrested 43-year-old Vincent James Scariati Saturday morning at 8:

Potter County Sheriffs Deputies arrested 20-year-old Xavier Caldera Carrillo Saturday morning at 2:29 in the 2700 block of I-40-West for Driving While Intoxicated, bond was set at $3,000. Deputies arrested 44-year-old Christopher Jordan Rankin Saturday morning at 2:30 in the 2700 block of South Kentucky for Possession

Officials with the Texas Game Wardens report that a man drowned while swimming with a friend overnight on Saturday at Lake Meredith.

MOORE COUNTY, Texas (KVII) — A 29-year-old man from Amarillo was found dead at Lake Meredith on Saturday following a search for a missing swimmer. An investigator with Moore County Sheriff's Office said deputies were dispatched to Harbor Bay around 11:20 a.m. on reports of a missing person. The...

Good Saturday morning, everyone! We are waking up to another warm start with low temperatures in the 70’s.  As the day unfolds, a partly sunny sky is expected with humid southeast winds of 5 to 15 mph.  Temperatures will respond, heating back into the 90’s and low 100’s.  Amarillo should top out near 100.  Regarding pr

The Texas Department of Transportation’s Amarillo District released its “Know Before You Go” report on this week’s lane closures, including closures on I-40 and SH 23 in Lipscomb County.