Amarillo TX

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Amarillo, TX – Residents across the Texas Panhandle will see unusually warm and calm weather heading into the New Year, but officials say the conditions also bring an elevated fire risk that shouldn’t be...

Several safety improvement projects on I-27 and State Loop (SL) 335 continue to make progress in the Amarillo district going into the new year, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) said in a recent update. I-27 expansion to six lanes between Amarillo and Canyon What's been done: Crews recently completed the...

AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - The City of Amarillo is seeking volunteers and donations ahead of its 2026 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count on homelessness in the city. The PIT Count is a 24-hour snapshot of individuals experiencing homelessness on a single night in January. City officials say the PIT Count helps guide...

AMARILLO - Pigs and softball. That's the life of West Plains High School junior Ashten Ellison. "I show pigs and play softball," Ashten said. "That takes up all of my time. I quit a lot of other things to devote all my time to softball and pigs." Ashten is working with three pigs, two Hampshires and a Berkshire, as...

AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — ABC 7 News is counting down the seven most-viewed stories of 2025. At No. 2 is Caught On Camera: 18-wheeler drives off I-40, hits building. This particular story and gallery were viewed more than 434,000 times. The driver of an 18-wheeler had to be extricated...

POTTER COUNTY, Texas (KVII) — A man died after being hit by a pickup truck while crossing the I-40 service road near Hope Road. The accident happened on Friday at about 6:38 p.m., about one-half mile west of Hope Road, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Hessen...

Anyone who drives a car understands the sting of having to fill up their tank and pulling into the gas station, only to discover that gas prices have skyrocketed. Paying extra for gas means you have less to spend on other things, which, over time, can really put a crimp in your budget.

On Tuesday, the Amarillo Fire Department reported an early morning fire on the 1000 block of SW 1st Ave.

Randall County Sheriffs arrested 34-year-old Adam Dakota Warren Sunday morning at 12:40 for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group-2 between 4 grams and 400 grams, Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group-1 and Driving With an Invalid License, bond was set at $207. Timothy Sherwin Grasso, age 61...

An Amarillo man is dead following a crash that occurred on S Osage and Malboro Road on Monday at 2:24 p.m.