West Texas A&M announces partnership with Daniels Fund
CANYON — West Texas A&M University (WT) announced a groundbreaking partnership with the Daniels Fund on Thursday, marking the first collaboration the charitable organization has entered into outside its traditional four-state region — Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming....
AE events: Amarillo museum opens Cuban art exhibit
AMoA opens exhibit featuring 'Layered Lives' of contemporary Cuban women artists. The Amarillo Museum of Art, located at 2200 S. Van Buren, will be hosting the exhibit "Layered Lives: The Art of Nine Contemporary Cuban Women from the Discoveries in Art - Certilman Family...
Shelburne faith column: Reading the Narnia tales again
C. S. Lewis wrote his Narnia tales seven decades ago. About a decade later — in the 1960s, I read them for the first time, and then I re-read them aloud to my kids. In the early 1970s, I opted to focus on those inimitable stories in my Master’s degree thesis. Two gracious...
2024 Breaks One More Weather Record For The Texas Panhandle
The weather so far in 2025 has been crazy in Amarillo and all of the Texas panhandle. We've had a snowstorm that caught almost everyone by surprise. It shattered single-day records for snowfall in the area. We've had below-zero windchill and even had a snow squall warning for...
Warm Today, Cool This Weekend
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Happy Friday! We’ll see a warm and breezy day today, with highs in the low to mid 50’s along with SW winds at 15-25 mph, gusting up to 30-35 at some points. Another cold front will move through tonight, setting for a much cooler weekend with highs only...
Amarillo’s unemployment continues to be 2nd lowest in the state, TWC reports
The Texas Workforce Commission reported that the civilian labor force reached a record-high total in December and marked the 12th consecutive month of growth adding 39,900 people over the month leading to a new high for the labor force of 15,575,900.
Business news: Golden Chick opens Hereford location
Golden Chick opens Hereford location, brings sixth restaurant to Amarillo Area Golden Chick recently announced its newest location in Hereford, located at 536 N 25 Mile Ave. and around the corner from several educational institutions including Hereford Junior High School and...
Tremaine Brown honored as 2024 Hero of the Year by 7 Brew Coffee
Tremaine Brown, founder of Vessel of Humanity and Compassion, received national recognition on Wednesday as 7 Brew Coffee named him the 2024 Hero of the Year. This accolade follows his designation as last year’s Amarillo Globe-News Man of the Year, highlighting his significant...
Amarillo Police execute 3 separate search warrants on Jan. 23, Jan. 24
The Amarillo Police Department's Neighborhood Police Unit announced that it executed three separate search warrants with the help of the Gang Intelligence Unit, SWAT, and PACE officers.
Palo Duro Canyon Reopens Trails: Perfect Winter Hiking Opportunity
I've been waiting for this announcement. It seems that keeping all of the trails open at Palo Duro Canyon has been tricky. However, on January 23, Palo Duro Canyon announced that all of the trails were finally open again. Why Were The Trails Closed At Palo Duro Canyon State Park.