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Amarillo parent speaking out after daughter suspended from Austin Middle School
AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — A recent social media post regarding a local middle school and a student being suspended has caught the attention of parents around Amarillo. Mike Bartels said his daughter suffers from severe allergies and late last month, she had an allergic reaction on a Saturday causing her eyes to swell and by Monday, []
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South Osage, Sundown Lane blocked due to wreck south of Amarillo
RANDALL COUNTY, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — The Randall County Sheriff's Office reports that South Osage and Sundown Lane is blocked due to a major wreck. The RCSO said the road is blocked while deputies work a major traffic accident.
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Perryton ISD hires new athletic director
PERRYTON, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — The Perryton Independent School District announced its Board of Trustees approved the hire of a new athletic director. PISD said Josh Hernandez was hired in a 7-0 vote by the PISD Board of Trustees to be the next Athletic Director and Head Football Coach of the Perryton Rangers. Perryton ISD said []
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City of Amarillo employee earns second national pool builder certification
The City of Amarillo announced that Madison Harrison, an employee in the Environmental Health Department’s Recreational Water Program has earned her second nationally recognized certification from the Pool and Hot Tub Alliance.
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3 arrested after allegedly breaking into convenience store in south Amarillo Monday
The Amarillo Police Department reports that three people were arrested Monday morning after allegedly breaking into a convenience store in south Amarillo.
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Meals on Wheels says Northwest Texas Healthcare System to discontinue meal services
Northwest Texas Healthcare System will soon discontinue providing meals for 180 older adults who receive deliveries from Meals on Wheels, as detailed in a press release on Monday.
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From warm and dry to midweek thunderstorms
Hello everyone! The stormy and wet weather from Saturday and yesterday will be giving way to sunshine today. Temperatures will respond, warming into the 70’s and low 80’s this afternoon. Tomorrow will continue to be sunny and nice with breezy highs in the 80’s. Wednesday, however, may prove to be a stormy day with thunderstorms []
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Man sentenced to 30 years in prison for 2023 burglary
A Randall County judge sentenced Ashton Wayne Simmons to 30 years in prison for Burglary of Habitation stemming from an incident from March 2023.
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Man sentenced to 15 years in prison for October 2020 stabbing
The Potter County jury sentenced 42-year-old John Richard Dudas to 15 years in prison for murder after he was convicted of stabbing another person to death in 2020.
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FDA issues ‘most serious type of recall’ involving app-reliant insulin pumps
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a recall correction for an Apple iOS app used with an insulin pump that has caused at least 224 injuries after draining the pump’s battery and causing it to shut off early.
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Amarillo Police Department Motors Division to host 3rd annual Iron Horse Shoot Out
Registration for riders to participate in the Amarillo Police Department Motors Division's 3rd annual Iron Horse Shoot Out is now open. The three-day event is set to take place at the Santa Fe Pavilion at 401 S. Johnson from Thursday, July 18 through Saturday, July 20.
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Amarillo Police revving up for 3rd Annual Iron Horse Shoot Out
Amarillo Police Department APD Motors Division Lt. Wade Pennington and Sgt. Trent Thomas joined Today In Amarillo to discuss the 3rd Annual Iron Horse Shoot Out. It's a motorcycle skills and training challenge for law enforcement motor officers and civilian riders from all over the country.