Talarico leads Paxton by 5 points in new poll of Texas' U.S. Senate race

">beat Democrat Colin Allred by 18 percentage points among non-college-educated Texans in 2024. Even in 2018, when Democrat ...
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Amarillo man identified after body found at Lake Meredith; no foul play suspected

World War II veteran in Amarillo seeks 100 cards for 100th birthday AMARILLO, Texas — A World War II veteran living in Amarillo is asking the community to help celebrate his 100th birthday by ...
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Trial set for Clovis teen accused in murder-for-hire plot targeting friend’s parents

West Texas A&M University will receive a $400,000 state grant to help train nurses in emergency and trauma care.The grant is part of more than $5.8 million awar Amarillo ISD, Bushland ISD educators ...
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Weather Alert Day: Record Heat Returns

A Weather Alert Day has been issued by the Storm Search 7 Weather Team for dangerous, record breaking heat. Heat alerts are in place for the entire Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles as well as a majority ...
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11 indicted in smuggling deaths of 7 migrants in rail cargo container in Texas

A gas prompted evacuations and a street closure in Amarillo.Police told ABC 7 News a truck hit a gas meter behind thethe Golden Light Cafe.Our crews could hear Motorcyclist killed in crash on I-40 ...
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Body of Amarillo man found at Lake Meredith following reports of missing swimmer

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 ...
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Amarillo police honor eight recruits graduating from 106th academy class

Amarillo man accused of killing pedestrian arrested after manslaughter indictment An Amarillo man accused of hitting and killing a pedestrian with his SUV in May 2025 was arrested Friday on a ...
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Dimmitt man accused of selling meth to multiple DEA confidential sources indicted

DIMMITT, Texas (KVII) — A Dimmitt man accused of selling methamphetamine to confidential Drug Enforcement Administration sources has been indicted on two federal drug charges. A federal grand jury ...
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Aftershock recorded following record earthquake in the Texas panhandle

Former Kress city secretary gets 3 years’ probation in tax dollar theft case A former Kress city secretary accused of stealing thousands of dollars in public funds was placed on deferred adjudication ...

1,600-pound bull travels more than a mile through Amarillo after crash on I-40

A 1,600-pound red bull traveled roughly 1.3 miles through Amarillo after escaping from a cattle trailer that overturned on Interstate 40.The trailer overturned ...
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Magnitude 5.0 earthquake near Miami strongest in Texas Panhandle since 1900

MIAMI, Texas (ABC 7 News) — A magnitude 5.0 earthquake shook parts of the Texas Panhandle early Thursday, with residents reporting feeling the tremor across the region and into Oklahoma. The ...
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Hall County judge weighs benefits, concerns of $10B data center campus project

Man accused in Lamborghini crash that killed passenger bonds out of jail again An Amarillo man accused in a deadly Lamborghini crash was released from the Randall County Jail after posting a $250,000 ...