Latest local news, weather and high school sports from Amarillo

Yesterday at 6:45 PM  With devastation across parts of the Midwest, businesses like EF-5 Tornado Shelters are helping residents around the Panhandle prepare for severe weather.

Yesterday at 4:55 PM  Due to the recent tornado damage in Moore Oklahoma that has displaced many residents and families, several local organizations are collecting donations for those affected by the recent storms.

Yesterday at 3:28 PM  The National Weather Service says that the tornado that devastated Moore, Okla., topped the scale as an EF5.

Yesterday at 12:02 PM  36-year-old Ruben Jose Perez was arrested Monday in Lubbock for a forgery warrant and failure to identify. Perez was booked into Lubbock County Jail.

Yesterday at 11:50 AM  Death toll was corrected and lowered to 24 people, including 7 children.

Yesterday at 11:50 AM  The storm's death toll was corrected and lowered to 24, including 7 children.

Yesterday at 10:43 AM  Sunday afternoon at approximately 4:21 p.m. a Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper noticed a suspicious person at a truck stop while fueling his patrol car. The trooper made contact with the person who was driving a Dodge pickup and towing a Jeep Grand Cherokee.

Yesterday at 10:04 AM  Investigators are trying to determine the identity of the body of a man found in Dalhart Saturday.

Yesterday at 9:30 AM  The Texas House is considering a proposal that would create special districts operated by turnaround experts to improve struggling schools.

Yesterday at 9:00 AM  Members of an elite search and rescue team from Texas have been dispatched to Oklahoma to help with recovery following a deadly tornado.

Yesterday at 7:33 AM  Associated Press photographer's first-person account of efforts to rescue chidlren and staff in a collapsed school.

Yesterday at 5:00 AM  High crop prices entice farmers to expand planting into old golf courses, wildlife preserves

Monday, May 20, 2013  While kids are counting down the days until their summer break, parents may have some difficulty trying to figure out what they are going to do to keep their kids busy. Luckily, there are many summer camps in Amarillo to help keep their kids productive.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Updated with new photos (Caution, graphic images), new video added; death toll now at 51.

Monday, May 20, 2013  A severe weather outbreak across Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri spawning tornadoes that have caused complete destruction.