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Thursday, December 22, 2011  Unemployment applications drop to lowest since April '08 as job market continues to strengthen

Friday, September 30, 2011  A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2008 murder of a 77-year-old Amarillo man.

Monday, August 08, 2011  Dow Jones closes down 634 points, worst day since December 2008

Thursday, August 04, 2011  The stock market finished its worst day since the financial crisis.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011  The Dow Jones industrial average breaks the 12,000 mark for the first time since 2008.

Friday, August 27, 2010  The U.S. birth rate has dropped for the second year in a row, and experts think the wrenching recession led many people to put off having children. The 2009 birth rate also set a record: lowest in a century.

Wednesday, August 04, 2010  A new trial has begun for a man charged with two shooting deaths in Clovis.

Monday, July 26, 2010  Gov. Bill Richardson has signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor to accept a federal extension for unemployment insurance benefits.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010  Federal banking regulators have proposed stricter rules for asset-backed securities, the bundles of loans that helped spark the market collapse in 2008 and the near-meltdown of the financial system

Wednesday, May 05, 2010  2008 campaign sensation Joe the Plumber wins seat on local Republican Party committee in Ohio

Thursday, December 31, 2009  A look back at the headlines in the year 2008.

Thursday, August 20, 2009  Governor Perry is asking Hutchison to release her tax returns and make them public.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009  The 2008 overall crime numbers are in, the Amarillo police department showed major decreases in all part 1 category crimes. This includes auto theft, robbery, aggravated assault, and homicide. The overall crime numbers show an 11% decrease from 2007.

Saturday, February 14, 2009  The Amarillo Public Library and the AAUW honored their 2008 Library Families of the Year today.

Thursday, February 05, 2009  Productivity was increasing at a strong pace at the end of last year while labor costs were slowing.