Latest local news, weather and high school sports from Amarillo

Friday, February 01, 2013  State funding for colleges and universities has decreased in the past couple of years.

Thursday, August 23, 2012  It's been a chaotic scene at West Texas A&M University as students spend Wednesday moving into their dorm.

Thursday, May 24, 2012  Anybody looking for a job knows how trying it can be and right now, a lot of college students are feeling the heat. But schools like West Texas A&M and Amarillo College and helping in that search.

Friday, March 09, 2012  College students from the east coast are in Amarillo helping improve our community through volunteerism.

Friday, January 06, 2012  After the death of a Texas A&M student last February, the Texas Legislature passed a law requiring all incoming college students to get the meningococcal vaccine.

Thursday, November 17, 2011  The staff of the magazine at Amarillo College, the AC Current, has read their own stories about volunteering and decided it's time for them to help.

Thursday, December 30, 2010  Community college enrollment in Texas is booming.

Monday, December 20, 2010  A group of college students and graduates in Los Angeles say they plan to take their fight for immigrant rights to the states and the 2012 election.

Sunday, December 05, 2010  West Texas A&M University offers services that it says many students don't know about or take advantage of, and one of those services are counseling services.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010  Student enrollment at WTAMU is up, while that is a good thing, it also means more parking headaches.

Friday, June 18, 2010  A report by Gov. Bill Richardson's administration says 47 percent of high school graduates who went to a New Mexico college in 2009 needed remedial courses in math or reading.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010  College students everywhere have been pinching pennies and borrowing books from friends to avoid hitting that college bookstore.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009  Great news for students attending Amarillo College. Starting this Fall students will no longer be required to obtain or display parking permits.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009  Students at 14 Texas State University dormitories haven't found themselves in hot water lately, and that's not a good thing.

Monday, February 09, 2009  The stimulus plan emerging in Washington could offer an unprecedented, multibillion-dollar boost in financial help for college students trying to pursue a degree while they ride out the recession.