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Friday, May 03, 2013  Nearly $300,000 has been donated so far to a fund for residents of a Central Texas town decimated by a fertilizer plant explosion.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Today the Panhandle Regional Planning Commission hosted its 4th annual Regional Preparedness Conference. It was designed to bring responders all together so they could learn more about how to respond to disasters in their community.

Monday, January 14, 2013  Federal officials say operators of small nonfarm businesses in 207 Texas counties still recovering from drought can seek low-interest federal disaster loans.

Thursday, November 08, 2012  Guatemalans huddle in cold streets, search rubble for survivors after quake kills at least 48

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  Amarillo Office of Emergency Management  help residents understand National Disaster Preparedness Month.

Friday, September 21, 2012  Thinking fast seems easy, until you're forced to do it under pressure. Sometimes, that canmake reacting to natural diaster even more chaotic than it already is. That's why National Preparedness Month is so important.

Monday, September 03, 2012 

Tuesday, August 28, 2012  It's a system that Paul Ryan, the Republican nominee-to-be for vice president, had hoped to scrap as a way to make his House GOP budget look smaller by about $10 billion a year.

Thursday, August 02, 2012  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's addition of the 218 counties means that more than half of all U.S. counties — 1,584 in 32 states — have been designated primary disaster areas this growing season, the vast majority of them mired in a drought that's considered the worst in decades.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012  Students at Trinity Lutheran Christian School raised more than $1,200 on March 9 when they marched around the Amarillo Zoo.

Wednesday, December 07, 2011  Families of West Virginia mine blast victims want criminal prosecutions, not just $210M settlement

Tuesday, September 27, 2011  Congress dodges government shutdown after fight over disaster aid

Friday, September 23, 2011  Senate blocks House-passed disaster aid bill as partisan clash over spending escalates

Monday, September 19, 2011  Calm chaos followed deadly Nevada air show disaster as laymen, rescue workers aided 70 wounded.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011  New evidence cites more BP oil spill mistakes as panel prepares to release its report