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Wednesday, April 03, 2013  April 2, 2013 at approximately 5:56 a.m. Texas Department of Public Safety troopers responded to a three vehicle wreck on U.S. Highway 287.

Monday, March 25, 2013  Just after midnight Monday the Texas Department of Public Safety troopers responded to a crash on U.S. Highway 287 in Childress County.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  Panhandle Inn is this weeks Panhandle Spirit.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  The Oklahoma Highway Patrol will join law officers in seven other states in a crackdown on motorists not using seat belts and child restraint seats.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  Former Pronews 7 employee A.J. Swope was killed in a head-on collision on U.S. Highway 287. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and to all who knew him.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  UPDATE: DPS has released the identities of the victims involved in the crash. Department of Public Safety officials have confirmed that two died in a crash just north of the Canadian bridge on Highway 287.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Tuesday night a highway patrol trooper stopped a 2007 Mitsubishi pickup traveling east on I-40 near Wildorado.

Friday, December 21, 2012  The Department of Public safety has announced that it will increase its DWI patrol for Christmas and New Year's thanks to a grant from the Texas Department of Transportation, DPS said in a news release.

Friday, December 21, 2012  Texas troopers have increased their patrols to watch for drunken drivers over the holiday period through Jan. 1.

Thursday, December 13, 2012  More than $330,000 worth of marijuana was seized Wednesday during two routine traffic stops on interstate 40,

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  The Tuesday afternoon blast in West Virginia cooked the green enamel off highway signs and burned utility poles, while leaving a huge hole in the highway.

Monday, December 10, 2012  A light mixture of snow and ice on Interstate 35 in the Arbuckle Mountains in southern Oklahoma is blamed for at least one traffic fatality and up to 40 separate crashes.

Monday, December 10, 2012  Snow landed in the Amarillo area Sunday evening that could cause multiple hazards on area roadways. The Texas Department of Transportation has prepared to keep these roads as safe as possible.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  Authorities in Oklahoma County are searching for whoever threw a German shepherd off a highway bridge.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012  The holiday season is finally here and along with Thanksgiving comes traveling chaos. If you have to go on the roadways to go spend time with loved ones, we have a few tips you should keep in mind to get to your destination safely.