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Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Friday evening Amarillo Police and SWAT officers arrested Joseph Paul Jimenez, 27, for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  Amarillo Independent School District officials have confirmed that Mesa Verde Elementary is on lockdown as a precautionary measure.

Monday, November 26, 2012  According to both Hanna and Moore, the goal is to have a new president by the beginning of the fiscal year.

Thursday, May 31, 2012  Hundreds of students dread the summer break, because that means they won't get to eat.

Friday, March 16, 2012  Mesalands Community College may be a campus with fewer than 2,000 students, but to sculptors and other artists,  the annual iron pour is the biggest event of the year.

Thursday, December 29, 2011  Thursday morning, representatives of the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, or CRMWA, met with Mesa Water representatives to officially close a deal that's been in the works for nearly a year.

Wednesday, September 07, 2011  A 58-year-old Texas man was found dead by hikers near Black Mesa, Okla., Monday afternoon.

Thursday, April 14, 2011  35 schools across the Panhandle have honored as a National Title 1 Distinguished Performance and Progress Campus.

Friday, December 31, 2010  More than 2,000 grams of meth was found during a traffic stop in Carson County.

Saturday, November 20, 2010  Officers took positions around the canyon, including sharpshooters on ridges, and were waiting until sunrise to go after the suspect

Wednesday, August 18, 2010  A convicted robber who allegedly tried to escape from a prison in the Texas Panhandle is recovering after being shot in the arm by a guard.

Monday, June 07, 2010  The Quay County Sun reports that Tucumcari officials are hopeful to take advantage of a second chance at a racino in their city. Officials said the appeal filed with the New Mexico Gaming Control Board is simply a delay by La Mesa Racetrack and Casino.

Thursday, June 03, 2010  A group hoping to open a $50 million racetrack and casino in Raton has filed an appeal of the New Mexico Gaming Control Board's decision to revoke its gambling license.

Friday, January 22, 2010  The state Public Regulation Commission will look into who owns the pipes and other equipment for a water system that serves Crouch Mesa near Farmington.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009  Amarillo played host to a very complex groundwater hearing on Wednesday. Staff from the Texas Water Development Board listened to testimony from opposing sides of a groundwater issue, the desired future conditions (DFC) of the Ogallala Aquifer.