Latest local news, weather and high school sports from Amarillo

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  The Texas Senate approved the bill Tuesday that would attract gun manufacturers to Texas.

Thursday, February 09, 2012  Deputies were dispatched to Powell home 8 minutes after 911 call was placed by the social worker

Monday, October 24, 2011  We already said goodnight to nighttime speed limits. Now, we can finally say goodbye to those speed limit signs.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011  Drivers in the Lonestar State will soon start to notice some changes to speed limit signs during the next several months. That's because new laws regulating the speed limits will take effect Sept. 1.

Thursday, June 23, 2011  A 20-year-old man has been indicted by a Potter County Grand Jury in connection with a hit and run at Club Baloo that resulted in the death of a man.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011  If you drive with a lead foot...listen up!

Thursday, May 05, 2011  The Texas Senate has passed a budget, still one more vote to go.

Thursday, April 28, 2011  The GOP-led Texas House approved a redistricting plan early Thursday that would all but guarantee a continued Republican majority - albeit a smaller one than the party has now.

Friday, April 08, 2011  Nearing a shutdown that would affect millions, Obama and GOP scramble to reach budget deal

Friday, January 07, 2011  Murder Charges have now been filed against Alex Contreras, the suspect in a hit and run incident at Club Baloo that left one man dead.

Friday, September 17, 2010  Legendary Panhandle broadcaster Bob Izzard has passed.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  Clovis voters have approved the school bond issue.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010  Texas Democrats in Congress rejected state Republicans' pleas - and the threat of a lawsuit - on Tuesday and helped pass a jobs bill that critics say will cost Texas schools more than $800 million.

Sunday, March 21, 2010  Summoned to success by President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled Congress approved historic legislation Sunday night extending health care to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and cracking down on insurance company abuses, a climactic chapter in the century-long quest for near universal coverage.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009  Ted Kennedy will be known as one of the biggest political figures in history. He was the third longest running Senators in this country's history.