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Friday, August 31, 2012  The number of cases of West Nile Virus has now risen to 10 cases in Randall County, officials announced Friday morning.

Thursday, August 16, 2012  Aerial spraying of mosquitoes is scheduled to begin across Dallas and most of its northern suburbs.

Monday, March 26, 2012  Two Iraqi veterans rode their bikes into Amarillo Sunday as part of the Wall to Wall Bicycle Ride.

Friday, March 02, 2012  As a nation recognized as the "melting pot", accepting and helping others new to our country is something many in the U.S. and locally in Amarillo are working to accomplish.

Wednesday, February 08, 2012  Dr. Rob Ballinger joins up with SPCA International to bring IRaqi dogs to the states

Monday, October 17, 2011  Staff Sgt. Jayson Heck, originally from Dimmitt, Texas, was deployed to Iraq for the third time in May of this year. This time as a training advisor for Operation New Dawn.

Wednesday, June 01, 2011  Two Iraqi refugees were arrested last week in Kentucky after an investigation that began months after they arrived in the U.S. in 2009.

Wednesday, February 09, 2011  Rumsfeld admits a few mistakes during Pentagon tenure but finds plenty of blame for others

Saturday, December 25, 2010  Iraqi Christians gathered Saturday to mark Christmas in the same church where less than two months ago dozens from their beleaguered community were killed by Muslim extremists intent on driving them from Iraq.

Saturday, October 23, 2010  Huge leak of Iraq war documents shows thousands of Iraqi civilian deaths went unreported

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  President Obama called America's troops the "steel in our ship of state." Many of those men and women of steel — and the parents who helped forge them — said they think the president is plotting the right course.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010  Authorities in Iraq say a suicide bomber has killed dozens of army recruits in downtown Baghdad in one of the bloodiest bombings in weeks in the Iraqi capital.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010  Story update with more photos. CAUTION: Some image content is graphic.

Friday, December 18, 2009  Feds: Arrests in Africa of 3 men show links between al-Qaida, drug traffickers

Friday, October 30, 2009  Police in Phoenix suburb arrest father suspected of running down 'Westernized' daughter