Latest local news, weather and high school sports from Amarillo

Yesterday at 4:54 PM  Tuesday the Amarillo City Commission voted to grant Western National Life/AIG $1-million dollars to bring a new division to Amarillo.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  UPDATE: WTAMU has given the all clear. Students and activites can now resume as normal.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  Representatives from West Texas A&M University and the Underwriters Laboratories came together Tuesday to break ground on the advanced wind turbine test facility.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Agriculture Researcher Shuyu Liu has an ambitious goal. He’s trying to create the perfect wheat. He looks at various varieties of wheat with various genetic protections against problems.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Latino high school graduates are now more likely to go directly to college than their white counterparts, according to a Pew Research Center study.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Right now about a third of Amarillo College Students receive scholarships.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Post-a-shirt-dot-com isn’t your grandfather’s t-shirt store. The name gives it away. It’s based in Amarillo. They manufacture the shirts here, but they sell them potentially anywhere in the world.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Dozens of people have visited a newly opened disaster recovery center in a Central Texas town where a fertilizer plant explosion claimed 14 lives.

Saturday, April 27, 2013  Sigma Nu from West Texas A&M University hosted Rattlesnake Roundup Saturday to raise money for the A.J. Swope Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Friday, April 26, 2013  The Harrington String Quartet and the Amarillo Symphony have worked together for decades. That relationship has been severed along with a source of funds.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  Thursday evening, Los Barrios De Amarillo celebrated the accomplishments of local Hispanic high school graduates at the Amarillo Civic Center Grand Plaza.

Monday, April 22, 2013  The Panhandle Regional Planning Commission and the American Red Cross prepare for a potential hazmat threat after the deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  The WT Alliance kicked off their 5th Annual Give-a-Goat/Shack-a-Thon fundraiser Wednesday morning.

Monday, April 15, 2013  Pulitzer prize-winner Bob Woodward spoke to students and residents around the area Monday night as a part of the Distinguished Lecture Series at West Texas A&M University.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  UPDATE: Some students at West Texas A&M University misinterpreted a recent article published in the student newspaper, The Prairie said on Tuesday.