Latest local news, weather and high school sports from Amarillo

Yesterday at 9:24 PM  33 teens aging out of child welfare care will have laptops to call their own.

Yesterday at 7:00 PM  One of Amarillo's biggest parties kicks off tomorrow, and that's Homer's Backyard Ball. It's been going strong for 16 years in Travis Homer's own backyard.

Yesterday at 4:41 PM  The Don Harrington Discovery Center is hosting their tri-monthly event, Musicology, as part of the After Dark series for adults.

Yesterday at 4:09 PM  Hereford’s known for a lot of things…agriculture, cattle. How about tourism?

Yesterday at 2:03 PM  Pronews 7 has brought 10 chances to win Saturday's Powerball. If we win we will be giving each of our Facebook fans a share of the winnings.

Yesterday at 12:16 PM  A special group of Amarillo Fire Department fire fighters are helping children and adults in the Panhandle living with neuromuscular disease.

Yesterday at 11:55 AM  The Holy Spirit and the Panhandle Spirit are both working in Dillon's favor.

Yesterday at 11:55 AM  State officials say the Texas unemployment rate has remained steady for the third straight month at 6.4 percent.

Yesterday at 10:15 AM  The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says it’s being proactive in finding ways to protect the habitat of the lesser prairie chicken.

Yesterday at 9:58 AM  Here are the latest headlines from around the state.

Yesterday at 9:30 AM  Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has announced the third-annual Governor's Energy Conference will be held in Tulsa.

Yesterday at 9:00 AM  A breakthrough on a new Texas budget could be for real this time.

Yesterday at 7:35 AM  Australian politician sorry he accidentally 'liked' Facebook photo of prankster exposing self

Yesterday at 2:50 AM  Organic industry's political clout grows on Capitol Hill as consumers demand organic foods

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Panhandle Restaurant Group partners said it's  face-to-face contact that keeps local restaurants like Joe Daddy's, Macaroni Joes, and Joe taco, growing.