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Man shot by Amarillo police after pointing rifle at officers, police say
AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — Amarillo police are investigating an officer involved shooting in the 700 block of E. Bonita Ave. Around 9 p.m., police were called about a male pointing a rifle at people in the 4600 block of Angelus. Police found the suspect on Bonita. They said he...
Vandalism at Amarillo complex under renovation sparks police investigation
AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — Amarillo Crime Stoppers is hoping you can help police catch whoever vandalized an apartment complex under renovation. The damage was discovered Friday at an apartment complex in the 3100 block of SW 15th. '. The complex is currently undergoing a remodel. Someone broke into several...
Drunk on a plane: Passenger accused of punching flight attendant pleads guilty
AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — The passenger accused of punching a flight attendant, forcing the plane to land in Amarillo, pleaded guilty. Keith Fagiana pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to one count of interference with a flight crew. According to the criminal complaint, Fagiana cursed at a male flight...
Amarillo police: Missing 10-year-old boy found safe
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Officials have located Blayden Steele Castillo and he has returned home safely. APD thanks everyone for helping get Castillo home. Amarillo police need help locating a missing child last seen around 8 p.m. on Monday. Officials say 10-year-old Blayden Steele Castillo is three foot seven, approximately...
Lubbock suspect pleads guilty for Amarillo bank robbery, federal court records said
Tommie Thomas, 55, pled guilty on Monday to a September 29 armed bank robbery in Amarillo, according to federal court records obtained by EverythingLubbock.com on Wednesday.
This Texas veterinarian helped crack the mystery of bird flu in cows
The first calls that Dr. Barb Petersen received in early March were from dairy owners worried about crows, pigeons and other birds dying on their Texas farms. Then came word that barn cats — half of them on one farm — had died suddenly. Within days, the Amarillo...
US Department of Labor recovers $52,000 in wages owed to workers from Amarillo nonprofit
In a news release, the US Department of Labor said that it has recovered more than $52,000 in back wages that were owed to workers with disabilities from Advo Companies Inc.
Crews responding to train fire near S Cleveland and SE 2nd
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Amarillo Fire Department crews are responding to a fire on a train near South Cleveland Street and Southeast 2nd Avenue. Officials say crews were dispatched to a train on fire earlier. Crews located the train engine around 2nd Avenue and Cleveland Street but officials say the...
City of Amarillo, dive teams continue construction at Lawrence Lake
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - The dive team and Drainage Utility Department continue construction to repair pumps at Lawrence Lake following last storm season’s severe flooding. “We have standard operating procedures in place. We have enhanced a few of those, but we really just want to make sure the public knows what we are doing. So we are trying to be very proactive in letting the public know since everybody is on a kind of elevated sense of awareness when it rains,” said Donny Hooper, managing director of Public Works, City of Amarillo.
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