CRIME & SAFETY
DPS: 1 man dead after rollover crash near Canyon
RANDALL COUNTY, Texas (KFDA) - DPS officials say one man is dead after a rollover crash near Canyon on Wednesday. Officials say around 4 p.m. Wednesday, 36-year-old Joshua Gasser of Canyon was driving south on IH-27 about 2 miles north of Canyon. The 2000 Ford Excursion left the roadway and...
Smoke from apartment building fire spotted by firefighters at Central Fire Station
AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — Smoke from an apartment fire was spotted by firefighters at the Central Fire Station before the call came in. The fire started around 6:40 p.m. Fighters were there a minute later as the smoke was coming from an apartment building less than three blocks away.
Multiple apartments damaged, no injuries reported after Tuesday fire in NW Amarillo
The Amarillo Fire Department released information on a Tuesday evening fire in northwest Amarillo, which impacted multiple apartments but resulted in no reported injuries.
'True miracle': Baby 'buried in rubble' after man running from police crashes into home
AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — Doctors and nurses told Stephanie and Camron Kelley its a "true miracle" their baby boy is alive after he was "buried in rubble" when a man running from police crashed into their home. 11-month-old Noah was sound asleep Sunday night when the car came barreling...
Amarillo postal worker named ‘National Hero of the Year’ after saving woman from dog attack
After pausing his route to help a woman who was being attacked by a dog, and being attacked himself in the process, an Amarillo letter carrier was honored as "National Hero of the Year" during a Wednesday ceremony in Washington, D.C. by the National Association of Letter Carriers.
Amarillo Crime Stoppers "Fugitive of the Week" wanted for burglary of habitation
AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — Amarillo Crime Stoppers is asking for tips leading to the arrest of a man wanted by the Texas Pardon and Parole Board for a parole violation of burglary of a habitation. Michael Earl Peddicord, 37, is described as 5'9" tall, 200 pounds, and has brown...
Miraculous escape: 11-month-old survives as police chase ends with car in his bedroom
AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — For Stephanie and Camron Kelley, it was a typical Sunday night. “And we put him to bed we went into the room, and we had a show that we were watching, and I think we stayed up to 10:15 pm we turned off the lights and went to bed,” Stephanie Kelley, Noah’s mom, said.
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