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State Fair of Texas to test cattle for bird flu amid multistate outbreak
DALLAS — Cattle at the State Fair of Texas this year must have a negative test for Avian Flu, also known as Bird Flu, completed within seven days of arrival as concerns about the spread of the virus have swept through animal exhibitions across the country. The highly pathogenic...
USPS workers speak up about unjust working conditions in extreme Texas heat
USPS Workers in Corpus Christi say they are struggling with working in extreme summer temperatures. The President of the National Association of Letter Carriers said things need to change.
DPS: 1 dead after jumping from truck before it fell into canyon in Armstrong County
One person died after jumping from a vehicle before it plunged into a canyon Tuesday afternoon in Armstrong County, authorities said. A 2007 Atlas Copco RD20, a water well drilling truck weighing at least 80,000 pounds, was heading north on Hwy. 207 about 22 miles south of Claude at about 2:30 p.m. Aug. 20, according to a statement from the Texas Department of Public Safety. The vehicle was traveling down a steep grade, when, for...
Ronald McDonald House Charities hosting Round-Up birthday campaign Friday
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Amarillo will celebrate its 41st year of serving area families with its Round-Up campaign Friday. The Round-Up for RMHC Birthday Extravaganza will take place at all Amarillo area McDonald’s locations. While customers can Round-Up all year long, organizers say...
WT’s Cornette Library, Center for the Study of the American West Capturing History
CANYON, Texas — A collaborative project between two critical components of West Texas A&M University’s research efforts is offering a permanent repository for vital regional history. Cornette Library and the Center for the Study of the American West are working together to flesh out the library’s digital archive...
Project Clean-Up: Working on several neighborhoods throughout Amarillo
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - In this edition of Project Clean-Up, the Fuller and Sons crew de-clutter several areas in Amarillo!. This summer is scorching hot, and so is the effort to continue sprucing up various parts of the city. Project Clean-Up has been busy!. We’re a little over halfway through...
10th Annual Sporting Clay Contest for WT Set for Sept. 21
CANYON, Texas —West Texas A&M University supporters can target student scholarships in a fundraising contest. The 10th Buffalo Council Sporting Clay Competition is set for 10 a.m. Sept. 21 at Amarillo Gun Club, 4521 S. Osage St. in Amarillo. Check-in will begin at 8 a.m., with lunch following the shoot provided by Whiteface Ford of Hereford.
Sod Poodles tie largest win of season after nine-run inning
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - The Amarillo Sod Poodles defeated the Corpus Christi Hooks by a score of 13-1 on Wednesday. It ties the largest run differential of the season for Amarillo. Things got started early when Neyfy Castillo hit his fifth home run of the year in the first inning...
Countdown to Kickoff: West Plains Wolves
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - After a massively successful first two years, West Plains is coming into 2024 with a fresh group of starters. “As our coaches say, it’s a reloading year, not a rebuilding year,” senior tight end/defensive end Kaidon Breitling said. “I really think there’s no better place to play football in the Panhandle. We’ve got the greatest coaching staff, the greatest gear, the greatest facilities, everything’s great around here. I really love it.”
Moderate drought returns to North Texas amid high temperatures, lack of rain
NORTH TEXAS – Thursday will be another dangerously hot day for parts of North Texas. An excessive heat warning is in effect for Young, Stephens, Eastland, Comanche and Hamilton counties, where the high will reach 108 and the feels-like temperature up to 112.The metroplex and most surrounding counties are under a heat advisory, with a heat index topping out at 109. The Weather Alert for dangerous heat continues Friday. We will likely see the Excessive Heat Warning expanded across most of North Texas with feels like temperatures to 112 for Friday.Much of the region woke up to cloudy skies but they...
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