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Time is Running Out Amarillo to Enjoy a Summer Cool Down
Here we are with the cold hard facts about Amarillo and the surrounding area. The summer of 2024 is officially coming to an end. You may have had a suspicion that this was the case with all of the back-to-school talk. I know it is hard to admit. All good things do have to come to an end.
How Teachers In Amarillo, Texas Can Go To The Movies For Free
Teachers are underappreciated. There's a lot of pressure to teach and instruct a classroom full of kids who don't want to be there or pay attention half the time. There's a lot of ups and downs that come with the job. This August in Amarillo, Texas, teachers are getting a very special "thank you" at the movies.
Authorities Turn Up the Heat to Find August’s Most Wanted Fugitive in Texas
August is hot and the hunt for some of the most wanted fugitives in Texas is on. Your help is needed to get this man behind bars, with a hefty reward offered. Your help is needed to put Omar David Zavala behind bars. Zavala is a Hispanic male, 30-years-old. He's 6' 1" and 180 weighs pounds. Zavala has other identifying marks including a tattoo on his right forearm.
Your Childhood is Officially Back at This Amarillo Pizza Hut
Earlier this year we learned that an Amarillo Pizza Hut was getting our beloved buffet back. I mean if that doesn't scream nostalgia for you I don't know what does. We all grew up on the Pizza Hut buffet. Even my daughter grew up enjoying that same Pizza Hut buffet....
The Best Places to Live in America
What exactly makes a place an ideal hometown? The answer has changed throughout the decades. In the middle of the 20th century, the suburbs were born. Post-World War II, white Americans were entranced by the idea of owning their own newly affordable homes with plots of green lawn space, especially as cities experienced severe housing shortages. Rapidly, the suburbs grew to be home for the majority of citizens.
After Robbing Two Texas Banks In A Month, Derby Desperado Arrested
On July 3 in Garland, Texas, a then-unidentified person walked into the Texas Credit Union and left with a wad of cash that wasn't theirs. On July 12, the same bank robber struck a second time and made off with another wad of other people's cash. Earlier this week, the so-called "Derby Desperado" was arrested by authorities in Grapevine bringing the short spree to an end.
Dasher Diary: Delivery Olympic Events We Encounter
While everyone's tuning into the Olympics from Paris sometimes we have our own events here in Amarillo to enjoy while out dashing. Yes, some of the deliveries we make can help us have our own Olympic fun. Oh, the fun that comes with dashing. The 100 Meter Sprint. This is...
Every State Where Alcohol Will be Banned on Election Day in November
Whether you're wanting a drink to celebrate the arrival of the election or maybe because your candidate's campaign finally ended, there are states where you better stock up before the big day. Some states simply refuse to sell liquor on Election Day. Why States Won't Sell Alcohol On Election Day.
Why Frying Pans Are Suddenly Making More People Extremely Sick
Cookware you use in your own home could be making you sick according to researchers who are reporting an uptick in a specific illness that is affecting thousands. The illness is known as the Teflon flu, and it can make you absolutely miserable. What Is Teflon Flu?. Teflon flu is...
Amarillo’s Newest Roundabout Way to Travel is Freshly Opened
The main street of Amarillo College's Washington Street campus has been shut down since before Thanksgiving. That means for the spring semester 24th Street has been closed. The traffic was stopped in the area so that they could put in a roundabout and help the flow of traffic. After many months the average onlooker was able to finally figure out what was going on. The roundabout just got the finishing touches with a flower bed to make it look all pretty.
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