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Planet Fitness Offering Up Free Memberships In Texas
Well summer break is right around the corner in Texas, and the kids are going to be looking for something to do. The younger ones will run around, play outside, and cause pure chaos inside your home. The older kids will more than likely bury themselves on video games or...
Here’s Some Stories of Mayhem Caused By Nude Criminals in Texas
These are the Texans who are truly naked and unafraid. Texas is home to its fair share of odd crimes and even odder criminals. And just as nothing catches people's attention like the phrase 'naked man', Texas can put on quite the show. Just take, for example, the following wild,...
Texas Tragedy: The Puzzling Disappearance Of Brandon Lawson
The latest update on the Help Find Brandon Lawson Facebook page feels like the epilogue of a long, tragic, and incredibly bleak story. After multiple failed attempts to extract conclusive DNA from human remains found in the cacti and brush of the desolate Texas countryside, the family is waiting and hoping, yet again, that a new analysis will prove conclusive.
FOR SALE: Own this Beautiful Wedding Venue and Home Outside Amarillo
Amarillo, Texas, is home to beautiful properties, homes, and amazing businesses. Right, now, you have the opportunity to own all 3 in one purchase. This beautiful Amarillo business and property is for sale. Wolflin House is a small wedding venue on South Western just outside of Amarillo. This property is...
Click It or Ticket
From now through Memorial Day, law enforcement will be out making sure Texans are wearing their seatbelts. In 2023 Texas experienced 1, 183 traffic fatalities where those in the vehicle were not wearing a seatbelt. Sixty-two of those crashes happened in the Amarillo Area. Wearing a seat belt reduces the...
After Forty-Five Years Amarillo Business Closes Doors
There are not a lot of businesses in Amarillo that can brag about longevity in our area. There are so many businesses that come and go. They open with such high hopes. They make it for a while but sadly then they close their doors. That is not the story...
Next 25 Years Of Transportation In Amarillo To Be Decided Soon
Transportation is a topic that really gets people worked up in Amarillo, Texas. Whether it's how the roads are laid out, the amount of construction going on, bike lanes, bus routes, you name it; people have strong opinions. For those of us with those opinions, the City of Amarillo would love to hear them at a couple of upcoming meetings.
Paying Super Inflated Prices For Wine? Must Be In These Texas Cities
Something you may not realize about Texas is how much Texans love their wine. We have our own industry devoted to it. I've even learned to enjoy wine since moving to the Lone Star State. Unfortunately, prices on our favorite grape by-product have been going up recently, and in some cities, the prices are going through the roof. Four of the cities where prices are the most extreme are in Texas.
A Sit Down With New Tascosa Baseball Coach Yancy Molloy
The Amarillo sports world was a bit shook when longtime Tascosa High School baseball coach Jason Patrick announced his retirement after 24 years at the helm. The leader of the Rebels hung up his spikes after a tough season and passed the torch. Prior to this season beginning, a new...
Stunning Waterfront Property In Amarillo Up For Sale
The beauty of Amarillo is it seems that no matter what type of home or property you want, you can find it here. Want something in the center of everything? We've got that. Something in a quiet neighborhood with grown and mature trees? Yup, that exists too. Something off in...
WATCH: Dad Wins Playtime With Brilliant Baseball Hack
Playing with your kiddos is a great way to engage and connect with them. It can be tiring though, especially after a long work day. One dad found a hack to make playtime fun for all with minimal parental effort. Anytime we can find a good life hack, we're all...
Next In Line To Die: Ramiro Gonzales Led Texas Rangers To Her Skeleton
In 2003, a 20-year-old Ramiro Gonzales was waiting to be moved from Bandera County Jail to prison, where he'd serve two life sentences for the rape and kidnapping of a real estate agent. Something told him to confess to a previous, even worse crime- be it his conscience or the...
Update: Two New Restaurants in Amarillo Closer to Opening
As I am driving around Amarillo I love watching the progress that places are making, especially when it comes to new businesses coming to the area. If you drive around 58th and Georgia a lot you have been watching the progress of a lot of new businesses recently. We got...
BEWARE: Texans Are Warned About Poisoning Danger From Recalled Laundry Pods
According to KCRA laundry day may become a little more dangerous in Texas and here’s why. Like most Americans, certain popular brands of laundry detergents are used. These products are so popular to use for household laundry, that Procter & Gamble had to recall more than 8 million packages of the liquid laundry detergent, pods due to dangerous defects that could make the colorful packs accessible to children and other people.
Texas Teacher Accused of Choking Children – Arrest Warrants Issued
Last week, five arrest warrants were issued for a teacher from the Pflugerville ISD. She is accused of choking multiple children on separate occasions. KVUE first reported that police were investigating Geraline Wilson Browning for incidents involving "inappropriate physical redirection" of children in her care at the YMCA Childcare Development Center at Northwest Elementary School, a facility that is part of a partnership between Pflugerville ISD and the YMCA to provide child care for full-time district staff members.
Amarillo Business Owner in Hospital After Weekend Accident
Weekends are already busy when you have a restaurant in Amarillo. More people are out and about over the weekend so the restaurants get crazy busy. We do like to support our restaurants any chance we can but especially when the weekends get here. We have some time to relax....
Beware of these Creatures When Traveling In or Outside of Texas
It's that time of year when people from Texas travel all over, some head to Dallas/Ft. Worth or Austin, others head south to San Antonio, Galveston, or Corpus Christi. Some Texans travel to other states. When you travel, most of the time you stay in hotels. Even the nicest hotels...
This Is The Busiest and Most Annoying Road In Texas
For many Texans, dealing with traffic is something they deal with day in and day out. But let's be honest, not all traffic is the same. Some cities have much worse traffic than other cities and some roadways in Texas are very, very busy. But which roadway is the busiest in Texas?
Watch: Dallas Street Fight Featuring Men With Legs Bound Together
This is the most gentlemanly street fight ever. It’s weird because the two guys don’t appear to be upset with one another. I could be wrong about that, but it looks to me like they just decided to see who could win a fight with their legs bound together.
Stunning Video Of Rare Twin Tornadoes Near Perryton, Texas
Already in 2024, we've been flooded with news headlines about tornadoes and severe storms that caused a ton of damage. Almost a year ago, a rare phenomenon was captured on video near Perryton, Texas. During last year's tornado season, twin tornadoes were captured on film in the Texas panhandle. The...
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