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Parks & Rec Board votes to recommend city rename East Park after WWII hero from Amarillo
4+ day, 52+ min ago (217+ words) AMARILLO (KVII) — The Parks and Recreation Board will recommend the city rename East Park after a World War II hero from Amarillo. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend the renaming of East Park to Gabriel Chavez Park. "Every morning…...
City considering renaming East Park after WWII hero from Amarillo
1+ week, 4+ day ago (133+ words) AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — The city is considering renaming East Park after a WWII hero from Amarillo. Pfc. Gabriel Chavez was killed on April 29, 1945 during the Battle of Okinawa. He rushed an enemy machine-gun position while carrying a grenade, killing five…...
Amarillo firefighters battle vacant home, commercial building fires
1+ week, 6+ day ago (17+ words) KVII Amarillo firefighters battle vacant home, commercial building fires...
Amarillo man dies after wrong-way crash on US 287 near Hedley
3+ week, 2+ day ago (141+ words) DONLEY COUNTY, Texas (KVII) — An Amarillo man was killed in a wrong-way crash on US 287 near Hedley overnight. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the crash happened at about 1:07 a.m., about two miles west of Hedley. A 2016 Nissan…...
Amarillo man accused of threatening to kill four people before stabbing them indicted
3+ week, 2+ day ago (151+ words) AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — A Potter County grand jury indicted an Amarillo man accused of threatening to kill four people before stabbing them. Patrick Wayne Bailey Jr. was indicted Thursday on four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Bailey…...
Two teens get prison time after 50 shots fired into Amarillo home with 3 children inside
3+ week, 2+ day ago (248+ words) AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — Two teens have been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty in connection with a drive-by shooting that sent 50 shots into a home with eight people, including three children, inside. Ruben Terrazas, 19, pleaded guilty July 29 to eight counts…...
Trial underway in Amarillo shooting that left 2 dead, 5 injured
3+ week, 4+ day ago (122+ words) KVII AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — The trial of a man charged in a 2023 Amarillo shooting that left two people dead and five others injured resumes Wednesday after prosecutors called six witnesses during the first day of testimony. Jose Luis Arevalo Flores…...