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A McLennan Community College softball coach has been arrested on a charge of sexual assault and two charges of sexual performance by a child. Leslie Klemansky was arrested before Noon Tuesday and taken to the McLennan County Jail
A McLennan Community College softball coach has been arrested on a charge of sexual assault and two charges of sexual performance by a child. Leslie Klemansky was arrested before Noon Tuesday and taken to the McLennan County Jail
A McLennan Community College softball coach has been arrested on a charge of sexual assault and two charges of sexual performance by a child. Leslie Klemansky was arrested before Noon Tuesday and taken to the McLennan County Jail

Gas prices expected to increase 5-20 cents by weekend

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Amarillo, TX - Gas prices are expected to jump another five to twenty cents by the end of the weekend.

Authorities say children tied to bed in Texas home

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DAYTON, Texas - The eight children confined in a small, dark bedroom with a piece of plywood over the window included two 2-year-olds tied to a bed and a 5-year-old girl "in a restraint on a filthy mattress," the child welfare worker who discovered them said in a court document.

Area burglary arrests Video included

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Amarillo, TX - Two Amarillo men are in custody following a burglary of a vacant house at 100 W. 43rd.

  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 7:00 PM EST2012-02-23 00:00:48 GMT
    Amarillo, TX - The preliminary autopsy report is inconclusive for a woman who died while in custody of an area jail.



     
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 4:57 PM EST2012-02-22 21:57:24 GMT
    KILLEEN, Texas - Police have determined that a 4-year-old boy found his mother's gun and fatally shot his 3-year-old brother at their Central Texas home.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 3:22 PM EST2012-02-22 20:22:25 GMT
    TRENTON, N.J. - Federal regulators said Tuesday that they've approved new suppliers for two crucial cancer drugs, easing critical shortages.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 2:40 PM EST2012-02-22 19:40:11 GMT
    Clovis, New Mexico - There will now be severe restrictions on open fires in Curry County. Commissioners voted to implement a fire danger emergency resolution.
  • Syrian gunners pounded an opposition stronghold where the last dispatches from a veteran American-born war correspondent chronicled the suffering of civilians caught in the relentless shelling. An intense morning barrage...
  • Breast cancers in women aged 40 to 49 that are diagnosed by mammograms have a better prognosis than those detected by doctors or the women themselves, a new study indicates.
  • Clashes between Afghan troops and protesters angry over the burning of Muslim holy books at a U.S. military base left at least seven people dead and dozens wounded Wednesday as anger spread despite U.S. apologies over what...
  • First birth control, now prenatal testing? Once again a fact of life for many American women has become a jarring issue in the presidential race.
  • The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to take a second look at the weight loss pill Qnexa on Wednesday, after initially rejecting it because of concerns about heart problems and possible birth defects.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 2:01 PM EST2012-02-22 19:01:30 GMT
    Amarillo, TX - A new type of phone scam is targeting Amarillo residents.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 11:43 AM EST2012-02-22 16:43:53 GMT
    New York - For the first time in almost four years, the Dow Jones Industrial Average broke 13,000 and it could be the turning point for the struggling U.S. economy.
  • Officers on horseback cleared Bourbon Street early Wednesday, declaring an end to Carnival 2012 in New Orleans as Mardi Gras revelers began to prepare for the beginning of Lent, the period of fasting and repentance before...
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 10:54 PM EST2012-02-22 03:54:34 GMT
    High winds have dirt raining down on the panhandle region and it is causing some problems for local businesses.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 7:49 PM EST2012-02-22 00:49:40 GMT
    A Saudi man accused of trying to make a weapon of mass destruction and targeting former President George W. Bush's home in Dallas is mentally competent to stand trial, a federal judge in Texas ruled Tuesday.
  • The bailout has saved Europe, for now, but it's unlikely to save Greece.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 6:21 PM EST2012-02-21 23:21:45 GMT
    Amarillo police are investigating the death of two Amarillo residents inside their home.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 5:57 PM EST2012-02-21 22:57:49 GMT
    Amarillo, TX - An Amarillo woman dies in police custody from what appears to be alcohol-related causes.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 4:23 PM EST2012-02-21 21:23:35 GMT
    Editorials from five newspapers across the state of Texas
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 3:02 PM EST2012-02-21 20:02:57 GMT
    DAYTON, Texas - Texas authorities have removed 11 children from a home after finding some restrained by harnesses and discovering other signs of abuse.
  • The U.S. apologized Tuesday for the burning of Muslim holy books that had been pulled from the shelves of a detention center library adjoining a major base in eastern Afghanistan because they contained extremist messages or...
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 2:55 PM EST2012-02-21 19:55:35 GMT
    Amarillo, Texas - The fate of one area high school's sports schedule has been decided, and it's not what most were hoping for.
     
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 1:03 PM EST2012-02-21 18:03:56 GMT
    Amarillo, TX - The American Cancer Society is asking for volunteers to help transport cancer patients to and from treatment.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 12:34 PM EST2012-02-21 17:34:45 GMT
    One local clinic is growing to help meet the growing demands of the community. Amarillo's Hillside Family Health Clinic is accepting Medicaid meanwhile many are not.
  • Newt Gingrich is asserting that President Barack Obama pursues an "outrageously anti-American" energy policy that snubs the Keystone oil pipeline and puts too much stock in electric car technology to wean the country from...
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 12:02 AM EST2012-02-21 05:02:37 GMT
    Canyon, TX - Before going into combat soldiers are able to go through special training, but parents do not have that luxury. When their kids hit the war front, they are left to figure things out for themselves.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 9:39 PM EST2012-02-21 02:39:02 GMT
    High winds created a sandstorm that brought on an 11-vehicle accident which hospitalized four and shut down a section of Highway 287 for several hours.
  • The United States and Mexico agreed Monday to work together when drilling for oil and gas below their maritime border in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 5:29 PM EST2012-02-20 22:29:06 GMT
    Amarillo, Texas - The number of crimes reported to Amarillo police over the past year have decreased.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 4:55 PM EST2012-02-20 21:55:22 GMT
    OKLAHOMA CITY - An Oklahoma lawmaker is pushing a bill to require drug testing for certain welfare recipients.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 4:50 PM EST2012-02-20 21:50:30 GMT
    NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The nation's largest protestant denomination will remain "Baptist" but it's thinking about whether to stay "Southern" for much longer.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 3:14 PM EST2012-02-20 20:14:30 GMT
    Amarillo, TX - Sunday people in our area came together to help fight breast cancer.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 3:05 PM EST2012-02-20 20:05:48 GMT
    Amarillo, TX - The name of the area man who died in a traffic accident early Saturday morning has been released.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 3:00 PM EST2012-02-20 20:00:36 GMT
    Amarillo, TX - A man was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries after a motorcycle accident on FM 1061 Sunday night.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 2:34 PM EST2012-02-20 19:34:31 GMT
    Amarillo, TX - Three people were taken to Northwest Texas Hospital for injuries Saturday afternoon after a collision on the Claude highway.
  • Dereck Chisora apologized "wholeheartedly" Monday for the brawl with David Haye that followed his loss to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 12:51 PM EST2012-02-20 17:51:16 GMT
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Officials at Sandia National Laboratories say decontamination foam developed more than a decade ago by lab scientists is now being used to clean up methamphetamine labs.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 12:24 PM EST2012-02-20 17:24:47 GMT
    BOSTON — U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials plan to investigate whether inhalable caffeine sold in lipstick-sized canisters is safe for consumers and if its manufacturer was right to brand it as a dietary supplement.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 12:14 PM EST2012-02-20 17:14:39 GMT
    Students at a junior high school near Texas' Gulf Coast have staged a 4-day boycott of cafeteria food to press for more menu choices.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 10:29 AM EST2012-02-20 15:29:59 GMT
    Austin, Tx - In the first 16 days since abandoning his presidential campaign, Governor Rick Perry has been to his office just three times and stayed no longer than three hours each time.
  • Sunday, February 19 2012 10:56 PM EST2012-02-20 03:56:16 GMT
    Amarillo, Tx - A federal court's decision to delay the Texas primaries means the candidates for U.S. Senate have a long and potentially expensive slog ahead of them. A judge has said the soonest Texans
  • Sunday, February 19 2012 5:25 PM EST2012-02-19 22:25:10 GMT
    SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say two people are reported dead and as many as eight more are missing after an avalanche near a Washington state ski resort. King County sheriff's Sgt. Cindi West says
  • Sunday, February 19 2012 5:21 PM EST2012-02-19 22:21:20 GMT
    MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — A fight among inmates led to a prison riot in northern Mexico that killed 44 people Sunday, a security official said. Nuevo Leon state public security spokesman Jorge Domene
  • Saturday, February 18 2012 10:59 PM EST2012-02-19 03:59:56 GMT
    New Mexico - Governor Susana Martinez has signed a bill that will provide special permits for hay haulers. Current law only allows for the transport over oversized hay loads on national highways but not
  • Saturday, February 18 2012 5:02 PM EST2012-02-18 22:02:49 GMT
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Within the last week, authorities say, Amine El Khalifi's plan was proceeding as hoped: An al-Qaida associate handed him an automatic weapon to kill security officers inside the
  • Saturday, February 18 2012 4:56 PM EST2012-02-18 21:56:57 GMT
    NEW YORK (AP) — Gasoline prices have never been higher this time of the year. At $3.53 a gallon, prices are already up 25 cents since Jan. 1. And experts say they could reach a record $4.25 a gallon
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  • Gov. Chris Gregoire signed into law a measure that makes Washington state the seventh to legalize same-sex marriage, but opponents almost immediately filed a referendum to challenge the new law, meaning voters likely will...
  • Amarillo, TX - Residents can now receive free tax help at several locations in our area.
  • It came and went in a flash each time, a number on a board for mere seconds, but its symbolic power couldn't be dismissed.
  • A small but growing number of teens and even younger children who think they were born the wrong sex are getting support from parents and from doctors who give them sex-changing treatments, according to reports in the...
  • Saturday, February 18 2012 3:23 PM EST2012-02-18 20:23:56 GMT
    An Oklahoma democrat is stirring up controversy right here in the Panhandle tonight after a series of presidential attack ads hit the air.
  • Saturday, February 18 2012 3:03 PM EST2012-02-18 20:03:20 GMT
    Amarillo, Texas - It's something you certainly wouldn't expect to see in the Texas panhandle, but it's here and it's drawing in big crowds and making big bucks.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 8:01 PM EST2012-02-18 01:01:17 GMT
    The Texas board of education is trying to help more students make the grade. It wants to give its math curriculum a makeover.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 7:35 PM EST2012-02-18 00:35:08 GMT
    Amarillo, TX - An Amarillo man who sexually assaulted a young girl is sentenced in court Friday.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 6:54 PM EST2012-02-17 23:54:34 GMT
    MIDLAND, Texas  - Federal prosecutors on Friday asked that a judge dismiss the criminal charge against a soldier who was arrested at a Texas airport in December after trying to bring military-grade explosives on a cross-country flight.
  • Americans are getting an election-year tax present. Congress voted with rare speed and cooperation Friday to extend a Social Security payroll tax cut for 160 million workers and to renew unemployment benefits for millions...
  • Friday, February 17 2012 5:37 PM EST2012-02-17 22:37:36 GMT
    NORMAN, Okla. - Investigators say DNA has linked a Colorado inmate suspected of being the "Ether Man" serial rapist to a string of sexual assaults that roiled the University of Oklahoma campus from 1985 to 2005.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 5:08 PM EST2012-02-17 22:08:28 GMT
    ARLINGTON, Texas - A train derailment in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth area has led to the evacuations of 5 buildings, although initial fears of hazardous materials have eased.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 4:52 PM EST2012-02-17 21:52:55 GMT
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A 29-year-old Moroccan man was arrested Friday near the U.S. Capitol as he was planning to detonate what he thought was a suicide vest, given to him by FBI undercover operatives, said police and government officials.
  • A Florida man got the shock of his life on Wednesday when an electronic cigarette he was using exploded in his mouth.

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