Kevin Welch
Assignments Manager
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Assignment Manager Kevin Welch is a native of Amarillo but spent his youth moving across the country before arriving back in the Panhandle more than 20 years ago.
He came to NewsChannel 10 in April 2016 with more than two decades of journalism experience. He works with reporters and other staff to develop daily and long-term news coverage.
His email is kwelch@newschannel10.com
Kevin lives in Wildorado with his wife Karen. They enjoy travel, dining and gardening.
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The Food Safety Inspection Service suspended operations at the lab on May 9 when it took seven attempts to stun a steer intended for slaughter.
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The Texas Department of Public Safety said the bodies of 27-year-old Adilene Adame, of Friona, and 37-year-old Osiel Rodriguez, of Dimmit, were found off of Farm-to-Market Road 1057, about 13 miles east of Friona.
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Bad news came overnight as the average price for a gallon of regular gas jumped 70 cents to tie the existing record.
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The board voted for incentives for a meat packing plant and a mineral processor.
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Thomas and Dawn Munn of Borger entered the pleas for their actions on January 6, 2021, which could bring sentences up to six months in prison, five years of probation and a five thousand dollar fine at sentencing later.
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The state of Texas reported today economic activity measured by sales tax collections through March show continued advances in the Panhandle.
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Federal prosecutors filed papers today that contain guilty pleas from two Borger women who entered the U.S. Capitol building during the January 6 confrontation between protestors and police.
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The company has owned land at South Coulter Street and Hollywood Road for some time.
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The Potter Randall Appraisal District issued the finding last week and city council members discussed the report today.
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One of five Borger family members facing charges of participating in the January 6 uprising in Washington D.C. accepted a plea deal today.
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Early voting will be starting on Monday for the Two State Constitutional Amendments and four bonds proposals from the Amarillo Independent School District.
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A federal judge set a hearing today to begin the prosecution of a suspected Amarillo bomb manufacturer after finding him mentally competent.
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Texas Xcel customers have been getting notifications in the mail about fuel costs to generate electricity and what Xcel is asking from the Public Utilities Commission.
A federal judge ruled Friday a man suspected of setting off a bomb in the Paramount Terrace neighborhood should have a hearing Wednesday to decide if he is incompetent.
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Election finance reports show supporters of Amarillo school bonds have more funds than those against
The political action committee against the $285 million in Amarillo school bonds has far less money to spend than supporters of the bonds.
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An Amarillo political action committee announced its support today for the $285 million bond proposals on the May 7, ballot.
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Attorneys filed plea deals Thursday concerning two men who defrauded a livestock feed company in Dimmitt of almost a half million dollars.
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The Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority said the money includes special federal infrastructure spending on top of more typical allotments.
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A federal judge delayed this week’s hearing for a Borger family accused of taking part in the Capitol occupation on January 6 last year in Washington D.C. .
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Management of the Dalhart potato farm punished by the U.S Department of Labor has released more information about the situation and measures it has taken to prevent it from happening again.
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The Czech Republic will be getting attack helicopters made in Amarillo.
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Amarillo city council members took steps today to advance economic development with financial incentives.
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Property taxes on an average Amarillo ISD home could be going up$162 a year if several bond proposals pass in May election.
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The U.S. Department of Labor announced today it has recovered $1.3 million in unpaid wages from a Dalhart potato farm.
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Election offices in Potter and Randall counties will be streaming the handling of ballots in the primary election that started on Monday.
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Kids Inc made two announcements today involving a planned sports complex in South Amarillo including $6 million in donations and a name for the outdoor venue.
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The almost legendary Buc-ee’s will bring a large entry into I-40 choices for travelers.
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DPS officials are investigating a crash the resulted four people dead near the New Mexico border this afternoon.
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An Amarillo man who agreed to plead guilty to taking guns on the grounds of St. Mary’s Cathedral and school will serve four years probation.
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The City of Amarillo will be issuing up to $7 million in debt to replace and repair the failing light systems in parks.
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Officials said today River Road High School will be closed Friday due to COVID-19 quarantines of staff and students.
The Amarillo Economic Development Corporation board approved two measures today to bring a new business here.
Lawyers for the Munn family from Borger and federal prosecutors filed a motion today to extend the deadline for a trial concerning the family’s activities in the U.S. Capitol on January 6 last year.
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With new cases in Potter and Randall counties averaging more than 600 a day over the last five days, experts are more hopeful than optimistic the pandemic will turn around soon.
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The Potter County Republican Party has asked commissioners today to rollback voting from electronic to paper.
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Lists of candidates for the March county primary election are complete except for judge races that were flooded with applicants at the last minute.
The Amarillo City Council voted unanimously yesterday to give a tax break to allow the completion of a medical project costing $11 million to complete.
A split Amarillo City Council approved today how to fund moving City Hall into the historic Amarillo Hardware Building.
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One of the federal agencies overseeing Pantex, the National Nuclear Security Administration, announced last week the completion of the prototype of a refurbished nuclear bomb the plant would complete.
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Federal criminal charges filed Thursday say a man admitted to selling about fifteen hundred dollars in cocaine a week from an Amarillo bar.
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DPS have arrested two men after finding $1 million and drugs during a traffic stop in Wheeler County.
Medical professionals talked at today’s city COVID-19 conference about their fading optimism about gaining ground against the disease.
The City of Canyon took another step today toward bringing more water to the city by approving debt to buy land to be developed into a well field.
The search for how to pay about $35 million to convert a warehouse into a new city hall is back on.
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Superintendent Jason Garrison said nothing mandatory will be neglected, but he expects the board of trustees to meet soon to discuss options for the future.
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The Amarillo city council approved a project today that could bring better experiences with water bills by 2024.
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Federal prosecutors filed a drug possession charge Tuesday against a woman they say was driving a car holding about $135,000 worth of meth.
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The number of children younger than the legal driving age who are in traffic crashes has stayed almost steady at around 2,000 a year for the last five years.
Amarillo City Council members voted today for an outline on how to spend almost $20 million in COVID-19 recovery funds within tight federal guidelines.
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State regulators on Wednesday approved an application by Southwestern Public Service to have a hearing on converting a power plant north of Amarillo from burning coal to natural gas.