LUBBOCK — Firefighters are still working to extinguish five raging wildfires in the Texas Panhandle that have already collectively burned nearly 575,000 acres, an amount of land that’s roughly 40% larger than Houston, the nation’s fourth most populous city. The Smokehouse Creek fire, which started Monday afternoon, grew from 100,000 to 500,000 acres within 24 […]
Protest voters loom over Joe Biden’s Michigan win. A nuclear weapons plant evacuates some staff as a wildfire tears through Texas. And a Willy Wonka-inspired attraction was so bad the cops were called. Here’s what to know today. Biden nabs Michigan primary win despite ‘uncommitted’ movement President Joe Biden’s victory in the Michigan Democratic presidential […]
A cold front, carrying heavy smoke from wildfires in the Texas Panhandle, is saturating the region Tuesday night with a potent smoke smell as it pushing into Lubbock and the South Plains. The smoke smell appeared in Lubbock County around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday with local 911 call centers reporting dozens of calls regarding the odor. […]
Texas’ governor issued a disaster declaration Tuesday for 60 counties because of wildfires in the Panhandle that have prompted warnings for residents to leave in some areas. No deaths have been reported in the fires, which officials say are being fueled by hot, dry conditions. “I issued a disaster declaration today to ensure critical fire […]
CANADIAN, Texas (AP) — A rapidly widening Texas wildfire doubled in size Tuesday and prompted evacuation orders in at least one small town as strong winds, dry grass and unseasonably warm highs fueled the blaze in the state’s rural Panhandle. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties as the largest fire […]
Beyond the surf, sand and sunshine, there’s another factor many Floridians might think about while enjoying their beach day: sharks. However, those on a Panhandle beach got an extra close look at one over the weekend, A dead female great white shark was discovered along the shore at Navarre Beach Friday, estimated to be between 13 and 15 feet […]
The 100 Club of the Texas Panhandle held its annual Bandfest fundraiser Saturday night, featuring a night of music, dancing, food, and spirits to raise money for families of public safety personnel at its event in Bushland. A member of the Coors Cowboy Club chimes the dinner triangle Saturday at the 100 Club of the […]
The Amarillo area remained under a winter storm warning Sunday as a snowstorm passed through the area, making travel hazardous and causing several accidents. Cars work their way through snow covered Soncy Road Sunday morning in South Amarillo. The National Weather Service (NWS) Amarillo office said most of the snow was confined to the southern […]
A pair of Kodiak bear cubs unique to a remote part of Alaska were found roaming the Florida Panhandle and the encounter got even stranger when they tried to play with the responding sheriff’s deputy. The discovery was made at 3:30 a.m. on an early-December morning by a man driving through rural Okaloosa County, and […]
Potential for snow on the Texas High Plains is expected to rise in the coming week with a probability for wintry mix in the northwest Panhandle near Dalhart on Thursday and Friday and increased chances for snow in Lubbock and the surrounding area early next week. According to the National Weather Service offices in Amarillo […]