Good morning, Amarillo.

A tragic accident on I-40 early Saturday claimed the lives of two Dumas men when a 2020 Freightliner truck hit a disabled 2018 Chevrolet Camaro — 22-year-old Bryan Ordaz-Reyes and 19-year-old Braxton Amador were pronounced dead at the scene about three miles west of Alanreed.

A popular Amarillo restaurant Chuck E.

Cheese closed permanently on Sunday leaving many customers scrambling to reschedule birthday parties and address membership concerns. The closure followed a rent increase that squeezed profits and left patrons waiting for refund details from corporate.

The Texas Panhandle War Memorial and Missing In America Project will honor several unclaimed Panhandle veterans with full military honors tomorrow at 6 p.m. at the War Memorial in Amarillo — a procession will begin May 1 from Amarillo to Lubbock and a final ceremony is planned on May 2 at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.

Candidates and special interest groups spent nearly one million dollars in April on the upcoming Amarillo city council election.

Spending reports show that (PACs) spent about half the amount on ads, including a $230,000 donation from Alex Fairly’s DealOn and additional contributions to Growing Amarillo Jobs.

Tickets are now available for the Amarillo Area LOSS Team Summit for suicide loss survivors, an event that will be held on May 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Amarillo College West Campus Lecture Hall — speakers Dr. Frank Campbell and Melina Moore will share ways to cope with loss — and tickets cost $25.

The new Women's Health Clinic opened yesterday at Amarillo Public Health on 850 Martin Road—offering essential services to women from Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle such as mammogram referrals, contraception options, STD testing and treatment, pregnancy testing, domestic violence counseling, cervical cancer screening and pre-prenatal care. It operates Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Northwest Texas Healthcare System Wound Care Center and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy was honored with the Robert A.

Warriner III, M.D., Clinical Excellence Award by Healogics—placing the center in the top 10 percent of eligible facilities for its work in healing chronic wounds.

Bank of America's Golf With Us initiative (in partnership with Youth on Course) gives Amarillo kids ages 6-18 a free one-year membership so they can play golf for just $5 a round until May 24.

The program offers a registered handicap index (with access to local courses like Ross Rogers, Comanche Trail, Borger Municipal, and John Pitman) to help young golfers get started.

Docker and Kubernetes Administration Training Class

5-9 p.m. — Logistics Training Center, Amarillo, TX — $2490 — Dive into hands-on DevOps training with Docker and Kubernetes in this expert-led course.

Hope and Healing Half Marathon

7 a.m. — Amarillo National Bank — Registration fee required — Run through historic neighborhoods while supporting mental health initiatives.

Battle of the Bites

6-8 p.m. — John Stiff Memorial Park — Free entry — A vibrant food truck showdown to savor the local flavors of Amarillo.

Autocross #2 2025

8:30 a.m. — Westgate Mall — $35 SCCA Members, $45 Non-members — Test your skills at the thrilling Autocross #2 event and learn the course firsthand while helping set up.

Freedom From Tobacco May Class

6:00-8:30 p.m. — AmTech Career Academy — Free entry — Participate in a comprehensive two-session course to kickstart your journey to quitting tobacco with professional guidance.

Bliss Horizon Live Featuring Straight Tequila Night

6-7:30 p.m. — The Bliss Venue — GA & VIP packages available — Experience the original tribute to '90s Country music in Amarillo with high-energy renditions of your favorite classics.

On-Site Tour of The Gardens of Amarillo Memory Care

9 AM - 7 PM — The Gardens of Amarillo Memory Care — Free entry — Explore one of the highest-rated senior living communities and enjoy an insightful tour.