Dry winter air and freeze-cured grasses push 22 of 26 Panhandle counties under burn bans as officials warn of heightened wildfire risk.

Meteorologists at the National Weather Service office in Amarillo saw signs of possible danger in the Panhandle days before the first fire sparked. The previous week was dry and hot for February — the ...

Xcel Energy and Southwestern Public Service Company issued a statement to MyHighPlains.com after the announcement of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s investigation into utility companies in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A dangerous mix of freeze-cured vegetation, dry winter air and persistent high winds has pushed most of the Texas Panhandle into ...