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Popular Restaurant Destroyed by Fire

Popular Restaurant Destroyed by Fire

by johnd on 29. Nov, 2010 in Amarillo, Feature

A popular north Amarillo restaurant was battered by a fire Saturday evening.

Broken glass, blackened metal and residual ashes now fill the parking lot of Tony’s Restaurant on the corner of Fillmore and NE 11th Street. Firefighters were called to the once-bustling restaurant at around 8pm Saturday as flames shot through the roof. Thirty firefighters from five units fought the flames and finally contained it with aerial ladders after three hours. The building still stands, but was damaged beyond recognition by the blaze.

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Amarillo Man Runs Over Girlfriend With Truck

Amarillo Man Runs Over Girlfriend With Truck

by johnd on 13. Oct, 2010 in Amarillo, Feature

An argument led to a 26 year old Amarillo woman getting run over and killed by her boyfriend, according to a report in the Amarillo Globe.

Michael Buse, a 43 year old hothead from Amarillo, is now being charged with murder. Daisy Strout’s body was found crushed in the Chisum Building’s parking lot at 4:20 am Sunday. An investigation revealed that she was run over at a low speed, and an autopsy showed that her upper body was completely crushed by the Chevy Avalanche.

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