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Politics Today for August 22, 2021

Posted: Aug 22, 2021 / 01:04 PM CDT / Updated: Aug 22, 2021 / 01:04 PM CDT

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Amarillo Mayor selected for 2021-22 Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative

by David Gay / Sep 27, 2021

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) -- Officials with the city of Amarillo announced Monday that Amarillo Mayor Ginger Nelson has been selected as one of 38 mayors to participate in the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative.

According to a news release from the city, Nelson is in New York City this week to participate in a portion of the year-long program. Nelson is a part of the initiative's class of 2021-22, participating in a program "delivered by faculty from Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School as well as world-class experts from Bloomberg Philanthropies’ global network," the release states.

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Police investigating Friday drive-by shooting in North Heights

by Cat Keenan / Sep 27, 2021

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) - The Amarillo Police Department's Violent Crimes unit took up an investigation Friday afternoon in the wake of a drive-by shooting toward a home in North Heights.

According to police, officers responded to the area of NW 20th and N Bonham at around 2 p.m. Sept. 24, on a call of shots being fired at a home. The victim described being on his porch when two men drove past and shot at his house. After the victim went inside his home, the subjects returned and fired several rounds at the home after stopping at the intersection.

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APH reports 96 new cases of COVID-19, 1 death, and 493 recoveries in Amarillo area

by Erin Mercedes Rosas / Sep 27, 2021

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) -- The Amarillo Public Health Department is reporting 96 new cases of COVID-19, one death, and 493 recoveries in the Amarillo area.

APH said Potter County has 54 new cases, one death, and 208 recoveries.

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