december

It seems like on any news day in Amarillo you just know it's going to be windy. Chicago has nothing on us. It's a bigger deal when we don't have an ounce of wind in the area. I mean that doesn't happen very often.

There is something magical about the last couple months of the year. All the excitement that we know are heading our way here in Amarillo.

Go out and get some local ink done.

Our Amarillo Bulls hockey team offers public skating days throughout the month of December.

Get ready to spend the holiday season enjoy the festivities in Canyon, Texas!

We called and confirmed with BOTH Amarillo Applebee's locations that December is $1 Long Island Ice Tea Month!

Here's a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:   Jake Gyllenhaal Age: 32 Occupation: Actor Known For: Roles in films like 'Donnie Darko,' 'The Day After Tomorrow' and 'Jarhead,' earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor as Jack Twist in the film 'Brokeback Mountain,' being the little brother of actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, and previous relationships with Kirsten

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1776: Thomas Paine publishes one of a series of pamphlets in the Pennsylvania Journal titled 'The American Crisis' (more info) 1777: George Washington's Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania (more info)

Here's a list of some of the music you will be hearing on 96.9 KISS FM During this month.

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1922 – The USSR is formed, comprising a confederation of Russia, Belorussia, Ukraine, and the Transcaucasian Federation (More info) 1936 – The United Auto Workers union stages its first sit-down strike (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1170 – Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by knights acting on the orders of King Henry II (More info) 1851 – The first YMCA in the US opens in Boston, Massachusetts (More info)

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Mary Tyler Moore Age: 75 Occupation: Actress Known For: Her iconic sitcom work including playing Laura Petrie on ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show’ and Mary Richards on ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show,’ her Oscar-nominated turn in ‘Ordinary People,’ being an animal-rights activist, and being a longtime sufferer of diabetes