Marshall man held on $5 million bond in wife's death
MARSHALL — Bond has been set at $5.1 million for an East Texas man charged with killing his wife at a hotel.read more
View ArticleTexas Tech's FMI receives $1.7 million grant to study economic freedom,...
Texas Tech University’s Free Market Institute received a $1.7 million, three-year grant from the John Templeton Foundation to study the origins of economic freedom and prosperity, according to a Tech...
View Article2 men indicted on murder charges involving dumped body in Amarillo
A Potter County grand jury has indicted two men on a murder charge in the death of a man who was bound and dumped Aug. 12 in northwest Amarillo, documents obtained Tuesday show.Ricky Don Burns, 26, and...
View ArticleWreckEm247: U.S. Army All-American kicker Clayton Hatfield plans to walk on...
U.S. Army All-American kicker Clayton Hatfield of Boerne's Samuel V. Champion High School plans to walk-on at Texas Tech and could become a real asset for the Red Raiders.
View ArticleTexas Highways Magazine to unveil portion of top 40 Texas destinations Dec. 5...
AUSTIN — Starting with its January issue and continuing with each monthly issue of 2014, the Texas Department of Transportation’s Texas Highways magazine will rank the state’s Top 40 destinations as...
View ArticleHospice of Lubbock volunteers, supporters to light tree Wednesday
Hospice of Lubbock to light tree The annual tree lighting that symbolizes the start of Hospice of Lubbock’s Light Up A Life fundraiser will be Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 6:30 p.m. at Haverty’s, 7401 Quaker...
View ArticleTech English learner conference postponed
English learner conference postponed The English Learner Science and Math Education Conference scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 7, sponsored by Texas Tech, has been postponed indefinitely due to unforeseen...
View ArticleArea high school basketball results
TUESDAY’S AREA LINESCORESGIRLSClass 4APLAINVIEW 55, DUMAS 39Plainview 14 16 13 12 — 55Dumas 2 8 11 18 — 39Plainview, Karli Wheeler 15. Dumas, Reghan Gerber 8. Records: Plainview 6-3, Dumas 4-5. JV...
View ArticleCity boys high school basketball roundup: Johns, Mats beat Idalou in battle...
Jesse Johns scored 20 points and Estacado, ranked No. 12 in Class 3A, posted a 79-53 home victory Tuesday night against Idalou, ranked No. 14 in Class 2A.Ryan Castillo and Christian Bennings scored 12...
View ArticleCity girls high school basketball roundup: Gonzales' clutch free-throw...
DENVER CITY — Alyssa Gonzales scored 13 points, including four free throws in the final 30 seconds to help ice the game, as Lubbock High beat Denver City 57-53 Tuesday night in a non-district game.The...
View Article25 proposed logos make cut in Amarillo competition for 100th anniversary
AMARILLO — More than two dozen proposed images have made the cut to become the new logo for Amarillo after a design dispute nixed the original version.read more
View ArticleSmoke, fire at Lubbock Preston Smith International airport part of fire crew...
Lubbock Fire Rescue crews are going through a training exercise Wednesday, Dec. 4, at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport.LFR Battalion Chief Rob Keinast said the live-fire training will go on...
View ArticleLubbock police say man armed with metal pipe robbed store early Wednesday...
Lubbock police say a man armed with a metal pipe Wednesday morning, Dec. 4, robbed a convenience store in south Lubbock.Police officers responded to a robbery call about 4:40 a.m. at the 7-Eleven on...
View ArticleWreckEm247: California trio visiting Lubbock this weekend, all positions of need
A trio from College of San Mateo (Calif.) will visit Texas Tech this weekend. Among them are two four stars - a defensive tackle and an offensive lineman - and a linebacker.
View ArticleWreckEm247: Four-star offensive lineman Fahn Cooper still looking at four...
College of DuPage offensive lineman Fahn Cooper has two weeks to make a decision and is currently focused on four BCS schools, including Texas Tech.
View ArticleTax returns: Democrat candidate Davis made $284K in 2012
AUSTIN — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis enjoyed rising financial success as a Fort Worth attorney last year and took home about $284,000, more than double what she reported making in...
View ArticleFort Worth teen admits guilt in drunken-driving deaths of 4 people over...
FORT WORTH (AP) — A North Texas teenager has admitted his guilt in the drunken-driving deaths last summer of four people.The 16-year-old from Keller, north of Fort Worth, was in court Wednesday on four...
View ArticleEl Paso mom returns amid dead baby case
EL PASO (AP) — A West Texas woman has been extradited from Michigan on parole violation charges amid the investigation of a baby found dead in the New Mexico desert.Authorities have said the body is...
View ArticleTxDot's planned Thursday unveiling of top destinations cancelled by weather...
Inclement weather forecast for the Lubbock area forced the Texas Department of Transportation to cancel Thursday’s partial unveiling of the state’s top 40 destinations, according to a TxDOT news...
View ArticleTexas Tech police calls for Dec. 3-4
Dec. 38:26 a.m. — A Texas Tech officer investigated criminal mischief in the Z5A parking lot. A motorcycle’s gas tank and mirror were damaged.3:55 p.m. — A Tech officer charged and released a...
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