North Texan gets 75 years for raping girl, 12
FORT WORTH (AP) — A North Texas man has been sentenced to 75 years in prison for raping a 12-year-old girl in a field after she ran away from home.Prosecutors in Fort Worth on Thursday announced the...
View Article2 Texas veterans, both 107, to meet for 1st time to swap WWII stories
AUSTIN (AP) — Two 107-year-old veterans are set to meet for the first time and swap stories of fighting in the Pacific during World War II.Austin resident Richard Overton was recently honored by...
View ArticleLubbock Christian University urges caution after person exhibited threatening...
A person who exhibited threatening behavior was briefly seen Thursday night, Dec. 12, on campus by Lubbock Christian University security and the Lubbock Police Department.Campus officials were advising...
View Article6 men arrested in Amarillo prostitution sting
Six men were arrested in an Amarillo Police Department prostitution sting Thursday on Amarillo Boulevard.Undercover female officers posing as prostitutes approached male customers who were interested...
View ArticleTexas Tech police calls for Dec. 12
Dec. 1212:51 p.m. — A Texas Tech officer documented a fire at the Merket Alumni Center. An electrical outlet caught fire. Staff members extinguished the blaze.3:38 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated a...
View ArticleKingsbury says Jones practicing, will play in bowl game
Texas Tech cornerback Bruce Jones has been practicing this week and will play in the Holiday Bowl this month against Arizona State, Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said Friday.“He’s healthy,” Kingsbury...
View ArticleEarly season success has Mustangs on path back to postseason
ABERNATHY — Since making the jump to Class 3A prior to the 2010-2011 season, the Shallowater boys basketball team has not made the postseason, though it has come close.Now, as the Mustangs prepare to...
View ArticleStratton withdrawal accepted, dodging unintentional mother-daughter race
The unintentional mother-daughter race for a Lubbock County justice of the peace seat is canceled.Incumbent Jean Anne Stratton’s resignation is now accepted and the race resumes for her spot as...
View ArticleInformation still needed in disappearance of 30-year-old Maegan Hembree of Smyer
Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office investigators still need information to solve the disappearance of Maegan Hembree.The 30-year-old Smyer woman was last seen Feb. 26, 2012, when she left Hockley County...
View ArticleRegents approve negotiations for veterans clinic
Texas Tech’s campus and the surrounding area could look drastically different after the approval of several proposals made at the Texas Tech Board of Regents meeting Friday, Dec. 13.The board...
View ArticleLubbock police search for man who threatened loss prevention agent during...
Lubbock police are asking for help from the public to identify a suspected robber. Sgt. Jason Lewis said the man threatened loss prevention during a Dec. 9 incident at the Walmart in the 1900 block of...
View ArticleCivil Filings
99TH DISTRICT COURTJUDGE WILLIAM C. SOWDERRobert Abbe against Argonaut Ventures LLC, Jimmy John’s and Joseph Danglemayr, suit on personal injury auto237TH DISTRICT COURTJUDGE LES HATCHMike Harber...
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LCU visits OklahomaChristian for twin bill The Lubbock Christian University basketball teams play their final games before the holidays today when they visit Oklahoma Christian for a Heartland...
View ArticleDeath Notices
Betty Aldridge, 82, died Dec. 11, 2013. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, in Gaines County Cemetery in Loop. Mark A. Jones Funeral Directors of Seagraves.Judy Carolyn Jackson...
View ArticleDPS: 1 dead in fiery collision between pickup, tanker; survivor escaped unharmed
Authorities said one person died when a pickup collided with a tanker truck and caught fire late Friday at the intersection of Indian Hill Road and West Amarillo Boulevard.A Department of Public Safety...
View ArticleCommunity Briefs
Learn about state/federal tax credits Learn about state and federal historic tax credits and how they can provide significant equity for redevelopment projects from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 19...
View ArticlePorter Anniversary
MR. & MRS. PORTERMr. and Mrs. Porter of Lubbock will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Friday. They are the parents of the late J. Ken Porter and wife Cyndy of Lubbock and Kerry Porter...
View ArticleLethridge Anniversary
MR. & MRS. LETHRIDGE SR.Mr. and Mrs. Lethridge Sr. of Lubbock recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a catered dinner at their home with family. They are the parents of Doris...
View ArticleMcKandles Anniversary
MR. & MRS. MCKANDLESMr. and Mrs. McKandles of Lubbock recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a family barbecue dinner at the Monterey Church of Christ. They are the parents of Mark...
View ArticleDromgoole: A few favorites from the 2013 bookshelf
Every week I try to tell you about a few new Texas books that I have found interesting or think you might like to check out. Going back over the columns for the past year, I think it’s been another...
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