Nelson Anniversary
MR. & MRS. NELSONMr. and Mrs. Nelson of Lubbock are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary today with a dinner that includes family and friends. They are the parents of Gary Nelson and wife...
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MR. & MRS. FLORESMr. and Mrs. Flores of Lubbock are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary today and with a trip to Europe with family in the spring. They are the parents of Rebecca Flores...
View ArticleDromgoole: Pidge rode and wrote with the Rangers
Texas Ranger Pidge Robinson, who served in the Texas Rangers from 1874-76, was also a writer who penned letters, poems and articles for publication about legendary Capt. Leander McNelly’s Rangers,...
View ArticleLetter: Appreciated the city's purchase of new trees
Appreciated the city’s purchase of new trees I am very late in responding, but I still think it’s worthwhile to say how happy I am Lubbock’s City Council bought trees this fall.It’s so important to...
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Texas & RegionHOUSTONFormer first lady Barbara Bush praised the staff of a Texas hospital where she spent nearly a week being treated for pneumonia before going home Saturday.Jim McGrath, a...
View ArticleBooming Austin sees costs of living skyrocket
AUSTIN — Austin is on a winning streak, amid twin booms in economic and population growth. But a published report Sunday says the city's success has also made its cost of living more expensive — so...
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Texas & RegionDALLASDallas police havedetained an 11-year-old girl after a sleeping woman was stabbed nine times while in the family’s home.Police spokeswoman Monica Cordova said Saturday’s attack...
View ArticleLetter: Disliked comments about pope
Disliked comments about pope Re: The op-ed piece “Pope Francis’ erroneous economonic pontifications,” A-J, Dec. 28.Professors Hudson and Powell take Pope Francis to task. In a condescending tone, they...
View ArticleTexas family given "Extreme Makeover" home trying to sell it
KEMAH — A Galveston County family given a house for free by the TV show "Extreme Makeover" is trying to sell the place because they say they no longer need such a big home.read more
View ArticleTear gas, fire, end 4-hour police standoff in Fort Worth
FORT WORTH — A man is charged with aggravated assault in a shooting and police standoff at a Fort Worth house that ended after a tear gas round started a fire in the house.Police say the four-hour...
View ArticleDriver escapes Tech police after crashing vehicle into light pole during chase
Jan. 35:54 a.m. — A Texas Tech officer investigated a case of evading an arrest in a vehicle and duty on striking a highway fixture following an observed traffic violation at 19th Street and Texas Tech...
View ArticleSalvation Army of Lubbock offering shelter, warm food, drink to residents
The Salvation Army of Lubbock is offering its shelter as a warming station for the South Plains area. Volunteers will provide warm clothing to residents unprepared for the cold.The shelter’s main...
View ArticlePolice: Women arrested after drugs found during weekend traffic stop
Police said two Amarillo women were booked into the Potter County Detention Center over the weekend after a Sunday night traffic stop.read more
View ArticleLubbock police searching for armed robber who struck manager during theft
Lubbock police are searching for an armed robber who struck a grocery store manager in the head Monday morning, Jan. 6, before stealing money.Officers responded to a robbery call about 5:48 a.m. at the...
View ArticleWreckEm247: Offensive lineman signee Dontae Levingston has no time to waste
With only two seasons of eligibility left, Texas Tech offensive lineman signee Dontae Levingston has no time to waste in making an impact for the Red Raiders.
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CORPUS CHRISTIA review finds about 240 disruptive parents have been banned from a South Texas school district’s property during the past six years.The report by the Corpus Christi Caller-Times is based...
View ArticleERCOT warns conservation measures necessary
AUSTIN (AP) — The operator of the electricity transmission grid for most of Texas said Monday that a power watch is in effect and that conservation measures are needed.The alert by the Electric...
View ArticleDeath Notices
Judy Parker Campbell died Jan. 4, 2014, in Lubbock. Services will be 10 a.m. today, Jan. 7, in Sanders Memorial Chapel. Sanders Funeral Home.Juan Molina Garcia, 58, of Big Spring died Jan. 2, 2014, at...
View ArticleFor Perry's administration, the end is beginning
Gov. Rick Perry’s people are starting to burrow into nonpolitical jobs in other corners of government. A former chief of staff is now a public utility commissioner. A former spokeswoman is now with the...
View ArticleBirths
Mr. and Mrs. Elroy Joe Toler of Lubbock, a boy weighing 10 pounds, 5 ounces at 10:59 a.m. Dec. 3 at University Medical Center. Ms. LaDonna Birdine of Lubbock, a boy weighing 7 pounds, 14 ounces at 9:38...
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