Commissioners postpone CERTZ application
Lubbock County could obtain some new grant money to improve roads and other infrastructure projects, pending an application process.County commissioners agreed Monday morning, Jan. 27 to postpone...
View ArticleMan faces agg. robbery charge after stabbing at Lubbock motel parking lot
A 53-year-old Lubbock man is behind bars Monday, Jan. 27, after Lubbock police said he robbed a man after stabbing him Sunday in a North Lubbock motel parking lot.Raymond Ledesma Jr., is being held at...
View ArticleTexas Panhandle records its driest 3-year period as drought continues
AMARILLO — The Texas Panhandle is contending with its driest three-year period ever recorded and the drought is showing signs of strengthening.read more
View ArticleTexas Tech police arrest 3 students for possession of marijuana
Jan. 243:23 p.m. — A Texas Tech officer issued two non-students criminal trespass warnings for all of Texas Tech Property, after they were found in Bledsoe Hall soliciting magazine subscriptions.4:08...
View ArticleTexas and region
DALLASState agencies are mobilizing to assist motorists and others as another frigid cold front is expected to bring snow and ice to parts of Texas.The Texas Department of Transportation and the...
View ArticleBirths
Mr. Corey Smith and Ms. Samantha Garcia of Lubbock, a boy weighing 8 pounds, 11 ounces at 2:49 p.m. Dec. 29 at University Medical Center. Mr. Adam Vidales and Ms. Jaclyn Robledo of Lubbock, a girl...
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25 Years Ago:Texas Tech University’s art department is sponsoring the 62nd annual scholastic Regional Arts Awards competition for junior and senior high school students in southern New Mexico, and west...
View ArticleGray, Odessa shoot down No. 1 Texans
ODESSA — Former Texas Tech guard Josh Gray scored 29 points and No. 16 Odessa College pulled away in the second half to beat No. 1 South Plains College 76-56 Monday night, dealing the Texans their...
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MOB registration setto begin today Monterey Optimist Basketball has the first of three signup opportunities scheduled for today. Those interested may register from 6-9 p.m. at Cardinal’s Sport Center,...
View Article3 men die, 1 hurt in traffic accident
ENCINAL (AP) — Three men have been killed and another critically hurt when their vehicle hit an 18-wheeler stopped along a South Texas highway.The Texas Department of Public Safety says the accident...
View ArticleLubbock fire officials blame morning blaze on electrical malfunction
Lubbock fire officials say an electrical malfunction started a fire early Tuesday morning, Jan. 28, in a garage of a home in southwest Lubbock, displacing two men.Five Lubbock Fire Rescue units...
View ArticleLubbock breaks record low with 6-degree reading Tuesday morning at airport
Lubbock broke its record overnight low for Jan. 28, reaching 6 degrees at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport.The 6-degree reading was recorded at 8:03 a.m. according to the National Weather...
View ArticleRepublican Abbott 1st candidate to launch Spanish-language website to court...
Texans who visit Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott’s newly launched Spanish-language website, targeted at Hispanic voters, will see a new version of his campaign logo: Abbott Para...
View ArticleTexas Tech police makes marijuana arrest, investigates stolen iPad
Jan. 271:06 p.m. — A Texas Tech officer arrested a non-student for driving while license invalid in the 1000 block of Joliet Avenue. The suspect was taken to Lubbock County Jail.3:23 p.m. — A Tech...
View ArticleSpecial election gives Democratic group trial run
AUSTIN (AP) — Democrats from across Central Texas are helping Celia Israel, the party’s candidate in a tiny special election for an open seat in the state House of Representatives. Welcoming the...
View ArticleLubbock Area United Way recognizes volunteers for work in 2013
During its annual meeting Tuesday, Jan. 28, at Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, the Lubbock Area United Way announced Byrnie Bass as 2014 campaign chairman, and honored volunteers for their service.Greg...
View ArticleLady Raiders add Brooks, Parliament to roster for 2014-15
Texas Tech women’s basketball has been in dire need of height this season.Sisters Haley and Kellyn Schneider are the tallest Lady Raiders at 6-foot-5.Senior forwards Shauntal Nobles and Kelsi Baker are...
View ArticleMan mistakenly released from Amarillo jail arrested in Ohio on cold case...
Ohio authorities have arrested a man on a cold case murder charge after he was mistakenly released from the Potter County jail.Officers from the Rossford Police Department and the Northern Ohio Violent...
View ArticleLego robotics teams advance to state
Two robotics teams from Cavazos Middle School will be competition in the state Texas Computer Education Association competition April 12 in Deer Park. According to a news release from Lubbock...
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