Weatherford rolls over Midland, 77-57
Bre Brooks scored 24 points, the other four starters joined her scoring in double figures, and No. 18 Weatherford College rolled over Midland College 97-77 Thursday in the quarterfinals of the NJCAA...
View ArticleRed Raiders take two at home
Kierra Miles hit two home runs to lead Texas Tech to a 6-1 win over Nothern Colorado, giving the Red Raiders a 2-0 start to the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic on Thursday.Miles went yard in the...
View ArticleStudent damages Tech police vehicle transporting him to county jail
Texas Tech police calls for:March 69:49 a.m. — A Texas Tech officer responded to a medical emergency at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center Bus Stop Canopy. A male non-student fell in the street and...
View ArticleJanuary jobless rate in Texas falls to 5.7 percent
AUSTIN (AP) — The Texas unemployment rate slipped to 5.7 percent in January — the state’s lowest jobless figure since November 2008, the Texas Workforce Commission reported Friday.The seasonally...
View ArticleHilderbran concedes GOP comptroller race to Hegar
AUSTIN — Katy Sen. Glenn Hegar captured the GOP nomination for Texas comptroller on Friday when state Rep. Harvey Hilderbran conceded the race, ending the need for a runoff.Hilderbran’s decision means...
View ArticleTom McDonald selected by Realtors® Land Institute
Tom McDonald, WestMark, Companies, Lubbock, Texas, has been awarded the esteemed Accredited Land Consultant (ALC) designation of the REALTORS® Land Institute (RLI). As an ALC, Tom McDonald joins an...
View ArticleQuick Opinion: Lois Lerner of the IRS took the Fifth Amendment again this week
Lois Lerner, the former director of the Internal Revenue Service division that improperly singled out conservative groups, invoked the Fifth Amendment before the House Oversight and Government Reform...
View ArticleLetter of the Day: Raider Red assisted fan who needed help
I am a little old lady who has enjoyed Texas Tech men’s basketball for more than 40 years. I have always enjoyed the antics of Raider Red and his efforts to rally the support of the students and...
View ArticleRangel: Canon might have waited too long to enter race
AUSTIN — A week before the March 4 primaries I asked former Midland Mayor Mike Canon if waiting until almost the last minute to challenge state Sen. Kel Seliger would hurt his chances of unseating the...
View ArticleDavis continuing legal work during run for governor
Democrat Wendy Davis said last summer that she would quit doing private legal work for her public-sector clients if she ran for governor, but months after she kicked off her campaign, the Fort Worth...
View ArticleIn crowded primaries, names can be everything
So a musician named “Kinky,” a well-known rancher named Hugh Asa Fitzsimons III and Jim Hogan walked into a primary, and the guy named Jim — just plain Jim — left with the most votes.Such was the...
View ArticleDeath Notices
Margaret Brackett, 79, died March 6, 2014. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, in the Abbey Chapel of Resthaven Funeral Home. Resthaven Funeral Home.Mittie Gillentine, 92, of Lubbock...
View ArticleHilderbran concedes GOP comptroller race to Hegar
AUSTIN — Katy Sen. Glenn Hegar captured the GOP nomination for Texas comptroller on Friday when state Rep. Harvey Hilderbran conceded the race, ending the need for a runoff.Hilderbran’s decision means...
View ArticleBirths
Mr. Jacob Mann and Ms. Linda Tran of Lubbock, a boy weighing 4 pounds, 9 ounces at 1:28 p.m. Jan. 28 at University Medical Center.Mr. Sean Gonzalez and Ms. Krystal Archibeque of Lubbock, a girl...
View ArticleFrom the A-J's Pages
25 years ago:A New Mexico savings bank took over the 19th Street building that houses the University City Club and informed Texas Tech University the building would be seized and closed.50 years...
View ArticleCommunity briefs
University Women to mark women’s month The American Association of University Women Lubbock Betty Anderson Branch will celebrate International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month with “A Toast to...
View ArticleMadison scores 25 as NMJC wins Region V semifinal
Sophomore guard Rashaun Madison scored 25 points and Oklahoma State signee Jeff Newberry added 14 as No. 18 New Mexico Junior College held off Howard College 64-60 Friday in the semifinals of the NJCAA...
View ArticleLocal sports briefs
Osaghae, Polk set for IAAF world meet Former Texas Tech track and field standouts Omo Osaghae and Tori Polk are set to begin competition today at the IAAF world championships in Sopot, Poland.Last...
View ArticleBones found in Round Rock may be Native American
ROUND ROCK (AP) — Authorities say human bones discovered this week by construction crews in Central Texas are almost certainly ancient remains of Native Americans.The Austin American-Statesman reports...
View ArticleSix LCU players make all-conference
Four Lubbock Christian University women’s basketball players and two men’s received recognition on the all-Heartland Conference teams.The Lady Chaparrals, who went 25-1 and finished the season on a...
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