Palo Duro Canyon State Park closed due to wildfire
CANYON — A wildfire has closed Palo Duro Canyon State Park in the Texas Panhandle as emergency crews work to put out the blaze.read more
View ArticleSunny Sauceda, Kevin Fowler join 'Don't mess with Texas' campaign
AUSTIN — Grammy-winning Tejano star Sunny Sauceda and country singer Kevin Fowler have joined the "Don't mess with Texas" anti-litter campaign.The Texas Department of Transportation says Sauceda and...
View ArticleTexas anti-DWI campaign targets young adults on road for spring break
DALLAS — Texas has launched an anti-drinking and driving campaign targeting young adults on the road during spring break.The Texas Department of Transportation on Tuesday announced details of this...
View ArticleOfficials: Camper's stove started Palo Duro wildfire; fire contained but not...
LUBBOCK — A backpacker's stove ignited a wildfire that has scorched about 15 acres and closed Palo Duro Canyon State Park in the Texas Panhandle, officials said Tuesday as emergency crews worked to put...
View ArticleGoing up: Tech regents approve tuition increase at specially-held teleconference
The Texas Tech Board of Regents approved a tuition and fees increase of 3.95 percent at a specially-held teleconference on Tuesday, March 11.According to the official TTU System Twitter account,...
View ArticlePolice searching neighborhood in south Lubbock for car thief, possible...
Lubbock police are searching a neighborhood in south Lubbock for a suspected car thief who may also have taken a 6-year-old girl on Tuesday afternoon, March 11.Officers are going door-to-door in the...
View ArticleNew Mexico attorney general sides with Texas in groundwater dispute
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Attorney General Gary King says the federal government has sided with Texas in an effort to take the state’s groundwater.King responded Tuesday to a motion by the...
View ArticleDeath Notices
Mitzi Blackerby, 45, of Lubbock died March 11, 2014. Services are pending with Broadway Funeral Directors.Rose Burton, 69, died Monday, March 10, 2014. Services are pending with Broadway Funeral...
View ArticleTexas and region
WYLIEThe parents of a 17-year-old North Texas teen said they’ve forgiven anyone responsible for killing him.Two 16-year-old boys are accused of choking Ivan Mejia to death in Wylie in what authorities...
View ArticleFrom the A-J's Pages
25 years ago:Mayhem broke loose in Lubbock Saturday night as police responded to a shooting, a car-pedestrian fatality and a standoff with a gunman barricaded inside a house during a 25-minute period...
View ArticleAssumed names
■ Assumed name: Caprock Backflow Services; owner: Travis Dwight Cline■ Assumed name: The Joint … The Chiropractic Place; owner: Sixteen 3 Ventures ■ Assumed name: The Joint … The Chiropractic Place;...
View ArticleCommunity briefs
New Neighbors Club to hold luncheon The New Neighbors Club luncheon will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 14, at the Lubbock Women’s Club, 2020 Broadway. Cost is $14 and reservations are required....
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A look at the new stand-alone emergency room facility in Southwest Lubbock. SECTION A
View ArticleLubbock police charge man with falsely reporting kidnapping after car theft
Lubbock police arrested a 25-year-old man after investigators discovered his report Tuesday, March 11, that his 6-year-old daughter was taken during a car theft was untrue.Preston Scott Washington is...
View ArticleTxDOT holding public meeting to discuss medians along Avenue Q
Local officials are inviting members of the to discuss proposed safety improvements on the east side of Lubbock.According to a news release from the City of Lubbock, City Councilman Victor Hernandez,...
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