Buckner International seeks donations for shoe drive
Buckner International is asking Lubbock residents to donate new shoes during April for children served by the organization in Lubbock and Guatemala.The organization will accept shoes of all sizes and...
View Article1 injured after pickup collides into utility pole east of Lubbock
Texas Department of Public safety troopers were diverting traffic Tuesday afternoon, April 1, for about an hour at a road to the east of Lubbock after a pickup truck hit an electric pole and a gas...
View ArticleDeath Notices
Services for Clarice W. Green Alley, 88, of Plainview will be 2 p.m. Thursday, April 3, in Bartley Memorial Chapel. Bartley Funeral Home of Plainview.Amy Arriaga, 38, of Denver City died March 31,...
View ArticleTexas and region
HOUSTONLarge areas of Texas have fallen into severe drought as a typically wet season remains relatively dry.The Texas Water Development Board said Tuesday that extreme-to-exceptional conditions have...
View ArticleFrom the A-J's Pages
25 years ago:An eight-part series detailing the medical crisis facing rural areas of West Texas has garnered Avalanche-Journal staffers Kathleen Davis and Ed Reynolds a first place Community Service...
View ArticleBirths
Mr. Traivone Smith and Ms. Jessica Morin of Tahoka, a boy weighing 6 pounds, 5 ounces at 1 a.m. March 10 at University Medical Center. Mr. and Mrs. Sanchez of Lubbock, a girl weighing 8 pounds, 8...
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The first in a series by Don Williams examining the push for unionizing college football players.SPORTS
View ArticleHigh school softball roundup:
AMARILLO — Lindsay Brewer threw a two-hit shutout and Lubbock Christian High walloped Amarillo San Jacinto 16-0 Tuesday in a game shortened by run rule.Brewer (7-0) struck out six and didn’t allow a...
View ArticleTexas school bus driver punished for taunting
FLORESVILLE (AP) — A South Texas school bus driver has been disciplined after being heard calling a sobbing student “crybaby” and urging other children to chime in and mock the girl.KSAT-TV reported...
View ArticleVolunteer Center planning workshop for organizations
A workshop designed to help nonprofit agencies and other organizations tell their story, has been scheduled from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Monday, April 7, in the conference room of the Volunteer Center of...
View ArticleTxDOT: One in five accidents caused by distracted driving
AUSTIN – Distracted driving is becoming more worrisome for state officials.A new report the Texas Department of Transportation released Wednesday shows 459 people died in Texas last year in accidents...
View ArticleAlcohol in dorm room, mutual criminal trespass lead Tech police blotter
Texas Tech police calls for: April 18:22 a.m. — A Texas Tech officer investigated criminal mischief at the R3 parking lot. A vehicle was damaged. 1:20 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated a theft report...
View ArticleRICHARDSON-BONDS
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Richardson of Lubbock are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Tracy, to Landon Bonds, both of Kansas City, Kansas. Landon is the son of Mr. Kevin Bonds and Mrs....
View ArticleCALLANDER-MARTINKEWIZ
Mr. and Mrs. Tim and Debbie Callander are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Laura Elizabeth, to Quinton Garrett Martinkewiz. Laura is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Files...
View ArticleSCOTT-RUDDER
Greg and Debra Scott are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jenni, to Levi Rudder. Levi is the son of Tucker and Glenda Rudder, all of Lubbock. The couple plan to marry in July, 2014.
View ArticleBorder Patrol sends more agents to South Texas, the country's busiest sector...
McALLEN — More than 100 Border Patrol agents from California and Arizona have been shifted to the southernmost tip of Texas, the country's busiest sector for illegal immigration, the agency announced...
View ArticleOfficials: 4 dead at Fort Hood, including gunman
FORT HOOD — A soldier opened fire Wednesday on fellow service members at the Fort Hood military base, killing three people and wounding 16 before committing suicide at the same post where more than a...
View ArticleAt least 3 still critical after Fort Hood attack
FORT HOOD (AP) — At least three military personnel remain in critical condition after a gunman at Fort Hood killed three people and wounded 16 others before committing suicide.A spokesman for Scott...
View ArticleFt. Hood gunman sought mental treatment years before killing 3, self on...
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — An Iraq War veteran being treated for mental illness was the gunman who opened fire at Fort Hood, killing three people and wounding 16 others before committing suicide, in an...
View ArticleArmy says alleged Fort Hood shooter did not see combat in Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army’s top civilian official says the soldier accused in the Fort Hood shooting this week was deployed for the final months of the Iraq war but did not see combat.Three people...
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