George W. Bush's portraits to be shown on Friday's episode of 'Today'
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President George W. Bush will talk with daughter Jenna Bush Hager about his first art exhibit on NBC’s “Today” show Friday morning.His portraits of 24 world leaders include Tony...
View ArticleArmy: Fort Hood gunman showed no previous violence
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The soldier who killed three people before committing suicide in an attack on the same Texas military base where more than a dozen people were slain in 2009 had shown no recent...
View ArticleLarge turnout expected for monthly First Friday Art Trail
Those in charge at more than 16 local galleries and businesses may greet another large turnout when the 115th consecutive First Friday Art Trail takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, April 4.Prepared...
View ArticleLubbock County sheriff turns to public to identify 2 in 5-month-old check...
Lubbock county sheriff’s office officials are asking the public to help them identify two people in connection with a five-month-old case involving forged checks used at a liquor store south of...
View ArticleDoctor: No more deaths expected from Fort Hood shooting, toll projected to...
TEMPLE (AP) — A hospital physician says he doesn’t expect any more fatalities resulting from the shooting at Fort Hood that left three dead and wounded 16 others.Dr. Matthew Davis said during a news...
View ArticleRed Raiders hope to escape black hole that have become their Friday night games
The contrast has been stark this season, the results frustrating.Fridays have become a black hole for the Texas Tech baseball team. The difference in results between the opening game of the weekend or...
View ArticleGov. Perry orders state agency flags to half staff in memory of Fort Hood...
Gov. Rick Perry has ordered all state agencies to lower their flags to half staff in memory of the victims of Wednesday night’s shooting at Fort Hood. The order is in effect through sunset Friday,...
View ArticleFort Hood gunman's attack mystifies hometown
GUAYANILLA, Puerto Rico (AP) — He grew up in Puerto Rico, played percussion in his high school band, spent nearly a decade in the National Guard, served as a peacekeeper in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula,...
View ArticleArgument may have preceded Fort Hood shooting
FORT HOOD (AP) — A Fort Hood official says there is a “strong possibility” that the gunman who killed three people and wounded 16 others at the Texas military base argued with one or more soldiers...
View ArticleFort Hood gunman used same gun store as Hasan for 2009 shooting
FORT HOOD (AP) — A Fort Hood official confirms the soldier who killed three people and wounded 16 others bought his gun at the same nearby gun shop as the shooter convicted in the 2009 rampage on the...
View ArticleGO! Calendar
MusicFRIDAYPage 9 with Moments Till Fall, Tiger/Coast, ABL and Sarah Z Music — 7 p.m., Jake’s, 5025 50th St. $10 and a $3 minor fee. Rock and punk. 687-5253.Texas Tech University’s School of Music...
View ArticleCommunity briefs
New Neighbors to host hospitality coffee The New Neighbors Club will host its annual Spring Hospitality Coffee at 10:30 a.m. today, April 4. Members, guests and interested persons are welcome.For the...
View ArticleTexas weather expected to behave for Final Four
ARLINGTON (AP) — Ice was the problem when the Super Bowl came to Jerry Jones’ billion-dollar showplace three years ago.Severe thunderstorms are the more likely concern for the Final Four’s first visit...
View ArticleCivil Filings
99TH DISTRICT COURTJUDGE WILLIAM C. SOWDERWells Fargo Bank NA against Jennifer Garcia, suit on other civil
View ArticleThings to do
TODAYBelly Dancing For Women— 11 a.m.-noon. UMC Activities Center, 5217 82nd St. $5. 783-8829.Intro to Wellness— 2 p.m. UMC Activities Center, 5217 82nd St. $5. 783-8829. Jazz and Hip Hop Dance— 5:30-7...
View ArticleFrom the A-J's Pages
25 years ago:Texas Tech University President-elect Robert Lawless was welcomed to the campus Monday and told supporters of the university’s need to “tell its story.”50 years ago:Five Lubbock residents...
View ArticleLocal sports briefly
Tech runners headto West Coast meets Texas Tech will send eight distance runners to track and field meets on the West Coast this weekend.Three men and four women will run in the San Francisco State...
View ArticleLamesa girls win District 4-2A crown
DENVER CITY — Leah Medlin and Chelsea Rebber both carded 36-hole scores of 188 to finish atop the medalist standings and lead Lamesa to the team title in the District 4-2A girls golf tournament that...
View ArticleCoronado sweeps team titles at Lubbock ISD track meet
Coronado swept the team titles Thursday night in the Lubbock ISD city track and field meet at Lowrey Field.The Lady Mustangs won eight of the 17 events, piling up 255 points, and outpacing second-place...
View ArticlePerry to visit Fort Hood, update on shootings
FORT HOOD (AP) — Gov. Rick Perry plans to visit Fort Hood where a soldier being treated for mental illness killed three people and wounded 16 others before taking his own life.Perry on Friday will be...
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