2014 Avalanche-Journal All-South Plains Class 5A-4A Basketball Team Capsules
GIRLSPLAYER OF THE YEARKarli Wheeler, Plainview PG, 5-8, JrWheeler was by far and away the best player in District 4-4A this year and one of the key reasons the Lady Bulldogs had yet another successful...
View ArticleBody found at Texas Denny's after shootings leave 3 dead
LONGVIEW — Police are investigating the shooting deaths of three people in East Texas.read more
View ArticleTxDOT: Federal grand jury investigating land deals near I-35E
DALLAS — A federal grand jury is investigating state purchases of land for expansion of Interstate 35E in North Texas that benefited two Dallas real estate dealers.read more
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Buckner collecting shoes for needy Buckner International will collect new shoes throughout April to benefit Buckner children around the world, including Lubbock. Visit www.buckner.org/shoes for a list...
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Laura Ann Barboza, 51, of Snyder died April 6, 2014. Services are pending with Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home of Snyder.Carlos Ancira Colunga, 68, of Lamesa died April 5, 2014. Funeral Mass will be 2...
View ArticleLegislative report reveals UT regent may have broken law
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — University of Texas System regent Wallace Hall may have committed impeachable offenses in his campaign to oust Bill Powers from the presidency of the system’s flagship Austin...
View ArticleJudge stops investigation into Battleground Texas
AUSTIN — A state district judge has thrown out a complaint filed against the Democratic outreach group Battleground Texas that was based on a conservative filmmaker’s video, a special prosecutor said...
View ArticleTwo Coronado teams reach district title matches
MIDLAND — The Coronado teams of John Young-Trevor McDonald and Reagan Collins-Mariel DeLeon advanced to the boys and girls doubles championship matches, respectively, at the District 2-5A tennis...
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LCU, No. 1 WT tanglein doubleheader The Lubbock Christian University softball team will match up again with top-ranked West Texas A&M in a 3 p.m. doubleheader today at Canyon.LCU is 35-8 with two...
View ArticleMan gets 8 years for arson of Denny's
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A man who complained about alleged slow service at a Denny’s in South Texas must serve eight years in prison for starting the restaurant’s Christmas tree on fire.The San Antonio...
View ArticleArmy: Fort Hood suspect had requested leave
FORT HOOD (AP) — Army investigators on Monday released a more detailed timeline of last week’s fatal shootings at Fort Hood, describing an eight-minute rampage in which the suspect fired 35 shots over...
View ArticleRegister today for Ceta Canyon open house program
An open house has been scheduled at Ceta Canyon from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 13, with free food and activities and an opportunity for summer camp sign-ups.Reservations are due today, Wednesday, April...
View ArticleTexas mulls adding Mexican-American studies course as statewide high school...
AUSTIN (AP) — The Texas Board of Education is considering adding a Mexican-American studies course as a statewide high school elective, a move that proponents say would give students a deeper...
View ArticleTech police arrest 1 for pair of attempted robberies, ID second suspect
Texas Tech police calls for:April 410:05 a.m. — A Texas Tech officer investigated an accident without injuries in the Z4N parking lot.11:35 a.m. — A Tech officer investigated debit card abuse at...
View ArticleWoman's body found on Helium Road west of Amarillo
The body of a woman was discovered after noon Tuesday lying on a dirt road next to an SUV on Helium Road near West County Road 34 just west of Amarillo, Randall County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Danny...
View ArticleTech to host lecture by paleontologist who discovered ancient flowers
David Dilcher, emeritus professor at Indiana University, will discuss his role in discovering some of the oldest flowering plants on record at a lecture 7 p.m. Thursday, April 10, at the Museum of...
View ArticleTTUHSC spring enrollment numbers continue increasing
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is still growing. The school announced a 6 percent increase in enrollment for the spring 2014 semester on Tuesday, April 8. “Well we are constantly...
View ArticleRock! Paper! Scissors! Shoot!
What’s your go-to move? Rock? Paper? Scissors? Lubbock residents will get the chance to test their rock-paper-scissors skills against each other when Big Al’s 2nd Annual Rock Paper Scissors tournament...
View ArticleTexas mulls adding Mexican-American studies course
AUSTIN — The Texas Board of Education considered a long-shot proposal Tuesday that would add a Mexican-American studies course as a statewide high school elective, listening to dozens of supporters who...
View ArticleTexas and region
HUNTSVILLEMexican national Ramiro Hernandez-Llanas already had done some carpentry work at Glen Lich’s ranch near Kerrville in the Texas Hill Country when he negotiated a deal with the former Baylor...
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