Conroe woman charged after husband run over, dies
Conroe woman charged after husband run over, diesCONROE (AP) — A Houston-area woman has been charged in the run-over death of her husband as he allegedly tried to stop her from backing out of their...
View ArticleWater company boosts Texas town's heritage
Water company boosts Texas town’s heritageMINERAL WELLS (AP) — Legendary in the early 1900s for its rumored powers to cure a host of ailments, this tiny Texas community’s mineral baths and well water...
View ArticleWest Texas school district accused of cheating
West Texas school district accused of cheatingEL PASO, Texas (AP) — A state audit is accusing some educators at a West Texas school district of cheating on federal accountability standards.The El Paso...
View ArticleWest Texas school district accused of cheating
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A state audit has accused some educators at a West Texas school district of cheating on federal accountability standards.The El Paso Times reported Sunday that auditors from the...
View ArticleEast Texas justice of the peace shot, wife charged
LONGVIEW, Texas (AP) — The wife of a longtime East Texas judge has been charged with shooting him during an argument.Gregg County Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace Sam Lawson was hospitalized Sunday in...
View ArticleMexican marines free dozens of kidnapped migrants
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities say Mexican marines have freed 104 kidnapped Central American migrants who were being held in a house in the border city of Nuevo Laredo.A statement from the Secretary of...
View ArticleDriver tries to evade Lubbock police
Lubbock police engaged in a short car chase with an uncooperative driver Sunday evening around 9:30 p.m.The chase lasted a few minutes before officers got the vehicle stopped and the driver in...
View ArticleDeath Notices
Agustin Arocha, Jr., 57, of Lubbock died March 6, 2013. Services will be 11 a.m. today at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church. Calvillo Funeral Home and Chapel.Tommy Crosby, 58, of Littlefield died March...
View ArticleAuthorities using technology during spring break
PORT ARANSAS (AP) — Technology is helping South Texas authorities keep a handle on spring breakers this year.Five Corpus Christi magistrate judges will issue warrants and set bail through an online...
View ArticleHigh school sports roundup: Frenship's Vanderburg wins regional preview
Jack Vanderburg carded an even-par 144 over two days, winning medalist honors and leading Frenship to a second-place finish in the team standings Saturday in the Class 5A Region I preview tournament at...
View ArticleOfficials say wildfire threat remains real for Panhandle region
AMARILLO — Thanks to recent moisture, this year’s wildfire season is not supposed to be as bad as 2012’s, much less 2011’s.“It’s looking positive to where hopefully it will not be an active fire...
View ArticleNo injuries reported in Amarillo house fire
AMARILLO — Amarillo firefighters responded to a south Amarillo house fire in the early morning hours of Sunday, an Amarillo Fire Department news release said.The release said 14 fire personnel were...
View ArticleNew museum offers window to area's past
AMARILLO — There’s a new museum in town, and Amarilloans can find all sorts of treasures from the area’s past inside.The Amarillo Historical Museum, 211 S.E. 17th Ave., Room 117, held its grand opening...
View ArticleNo movement on future plans for deteriorating Houston Astrodome
HOUSTON — The dilemma of the deteriorating Houston Astrodome remained unresolved Tuesday with the passing of a deadline to put a bond referendum before voters in May.Harris County commissioners took no...
View ArticleGeorge P. Bush running for Texas office
AUSTIN — George P. Bush is officially running for Texas land commissioner — ending months of speculation about which statewide office the grandson of one former president and nephew of another planned...
View ArticleWreckem247: 2015 blue chip offensive lineman is making the rounds, may visit...
2015 offensive lineman Zach Rogers already holds three BCS offers and looks to add more soon. He's making the rounds, taking visits, and is looking to storead more
View ArticlePope exhibit arrives in Lubbock
Bruno Marocchini, with the Vatican Museum, looks over a piece that is part of the Pope John Paul II exhibit on Tuesday at the Catholic Renewal Center in Lubbock. The exhibit will be in Lubbock from...
View ArticleTech womens' tennis team tops San Diego
SAN DIEGO — The No. 23 Texas Tech women’s tennis team earned a 5-2 win against No. 64 San Diego on Tuesday behind strong performances from Kenna Kilgo and Samantha Adams.Kilgo and Adams, the nation’s...
View ArticleCommunity Briefs
Learn about Lubbock County’s judicial process Learn about Lubbock County’s judicial process, new rules and options for resolving disputes while involved in the justice system at 3:30 p.m. today at 916...
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