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Senior prom planned for today at center The annual senior prom will be held from 6 to 9:30 p.m. today, June 13, at the Lubbock Senior Center, 2001 19th St.Ages 40 and older are welcome and the cost is...
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25 yearsThunderstorms developed over a few sections of the Texas Panhandle Sunday, but South Plains residents were treated to another dose of pleasant weather as a high pressure system made its way...
View ArticleSouth Texan gets 10 years for soliciting child sex
CORPUS CHRISTI (AP) — A South Texas man who thought he was negotiating online with a mother offering her juvenile daughters for sex has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.read more
View ArticleThe Red Raiders camp in Longview was loaded with talent
Texas Tech's satellite camp in Longview was loaded with talent.
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Texas Tech satellite camp at Cypress Ridge
247Sports national recruiting analyst Brian Perroni will be covering Texas Tech's satellite camp at Cypress Ridge High School, which starts at 2 p.m. Click here for live updates.
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Mr. and Mrs. Karl Hittle of New Braunfels are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine Marie to William Andrew (Andy) Nichols, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Nichols of Keller....
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Texas & RegionHOUSTONProsecutors say they’re preparing to retry a Texas man who’s been in prison for 33 years, even though the state’s top appeals court confirmed he doesn’t have a valid...
View ArticleHigh Plains Winegrowers hosting festival in Levelland
The inaugural High Plains Wine-growers Wine and Music Festival is both a trade show and a place to experience local grapes.Shawn Kirkpatrick, director of economic development for Levelland, called the...
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Mr. and Mrs. Synegard of Lubbock, a boy weighing 7 pounds, 9 ounces at 12:53 a.m. March 29 at University Medical Center.Mr. Jay Jones and Ms. Roxie Perry of Brownfield, a girl weighing 7 pounds, 5...
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June 1425 yearsThe Double T, Raider Red, the Masked Rider and the University Seal are all representatives of Texas Tech University, but in an effort to project a consistent image to the outside world,...
View Article4 brothers hurt as truck goes into Fort Worth home
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Four brothers have been treated and released from a hospital after a pickup truck crashed into their North Texas house as the boys slept.Fort Worth police are searching for the...
View ArticleRepeat Texas bank robber gets 35 years
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — A repeat Texas bank robber has been sentenced to 35 years in prison.A federal judge in Amarillo on Thursday sentenced 49-year-old Donald Joseph West of Amarillo.read more
View ArticleJudge to rule on issue holding up Fort Hood trial
FORT HOOD (AP) — A military judge was on Friday expected to address the latest snag holding up the trial of an Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly Fort Hood shooting rampage: his former defense...
View ArticleTexas prisons face more lawsuits over no AC
GALVESTON (AP) — An advocacy group has sued the Texas prison system blaming 13 inmate deaths since 2007 on hot conditions in units without air conditioning.The Austin American-Statesman reports two...
View ArticleTech to hold open house for Master of Public Administration degree program
Texas Tech University will hold an open house on Master of Public Administration degree 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, June 20, in Room 107, Holden Hall.The entrance exam into the program may be waived for...
View ArticleWatchdog: Perry veto threat may be abuse of power
AUSTIN (AP) — A watchdog group is alleging Gov. Rick Perry abused his official powers by threatening to halt funding to the state’s Public Integrity Unit if a district attorney convicted of drunk...
View ArticlePerry vetoes 24 bills, makes few changes to budget
AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry vetoed 24 would-be laws late Friday, wiping out proposals to prevent wage discrimination against women, tighten ethics laws, limit the power of university regents and ban the...
View ArticleJason Little returns to RE/MAX Lubbock
Jason Little returns to RE/MAX LubbockJason Little, a real estate professional in Lubbock, has recently returned to RE/MAX Lubbock. The move was announced today by Nancy Rawls, Director of Career...
View ArticleWatchdog: Perry veto threat may be abuse of power
AUSTIN — A watchdog group alleged Friday that Gov. Rick Perry criminally abused his official powers by threatening to halt funding to the state’s Public Integrity Unit if a district attorney convicted...
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Texas & RegionAMARILLOA repeat bank robber has been sentenced to 35 years in prison.A federal judge in Amarillo on Thursday sentenced 49-year-old Donald Joseph West of Amarillo.A jury in March...
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