Dallas high school teacher arrested for sexual relationship
DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas high school teacher continued on leave Saturday, following her arrest on charges related to an alleged sexual relationship with one of her students.Lesley Ann Sharp, 24, an...
View ArticleWaco day care operator faces more charges
WACO (AP) — A Central Texas day care operator has been charged with two new counts of endangering a child in relation to two other children in her care.Marian Fraser already faced a charge of injury to...
View ArticleCommunity briefs
Fall arts, crafts fest to be held Sept. 14 The 43rd annual Fall Arts and Crafts Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Lubbock Garden and Arts Center, 4215 University Ave. The...
View ArticleLISD registration begins Monday
Districtwide registration for the 2013-14 school year at all Lubbock ISD campuses will begin Monday, Aug. 12. Parents with students entering school for the first time should bring a copy of their...
View ArticleFrom the A-J's Pages
25 years ago:Fire blamed on a man’s smoking in bed ripped through the Cavalier Apartments, 1710 Ave. R, early today, causing an estimated $100,000 in damage.50 years ago:A 15-strikeout performance by...
View ArticleMore than 1,000 attend A&M player's funeral
COLLEYVILLE — The mother of a Texas A&M defensive lineman and his younger brother told her sons goodbye in front of a packed church Saturday, almost two weeks after they and another teen were...
View ArticleDeath Notices
Johnnie Bowman, 96, of Lorenzo died Aug. 9, 2013. Services are pending with Adams Funeral Home of Lorenzo. Michaeleen Ann Glendening died Aug. 8, 2013. Memorial services will be Aug. 12, 2013, at 11...
View ArticleWreckEm247: Texas Tech cornerback commit Tevin Madison of Fayette County...
Cornerback Tevin Madison committed to Texas Tech in April, despite having never been to Lubbock. This weekend he finally got to see the program in perread more
View ArticleUniversity chemical safety program to lose funding
DALLAS — Months after a fertilizer plant explosion in Central Texas killed 15 people, including 10 first responders, a university-based program that provides information about chemical risks to...
View ArticleTexas & Region
Texas & RegionBARDWELL Investigators say two people have died in the fiery crash of a small plane into a North Texas field.The Department of Public Safety says the crash happened around 10:30 a.m....
View ArticleRedistricting case could delay Texas primaries
AUSTIN — Politicians across the state are announcing their candidacies and hiring campaign workers, but the ongoing battle over redistricting could again delay the March primaries and make life...
View ArticleFrom the A-J's Pages
25 years ago:If the planned cease-fire between Iran and Iraq holds, it could mean good news — and stable oil prices — for the Texas oil industry, Railroad Commissioner Kent Hance says.50 years...
View ArticleEx-Texas state worker gets prison for theft
BEAUMONT (AP) — A former Texas human services worker has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for stealing from people getting food stamp benefits.Prosecutors in Beaumont say 62-year-old Melva...
View ArticleQuick Opinion: The groundbreaking on a new Texas Tech student housing complex.
The recent groundbreaking for a 234,501-square-foot student housing complex on the TexasTech campus is a milestone. First, Vice-chancellor Michael Molina noted the new complex is Tech’s first...
View ArticleLetter: Make the settlement public
Why are the city taxpayers required to pay a secret amount to ex-City Manager Lee Ann Dumbauld? The City Council is treating the taxpayers as children by implying the taxpayers should do as they are...
View Article1 dead, 1 hurt in Amarillo, victims in club lot
AMARILLO (AP) — Amarillo police have found one man slain and another hurt after a caller reported he and his father were beaten and the older person died.Police early Monday responded to an emergency...
View ArticleJury given time amid rapid pace of Fort Hood trial
FORT HOOD (AP) — Testimony is moving so quickly during the Fort Hood shooting trial that military jurors are getting time between witnesses to go through their notes.Maj. Nidal Hasan is acting as his...
View ArticleWreckEm247: Ennis safety Jah'Shawn Johnson commits to Texas Tech on his 17th...
After being impressed by a weekend visit to Texas Tech, Ennis safety Jah'Shawn Johnson committed to the Red Raiders on his birthday. Click here for the scoop!read more
View ArticleTexas Tech police calls for Aug. 9
Aug. 91:46 p.m. — A Texas Tech officer investigated a theft at the west bicycle racks of the Athletic Training Facility. A men’s gray unsecured Schwinn bike was taken.Aug. 101:43 p.m. — A Texas Tech...
View ArticleTexas and region
AMARILLOAmarillo police have found one man slain and another hurt after a caller reported he and his father were beaten and the older person died.Police early Monday responded to an emergency call...
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