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Wooden gazebo at Lubbock Memorial Arboretum surrounded by greenery and blooming shrubs, highlighting need for community volunteers after vandalism incident.

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Lubbock Memorial Arboretum looking for volunteers after large plant destroyed

The Lubbock Memorial Arboretum is in need of some extra help, especially after one of…

lubbock-sucksJuly 8, 2025

Lubbock City Council meets to discuss budget shortfall and hiring freeze in response to declining sales tax revenue.

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Lubbock freezes hiring, delays projects to offset $5 million budget shortfall

Lubbock city leaders are tightening the budget after sales tax revenue came in lower than…

lubbock-sucksJuly 8, 2025

Police investigate officer-involved shooting scene on Parkway Drive in Lubbock, Texas, marked by evidence tags and crime scene tape following early morning gunfire on July 5, 2025.

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LPD identifies suspect officer-involved shooting in East Lubbock

The Lubbock Police Department has identified the male suspect who was killed in the officer-involved…

lubbock-sucksJuly 6, 2025

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Arrests made in Lubbock car thefts linked to Cantu Towing

Two men have been arrested after a Lubbock Police Department investigation into car thefts connected…

lubbock-sucksJuly 3, 2025

Mugshot of Joshua Joe Molinar, found guilty of aggravated kidnapping and sexual assault in Lubbock, Texas, July 2025.

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Molinar guilty of aggravated kidnapping, sexual assault, sentencing phase starts Tuesday

Joshua Joe Molinar, 39, was found guilty on counts of aggravated kidnapping and aggravated sexual…

lubbock-sucksJuly 3, 2025

Exterior of a red-and-white metal building in Archer County, Texas, where law enforcement executed a search warrant as part of an illegal gambling and money laundering investigation. Several SUVs are parked outside during the evening.

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Nine arrested in Lubbock, Texoma for illegal gambling ring

Law enforcement officials across Texoma and in Lubbock arrested nine people Tuesday in connection with…

lubbock-sucksJuly 1, 2025

Close-up of a judge's gavel and brass scales of justice on a courtroom desk with law books in the background.

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Lubbock man included in over 300 charged in national health care fraud scheme takedown

Largest DOJ health care takedown in history More than 300 defendants including a Lubbock man…

lubbock-sucksJune 30, 2025

Mugshot of Elton Castron-Osorio, a 27-year-old Lubbock man sentenced to 15 years for arson and weapon charges, with dismissed sexual assault and drug charges related to a 2021 incident.

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Lubbock man admits to arson that sexual assault victim believes was ‘retaliation’

A Lubbock man accused of sexually assaulting a minor in 2021, Elton Castron-Osorio, 27, pleaded…

lubbock-sucksJune 26, 2025

Mugshot of Jason Trinidad, a 22-year-old Lubbock man sentenced to 35 years in prison without parole for sexually assaulting a 5-year-old child.

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Lubbock man gets 35 years in prison for sexually assaulting child

Jason Trinidad, 22, has pleaded guilty to sexual assault of a child and was sentenced…

lubbock-sucksJune 25, 2025

Screenshot of a website interface labeled "Online Public Records," highlighting issues with public access to Lubbock County court documents since 2021.

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Why has county been ‘out of compliance’ with state public records law since 2021? Depends on who you ask

Lubbock County has been out of compliance with the state law on open records since…

lubbock-sucksJune 25, 2025

Lubbock Memorial Arboretum looking for volunteers after large plant destroyed

Lubbock freezes hiring, delays projects to offset $5 million budget shortfall

LPD identifies suspect officer-involved shooting in East Lubbock

Arrests made in Lubbock car thefts linked to Cantu Towing

Molinar guilty of aggravated kidnapping, sexual assault, sentencing phase starts Tuesday

Nine arrested in Lubbock, Texoma for illegal gambling ring

Lubbock man included in over 300 charged in national health care fraud scheme takedown

Lubbock man admits to arson that sexual assault victim believes was ‘retaliation’

Lubbock man gets 35 years in prison for sexually assaulting child

Why has county been ‘out of compliance’ with state public records law since 2021? Depends on who you ask

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