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    Mugshot of Lubbock man Ynez Spencer sentenced to 50 years in prison for arson and domestic assault related to a 2022 attack near 106th Street and Elgin.
    Local “Actor” Gets 50 Years for Arson, Assault, and Setting a Woman on Fire—Method Acting Gone Horrifically Wrong News

    Local “Actor” Gets 50 Years for Arson, Assault, and Setting a Woman on Fire—Method Acting Gone Horrifically Wrong

    In a story that is grim even by Lubbock standards, Ynez Spencer was sentenced this…
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    lubbock-sucksJanuary 22, 2026
    High-voltage power lines and transmission tower against a cloudy sky, symbolizing rising electricity costs in Lubbock, Texas.
    ERCOT Says “Relax,” Lubbock Remembers 2021 and Side-Eyes the Thermostat News

    ERCOT Says “Relax,” Lubbock Remembers 2021 and Side-Eyes the Thermostat

    A big cold snap is rolling into West Texas this weekend, and state officials are…
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    lubbock-sucksJanuary 22, 2026
    Nighttime scene near 18th Street and Avenue U in Lubbock showing police vehicles and flashing lights at the location of an officer-involved shooting investigation.
    42 Seconds, One Gun, and the Annual Reminder That Lubbock Nights Go From Zero to Critical Real Fast News

    42 Seconds, One Gun, and the Annual Reminder That Lubbock Nights Go From Zero to Critical Real Fast

    Late Monday night, a Lubbock Police officer responded to a domestic disturbance near 18th Street…
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    lubbock-sucksJanuary 22, 2026
    Mugshot of Matthew Wood overlaid on a residential home in west Lubbock related to a January shooting arrest.
    Another “Accidental” Gun Death in Lubbock, Because Of Course It Was News

    Another “Accidental” Gun Death in Lubbock, Because Of Course It Was

    Court records now lay out the moments leading up to the January 9 shooting that…
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    lubbock-sucksJanuary 22, 2026
    Nighttime oil and gas drilling site in West Texas with active flaring illuminating rigs and industrial equipment under a dark sky.
    Texas Air, Now With Fewer Rules and More Vibes News

    Texas Air, Now With Fewer Rules and More Vibes

    In the first year of Donald Trump’s second term, the Environmental Protection Agency decided regulations…
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    lubbock-sucksJanuary 22, 2026
    Data visualization of the 2025 Texas measles outbreak showing rising case numbers and affected counties, with Gaines County heavily impacted.
    We Beat Measles (Briefly): Lubbock Declares Victory, Virus Keeps Its Bags Packed News

    We Beat Measles (Briefly): Lubbock Declares Victory, Virus Keeps Its Bags Packed

    A year after measles tore through Texas—starting right here in West Texas—the Lubbock Health Department…
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    lubbock-sucksJanuary 21, 2026
    Mugshot of Robert Arnold, a Lubbock man accused of kidnapping and aggravated sexual assault, taken at the Lubbock County Detention Center.
    Protective Orders, Revisited: Lubbock Tries the “Pretty Please” Method Again News

    Protective Orders, Revisited: Lubbock Tries the “Pretty Please” Method Again

    Remember Robert Arnold—the guy who allegedly brutalized the same woman, posted bond, and then allegedly…
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    lubbock-sucksJanuary 21, 2026
    Icy intersection at 82nd Street and Quaker Avenue in Lubbock after a multi-vehicle crash caused by frozen water runoff on Tuesday morning.
    Ice, Ice, Sprinkler: How Lubbock Turns a Cold Snap into a Contact Sport News

    Ice, Ice, Sprinkler: How Lubbock Turns a Cold Snap into a Contact Sport

    Lubbock officials are begging—again—for residents to stop running sprinklers during freezing weather, because spraying water…
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    lubbock-sucksJanuary 21, 2026
    Donald Trump in a blue suit and red tie speaking onstage with a microphone during a televised event.
    Drill, Baby, Drill—Until the Bill Comes Due News

    Drill, Baby, Drill—Until the Bill Comes Due

    Texas spent the last few years riding high on $70-plus oil, stuffing state and local…
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    lubbock-sucksJanuary 20, 2026
    Granite Ten Commandments monument at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, with scaffolding around the dome and a bright blue sky overhead.
    Texas Tries to Re-Teach Civics by Taping the Ten Commandments to a Classroom Wall News

    Texas Tries to Re-Teach Civics by Taping the Ten Commandments to a Classroom Wall

    Texas is back in court, this time arguing that public schools should be required to…
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    lubbock-sucksJanuary 20, 2026
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    • Local “Actor” Gets 50 Years for Arson, Assault, and Setting a Woman on Fire—Method Acting Gone Horrifically Wrong
    • ERCOT Says “Relax,” Lubbock Remembers 2021 and Side-Eyes the Thermostat
    • 42 Seconds, One Gun, and the Annual Reminder That Lubbock Nights Go From Zero to Critical Real Fast
    • Another “Accidental” Gun Death in Lubbock, Because Of Course It Was
    • Texas Air, Now With Fewer Rules and More Vibes

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