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Jordyn Dabelstein looking far too cool in a cowboy hat—a local nursing student whose future was cut short by a 3/4-ton truck and a police department that's suddenly forgotten how to issue a press release.
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The Hub City’s Favorite Game: Jurisdictional Hot Potato (feat. A 3/4-Ton Truck)

Welcome to Lubbock, where the only thing flatter than the landscape is the police department’s…

April 8, 2026
A mugshot of Judah Hew, sporting a "just chased by a mob down Baylor Street" hairstyle and the vacant stare of a man who actually thought the "I thought she was my girlfriend" defense would work after crawling under a public bathroom stall at Amigos.
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Cleanup in the Bathroom: Local Man Thinks Amigos Stalls are a Dating App

Because Tuesday afternoons in Lubbock aren’t depressing enough, 29-year-old Judah Hew decided to spice up…

April 8, 2026
Alec Isaiah Banda’s mugshot, showcasing a masterclass in glassy-eyed indifference after allegedly treating a Lubbock intersection like a game of Grand Theft Auto.
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Lubbock’s Finest Finds the ‘Funny’ Side of a Compound Fracture

In the latest installment of Why We Can’t Have Nice Things in the 806, we…

April 8, 2026
Lubbock Police Department badge illuminated against flashing blue and red patrol lights at night.
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Ave Q: Where a Flat Tire is the Least of Your Problems

Only in the Hub City can you pull into a tire shop to fix a…

April 8, 2026
Neon signs for THC A, Delta 8, and CBD glowing in a window, representing the terrifying gas station snacks that our local officials blame for everything but the weather.
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The Gummy Menace: Judge Parrish Finds the One Single Reason We’re All Losing Our Minds

In a city where the most common hobbies are sitting in traffic on Loop 289…

April 7, 2026
A close-up of Gary Boren grinning like a man who just realized "six months" and "two months" are actually different numbers.
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Gary Boren Learns That Calendars Are Not Just For Decorative Purposes

Gary Boren, a man who has run for more local offices than there are potholes…

April 7, 2026
A mugshot of Margarito Sarmiento Espinoza, sporting a neutral expression and some facial stubble, posing in front of the Lubbock County Jail’s height-marker backdrop after his Mackenzie Park Easter celebration went south.
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Mackenzie Park Easter: Because Nothing Says ‘He Is Risen’ Like a Punch to the Face and a Bullet to the Hand

Nothing captures the spiritual majesty of Easter Sunday in Lubbock quite like the annual tradition…

April 6, 2026
A massive industrial pipe spewing Shallowater’s premium, uranium-enriched tap water into a murky reservoir, because apparently, kidney health is just a suggestion.
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Shallowater: Come for the Small-Town Charm, Stay for the Radioactive Kidney Failure

Our neighbors in Shallowater just got some glowing news from the Texas Commission on Environmental…

April 3, 2026
An overhead shot of the Texas Capitol rotunda floor covered in student-made posters that say "WE BELONG HERE" in an optimistic attempt to explain basic human dignity to a state government that is currently building a "woke" snitch-line without a manual.
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Texas’ New Anti-Woke Police Are Taking Snitch Reports via the “Trust Me, Bro” Method

Welcome to the latest installment of “Texas Government: Making It Up As We Go.” Our…

April 3, 2026