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A booking photo of Texas Tech freshman Jesse Rusinek, showing him with curly hair and a neutral expression against a grey, striped background.
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Red Raider Baseballer Masters the “Curveball” (and the Curb)

Texas Tech freshman Jesse Rusinek decided to kick off the week by adding a little…

March 3, 2026
A Lubbock County Sheriff’s deputy stands by his patrol car with flashing lights on a gravel road, while a tactical SWAT vehicle and other law enforcement units converge on a property near FM 2641 during a narcotics search warrant operation.
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SWAT Crashes the Bandidos Housewarming Party; Nobody Invited the Neighbors

Oh, look. Another Friday night in the Hub City, and while you were probably deciding…

March 2, 2026
An interior view of a data center facility featuring rows of black server racks, a digital power monitoring screen, and three men standing in a narrow aisle observing the equipment.
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Abernathy’s New Best Friends: Data Center Developers Promise Not to Suck the Town Dry (Literally)

In the latest installment of “Developers Say the Darndest Things,” Aligned Data Centers descended upon…

March 2, 2026
Defiant mugshot of Adam Martinez, the 60-year-old Lubbock man who decided a bag of chips and a knife were appropriate road rage accessories.
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Lubbock Senior Discovers That “Aggravated Assault” Includes Death by Doritos

Welcome to another beautiful day in the Hub City, where the wind is always blowing,…

February 27, 2026
Canadian goose standing alone on a sidewalk in Lubbock, appearing lethargic and unwell amid local avian flu concerns.
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The “Zombie Movie” Prequel Nobody Asked For: Lubbock’s Floating Goose Buffet

According to local rock station FMX, Lubbock has spent the last few months auditioning for…

February 27, 2026
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Lubbock ISD Refuses to Make Prayer Mandatory

In a shocking display of common sense that must have left local pearl-clutchers gasping for…

February 27, 2026
Close-up of a person’s arm with a red, blotchy rash, a common symptom of measles.
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Lubbock Public Health to City: “Don’t Worry, It’s Just a Little Measles”

Good news, everyone! Lubbock’s Public Health department officially has “no concern” about community spread following…

February 27, 2026
A group of Texas Tech students and faculty members in academic regalia stand and sit near a campus fountain at Memorial Circle, holding handmade protest signs with slogans like "Stop Censorship," "My Students Deserve Better," and "Accuracy in Academia No Political Agenda" during a rally against curriculum changes.
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Tech Regents Spend Five Hours Playing ‘I Spy’ With Real Estate Instead of Doing Their Jobs

Lubbock’s favorite higher-ed circus, the Texas Tech University System, just held its big Board of…

February 27, 2026
A Lesser Prairie Chicken with its signature orange neck sacs inflated, standing in the dry brush of a West Texas landscape.
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Sorry, Birds: The Lesser Prairie Chicken Is Now Just a Lesser Priority

In a move that surprised absolutely no one who has ever seen a “Drill, Baby,…

February 26, 2026