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City of Lubbock, Texas logo over a skyline view of the city with trees and buildings in the background.
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Lubbock’s Internet Goes Down, City Acts Like It’s the Apocalypse

The City of Lubbock had to reassure everyone this week that, yes, life will go…

August 13, 2025
Flock of sandhill cranes wading in shallow water at Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge in Texas.
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Trump Admin Chooses Oil Over Prairie Chickens, Because of Course They Did

Texas’ oldest wildlife refuge, the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge, was about to grow from a…

August 13, 2025
Texas Tech Wildlife Toxicology Laboratory truck conducting field research on quail populations and environmental health.
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Texas Tech Invents Quail Happy Meals, Saves Birds From Wormy Doom

Texas Tech researcher Ronald Kendall has spent decades in the trenches of wildlife toxicology, and…

August 13, 2025
City of Lubbock, Texas logo over a skyline view of the city with trees and buildings in the background.
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City of Lubbock Hits Ctrl+Alt+Panic Over “Potential Security Concern”

The City of Lubbock had a little meltdown this week when its website decided to…

August 12, 2025
Mugshot of Bobby Norris, arrested in Lubbock for allegedly attacking a juvenile and a woman with a rifle.
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Man with Rifle, Skid Steer, and Bad Decisions Keeps Lubbock Police Busy

Tuesday morning, 40-year-old Bobby Norris decided to star in his own personal episode of Cops:…

August 12, 2025
Mugshot of Tristan Rene Langston, convicted in Lubbock for threatening to kill Secret Service agents and their families.
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Lubbock Man Learns the Hard Way: Don’t Threaten the Secret Service Online

Tristan Rene Langston, 37, apparently thought posting threats against Secret Service agents and their families…

August 8, 2025
Dr. Juan Kurdi wearing a white lab coat with Caprock Cardiovascular Center logo.
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Lubbock Cardiologist Busted for $1.2 Million Opioid Scheme

In yet another headline that makes you shake your head and mutter, “Of course it…

August 8, 2025
Exterior of the Nelda Thompson Community Services Building, home to Lubbock Area United Way, on a sunny day.
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Bootstraps Are Expensive: Lubbock Nonprofits Struggle While Lawmakers Play Budget Games

The Lubbock Area United Way has been around for nearly 80 years, but lately its…

August 8, 2025
Close-up of an adult and child’s hands showing red spots and rashes consistent with symptoms of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD), reported at Lubbock daycares.
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Daycares in Lubbock Swap Finger Paint for Hand, Foot, and Mouth

Lubbock Public Health announced that several local daycares are now serving up Hand, Foot, and…

August 5, 2025