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A booking photo of 70-year-old Raymundo Almaraz, wearing a black garment against a grey background with horizontal lines.
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TruFit, True Terror, and the ‘Pastor’ Who Forgot the Commandment About Restraint

Well, Lubbock, it’s 2026 and we finally have an update on the nightmare that happened…

January 30, 2026
Mugshot-style image of Johnny Bermea Jr., who pleaded guilty in connection with the deadly Easter Sunday shooting in Lubbock, Texas, with emergency vehicles in the background.
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Easter Egg Hunt, Gunfight Edition: Two Dead, Kids Nearby, and the Shooter Gets Deferred Adjudication

In the latest installment of Only in Lubbock, a deadly Easter Sunday shootout that left…

January 30, 2026
Mugshots of two individuals arrested in a Lubbock prostitution investigation, shown side by side against a booking backdrop.
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Hot & Juicy, Cold Cash: Lubbock Discovers “Seafood” Was Apparently a Side Hustle

Lubbock police have arrested Biwu Liu—owner of Hot & Juicy Seafood—and Fu Gao on charges…

January 29, 2026
Lubbock ISD building sign with Texas and American flags flying in the background under a blue sky.
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LISD Invents a Spreadsheet to Decide Which Schools Live, While the State Sharpens the Axe

Lubbock ISD has unveiled its shiny new District Optimization Framework, a very official-sounding checklist to…

January 27, 2026
A large flock of white geese flying together across a cloudy sky, illustrating migratory birds linked to recent avian flu concerns in Lubbock.
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Geese Are Falling From the Sky, but Don’t Worry—The City Posted on Facebook Two Weeks Ago

Apparently, Lubbock has entered its Bird Flu, But Make It Vague era. While sick geese…

January 26, 2026
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.
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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…

January 22, 2026
High-voltage power lines and transmission tower against a cloudy sky, symbolizing rising electricity costs in Lubbock, Texas.
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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…

January 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.
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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…

January 22, 2026
Mugshot of Matthew Wood overlaid on a residential home in west Lubbock related to a January shooting arrest.
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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…

January 22, 2026