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Welcome Our New Insect Overlords: West Nile Mosquitoes Officially Join the Party in Lubbock
Just when you thought surviving two solid weeks of non-stop daily rain and the sudden…
Mother Nature Spits on US 84, Semi-Truck Responds with Fatal Gymnastics
Welcome to West Texas, where a mere suggestion of rain instantly transforms our highways into…
Hub City Navy: Driver Tries to Ford a River on Cesar Chavez Drive, Triggers Actual Dive Team Rescue
It’s early June, which means Lubbock has received its annual allotment of atmospheric moisture—a whopping…
Welcome to Lubbock, Where Betting on Your Own Team Just Earns You a Two-Week Vacation
Welcome back to the Hub City, where the dust storms are thick, the tap water…
LPD’s Innovative New De-Escalation Tactic: Hitting the Suspect with a Cruiser
Welcome to Lubbock, where the only thing more dangerous than wandering around drunk on an…
Driven to Destitution: We’re Swimming in Permian Basin Oil, So Why is Filling Up the Tank Costing Us a Kidney?
Welcome to West Texas, where a casual 90-mile daily commute is considered a “beautiful drive”…
State Government Genius: Punishing Small Towns for Being Too Broke to Prove They’re Broke
Leave it to our brilliant lawmakers in Austin to cook up a bureaucratic paradox straight…
Lubbock’s Finest Take Just Five Months to Catch East 50th Street Creep
If you’ve ever wondered how long it takes for justice to grind its gears in…
Twisted Tea, Straight To Jail: Lubbock Man Reminds Us Why We Can’t Have Nice Things (Or Open Roads)
Ah, Tuesday evenings in Lubbock County. The sun sets, the wind howls, and the locals…