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A quiet view down Fifth Street in Alpine, Texas, showcasing the historic Granada Theatre sign, brick storefronts, and a few parked cars under a bright, clear blue sky.
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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…

June 5, 2026
Mugshot of 58-year-old Gregorio Dominguez with long gray hair, flanked by a digital background of blurred red and blue police lights.
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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…

June 4, 2026
ugshot of Jason Boyd, a 30-year-old man with dark hair and a beard, following his arrest for intoxication assault in Lubbock.
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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…

June 4, 2026
A composite image showing the mugshots of four suspects—two men and two women—arrested during a Lubbock SWAT drug raid.
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Lubbock’s Latest Home Improvement Trend: Stashing 188 Grams of Meth in the Ceiling

Nothing says “Hub City hospitality” quite like a multi-agency Tuesday night block party featuring the…

June 4, 2026
Mugshot of Derrick Karl Green featuring a disheveled beard and messy brown hair against a gray law enforcement background.
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Lubbock Man Achieves Peak Criminal Genius, Leaves Illegal Downloads Running During SWAT Raid

Just when you think the local crime blotter can’t get any more bleak or bizarre,…

June 4, 2026
Booking photo of T'nae Harrell, former Frenship ISD special education aide arrested on voyeurism charges
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It Takes a Village to Ignore Abuse at Frenship ISD

In what might be the most disturbing display of synchronized apathy in Lubbock county this…

June 3, 2026
A green and yellow John Deere tractor equipped with a multi-row seed planter attachment parked in a dry, dusty agricultural field under a clear blue sky in West Texas.
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Slaton Farmer Confidently Gambles Entire Livelihood on Lubbock Weather and Middle East Stability

It’s that magical time of year in the Hub City metroplex where local cotton farmers…

June 2, 2026
Two cars stranded in deep floodwaters on a Lubbock road surrounded by orange construction barriers.
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Mission Accomplished: Lubbock’s Genius Strategy to Ensure Our Roads Still Flood Anyway

Great news, Lubbockites! City Hall has been working tirelessly on “years of planning” to fix…

June 2, 2026
Mugshot of Isaiah Houston, a 26-year-old man with dreadlocks and a neck tattoo, following his arrest for an attempted carjacking in downtown Lubbock.
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Location, Location, Location: Lubbock Genius Chooses Courthouses for Failed Grand Theft Auto Speedrun

If you’re planning to embark on a chaotic, multi-vehicle carjacking spree, standard criminal logic suggests…

June 2, 2026