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Flu Season Is Back, And Lubbock Is Shocked That Crowded Rooms Spread Germs
It’s winter in Lubbock, which means three things: the air hurts your face, everyone’s “just…
Two Lubbock Men, One Internet Connection Too Many: Yet Another Grim Reminder That This Town Needs More Than Thoughts and Prayers
Lubbock kicked off 2026 by reminding everyone that while we can’t agree on bike lanes…
Anthrax Is Back, Y’all: Briscoe County Rings in 2026 With a Quarantine and a Dead Steer
Just when you thought the Panhandle couldn’t get more festive, regulators confirmed anthrax in a…
Free Speech for Me, Not for Thee: Texas Discovers the Delete Button
One of Texas’ largest teachers unions is suing the state education agency, saying it crossed…
Run the Red Light, Run From the Scene, Spend 15 Years Thinking About It
Christina Hernandez has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to intoxication…
Texas Finally Used a Baby Box—And Of Course It Was Lubbock Making History in the Darkest Way Possible
In a milestone nobody exactly planned a parade for, Lubbock has officially logged the first-ever…
Another Rural Tragedy, Another Reminder That ATVs Aren’t Toys (But We Keep Treating Them Like They Are)
A 15-year-old Tahoka teen, Truett Mortensen, was killed Saturday afternoon after a Polaris Ranger Crew…
Siri, Call 911—Because Apparently That’s the Only Adult in the Room
According to court documents, a violent home invasion in Slaton ended in an officer-involved shooting…
New Year, New Meth, Same Old Lubbock: Man Allegedly Fires Gun Indoors, Everyone Pretends Nothing Happened
Lubbock rang in the New Year the only way it knows how—by turning a domestic…