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Small-Town Gunfire, Big-Town Silence: Slaton Wakes Up to a Nightmare
Late Sunday night, just before 11 p.m., police were called to the 300 block of…
LISD Forgot the Bus, Found a Scapegoat
The Lubbock Coalition of Black Democrats had to step in this weekend because Lubbock ISD…
‘Just Cleaning It, Bro’: Lubbock’s Latest ‘Accidental’ Shooting Ends in a Funeral
Lubbock police have identified the woman killed in Friday night’s West Lubbock shooting as 19-year-old…
Texas Universities Discover the Best Way to Prepare You for a Job Is to Pretend Race and Gender Don’t Exist
Starting next week, Texas universities will begin scrubbing how race and gender are discussed in…
Lubbock Man Beats Pregnant Woman With Brass Knuckles, Gets 12 Years and a Gold Star for “Taking a Plea”
In the latest episode of As the South Plains Turns, Henry Mena will spend the…
Another Day in Lubbock: Child Predator Gets 25 Years and a Spot on the Registry Forever
A Lubbock man named Anthony Barboza pleaded guilty this week to two counts of aggravated…
Two Shootings, One Avenue Q, Zero Chill: Lubbock’s January Got Off to a Very On-Brand Start
Early on January 6, Lubbock police were called to the 600 block of Avenue Q…
Second-Hottest Year Ever, Christmas at 86°, and Eight Tornadoes for Flavor: Lubbock’s 2025 Weather Was Totally Normal, Probably
According to the National Weather Service, 2025 was the second-warmest year ever recorded in Lubbock,…
Texas Hands Over Voter Data to Trump DOJ, Because What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
In a move that surprised absolutely no one who’s been paying attention for the last…