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Mugshot of Adrian Castilleja with curly hair in front of a height chart background, with police lights blurred behind him.
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Lubbock Teen Arrested After Apparently Speedrunning Every Crime Side Quest in One Neighborhood

Lubbock police say 18-year-old Adrian Castilleja spent the better part of a year doing his…

October 27, 2025
Scientists wearing lab coats and purple gloves testing water samples for PFAS contamination in a laboratory.
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Forever Chemicals, Forever Problems: New Mexico Finds Out What Lubbock’s Been Pretending Not to Notice Since Reese

So, New Mexico decided to actually test people living near Cannon Air Force Base to…

October 27, 2025
Mugshot of Terry Joe Sides Jr., an older bald man with a gray beard wearing a jail smock, photographed against a height marker background.
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Lubbock Man Discovers That “The Dark Web” Is Not, In Fact, His Personal Hobby Room

Federal investigators say 61-year-old Terry Joe Sides Jr. was out here being a “relatively sophisticated…

October 27, 2025
Mugshot of Joe Lopez with curly hair and neck tattoos in front of a jail booking wall.
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Kidnapping? Gunfire? Car Chase? Lubbock Says: “Okay but what if we just focus on the gun part.”

Joe Lopez—remember him? The guy who allegedly snatched a woman from a Carriage House motel…

October 24, 2025
Mugshots of Justin Liford and Dava Pound shown side-by-side in connection with a federal child abuse case.
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Lubbock Man Learns the Cloud is Not a Diary — Gets 20 Years for Unspeakable Crimes

A Lubbock man, 34-year-old Justin Liford, is heading to federal prison for the next two…

October 24, 2025
Photos of Kendrick Kevon Taylor, Lubbock murder suspect added to Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive list.
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Most Wanted Lubbock Fugitive Found in Tulsa, Because of Course He Was

Kendrick “Skrilla” Taylor, the 23-year-old Lubbock murder suspect who made the Texas Top 10 Most…

October 23, 2025
Brandon Creighton speaks at a Turning Point USA rally at Cook’s Garage in Lubbock, Texas, standing at a podium beneath the illuminated Texas Tech sign before a crowd.
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Texas Tech’s New Motto: “Guns Up, Mouths Shut” — The Lone Star State’s War on Higher Ed Hits Its Stride

Texas Republicans have finally done it — they’ve turned higher education into a political rodeo.…

October 23, 2025
A person holding a cardboard box filled with groceries such as bananas, apples, corn, and bread labeled “SNAP + Fruits & Veggies = Better Nutrition,” symbolizing food assistance and nutrition support in Texas.
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Let Them Eat Nothing: 3.5 Million Texans Face SNAP Cutoff as D.C. Plays Shutdown Chicken

Nothing says “fiscal responsibility” quite like cutting off food for 3.5 million Texans — including…

October 23, 2025
Lubbock County Sheriff and Lubbock Police vehicles parked near the I-27 and 34th Street overpass following a low-speed collision involving a deputy and a bicyclist.
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Deputy Hits Cyclist, Cites Cyclist — Because Lubbock Logic

Ah, Lubbock — where even getting hit by a cop can somehow be your fault.…

October 22, 2025