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Lubbock Proudly Mediocre: Ranks 169th in Best Places to Live List
In its annual report on the Best Places to Live in the U.S., U.S. News & World Report did what most of us already expected:…
Welcome to Lubbock, Where New Parents Get Baby Acne and Panic Attacks
Having a newborn is supposed to mean late nights, diaper blowouts, and maybe worrying if…
Drive-By, Plea Deal, Repeat: Lubbock Trades a Murder Charge for 15 Years and a Shrug
Nearly four years after a drive-by shooting turned a Central Lubbock driveway into a crime…
From 0–10 to 7–5… to Fired: Monterey Coach Gets the Thrash Treatment
Monterey football coach Judd Thrash took the Plainsmen from absolute rock bottom—a 0–10 embarrassment in…
“Faith-Based” Youth Advisor Found Guilty of Child Sexual Abuse
James Nathan Grassie, 49, a so-called faith-based youth advisor and co-founder of a program called…
Happy Nurse Appreciation Week! Now Please Work 16 Hours With No Backup
Texas Tech’s Health Sciences Center used Nurse Appreciation Week to drop the cheery news that…
4 charts reveal just how bad the measles outbreak has gotten
The United States is in the middle of what’s shaping up to be the worst…
Texas measles outbreak: 702 cases reported across the South Plains as of May 6
The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported 702 cases of measles cases in an…
CDC Bigwigs Visit Gaines County, Because Measles Apparently Needed VIP Attention
The measles outbreak that started back in January has now turned Gaines County into an…
Texas Breaks a Record Nobody Wanted: 663 Measles Cases and Counting
Tracker here: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/22/texas-measles-outbreak-update/ By late April, Texas logged 663 measles cases across 26 counties—making this…