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Lubbock County Saves You $2.63 — By Slashing Firefighter Funding in Half
In a heroic act of fiscal responsibility, Lubbock County Commissioners decided that saving homeowners a…
Tortillas, Touchdowns, and Throwing Knives: Another Saturday at Jones Stadium
Only in Lubbock can a college football game escalate from tossing tortillas to tossing knives.…
Abuelo’s Files for Bankruptcy, Proves That Even “#1 Mexican Restaurant in America” Can’t Survive Inflation (or Lubbock)
It’s been a rough few years for Abuelo’s, the Lubbock-based Tex-Mex chain that once dreamed…
Lubbock’s Most Productive Inmate: Man Runs 36-Pound Meth Operation From Federal Prison Using Signal
Ronnie Garcia Jr., clearly bored with the standard prison library, decided to turn his time…
Lubbock Police Searching for a Red Malibu and a Conscience
Lubbock police are looking for a dark red Chevrolet Malibu—made sometime between 2013 and 2015—after…
“Missionary” or Madman? Ohio Preacher-Wannabe Indicted After Lubbock Kidnapping Van Tour
Christopher Martin, a 41-year-old from Sandusky, Ohio, has officially been indicted on federal kidnapping charges…
Plainview Predator Pleads Guilty, But Sure—Let’s Keep Pretending Evil Has a ZIP Code
Leandro Rodriguez Jr. has pleaded guilty to federal charges of Enticement of a Minor after…
Lubbock Man Shoots Over a Slap, Gets 30 Years—Justice Served, Barely
In one of those stories that feels both tragic and depressingly familiar, 45-year-old Alvin Flores…
Lubbock ISD’s “New Policy” Turns Out to Be… Completely Made Up
Well, this is awkward. Lubbock ISD’s Board President Ryan Curry sent out a letter telling…