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Texas Tech Researchers Take on West Texas’ “Mental Health Wasteland” — Armed With PR and Duct Tape
Turns out, Texas ranks near the bottom for child and adolescent mental health resources. In…
Welcome to Lubbock: Pay $550 for a Hotel Room, Get Free Window Smash
Parents’ weekend at Texas Tech turned into “welcome to the crime tour” after 30 cars…
Lubbock Man Gets 19 Years for Child Abuse Material — and That’s Still Not Enough
Joshua Michael Klemme, 34, was sentenced to 19 years in federal prison after authorities found…
Lubbock DPS Captain Arrested for Child Sex Crimes — But Sure, Tell Us Again About “Protect and Serve”
Gary Wayne McMillian, a captain with the Texas Department of Public Safety, was arrested at…
Lubbock Bust Nets Drugs, Guns, and a Reminder That Y’all Really Should Stop Leaving Pistols in Your Trucks
Federal, state, and local law enforcement teamed up this week in Lubbock to arrest eight…
Drunk Teen in a Truck vs. Football Team in a Bus: Guess Who Lost
After ACU’s game against Texas Tech, a charter bus full of football players and coaches…
City Council Cuts Arts Funding, Pretends It’s About “Common Sense,” Not Drag Queens
For 20 years, Lubbock’s First Friday Art Trail has been one of the few things…
From Pulpit to Prison: Former Lubbock Youth Pastor Faces Potential Federal Sex Trafficking Charges
Luke Cunningham, a former youth pastor who bounced between at least four Texas churches, is…
Lubbock Cracks the Top 20 in Drunk Driving Deaths—Because of Course We Do
Congratulations, Lubbock. Out of 75 U.S. cities studied by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,…