Category

News

Two stone gatehouses at the entrance of Buffalo Springs Lake in Lubbock, Texas, featuring American and Texas flags, yellow security gates, and signs for a local boat show.
News

Pay More to Touch the Brown Water: Buffalo Springs Lake Discovers the Magic of Basic Math

In a move that surprised absolutely no one who has ever seen a Lubbock utility…

March 6, 2026
A 2025 Lubbock County Sheriff's Office mugshot of 59-year-old Judy Sanchez, who was remanded to U.S. Marshals for a six-year federal fraud scheme totaling over $227,000. She is pictured with light-colored hair pulled back, wearing a dark shirt against a gray-and-white striped background.
News

Lubbock Mom of the Year Trades Son’s Care for $200k and a 17-Year Federal Time-Out

Meet Judy Terecia Sanchez, our latest local celebrity and a real contender for the “Lubbock…

March 5, 2026
Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg (center) looking like he’s calculating his next dividend check while sitting next to a smiling Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (right) at the Pentagon, proving that the Lubbock "Good Ol' Boy" system scales perfectly to the federal level.
News

The “Lubbock Special” Goes National: Billionaire Advisor Proves You Don’t Need a 806 Area Code to Master the Art of Self-Dealing

We’ve always known that Lubbock has a world-class reputation for “good ol’ boy” networking. Whether…

March 5, 2026
A person in a baseball cap stands at a yellow voting booth in the background, while a white sign in the foreground features an American flag and the word "VOTE" in blue text.
News

Lubbock Actually Notices There’s an Election

In a shocking development that has scientists questioning the laws of physics, a whopping 23%…

March 5, 2026
A police booking photograph (mugshot) of 74-year-old Steven Glenn Ryals, also known as "Hot Tub," the Lubbock Bandidos chapter president charged with federal meth distribution. He has long light-colored hair and a prominent, bushy white goatee.
News

“Hot Tub” Hits Low Water Mark: 74-Year-Old Biker Grandpa Trades Leather for a Jumpsuit

In a city where the most exciting thing that usually happens is a new car…

March 4, 2026
Lubbock, Texas skyline featuring mid-rise buildings, a prominent hotel, and surrounding residential areas during twilight with a highway and traffic in the foreground.
News

We’re #1! (At Being Less Safe Than 88% of America)

Oh, look at us! While you were busy posting pictures of “Hub City” sunsets and…

March 3, 2026
A booking photo of Texas Tech freshman Jesse Rusinek, showing him with curly hair and a neutral expression against a grey, striped background.
News

Red Raider Baseballer Masters the “Curveball” (and the Curb)

Texas Tech freshman Jesse Rusinek decided to kick off the week by adding a little…

March 3, 2026
A Lubbock County Sheriff’s deputy stands by his patrol car with flashing lights on a gravel road, while a tactical SWAT vehicle and other law enforcement units converge on a property near FM 2641 during a narcotics search warrant operation.
News

SWAT Crashes the Bandidos Housewarming Party; Nobody Invited the Neighbors

Oh, look. Another Friday night in the Hub City, and while you were probably deciding…

March 2, 2026
An interior view of a data center facility featuring rows of black server racks, a digital power monitoring screen, and three men standing in a narrow aisle observing the equipment.
News

Abernathy’s New Best Friends: Data Center Developers Promise Not to Suck the Town Dry (Literally)

In the latest installment of “Developers Say the Darndest Things,” Aligned Data Centers descended upon…

March 2, 2026