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A mugshot of Jaime Flores, a man with dark hair, a mustache, and a goatee, layered over a background image of the Lubbock County Detention Center entrance.
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Lubbock Man Gets Three Years for Playing ‘Hide and Seek’ With Firearms

In a city where the most exciting thing usually happens in a United Supermarkets parking…

March 28, 2026
Mugshot of Daniel King, 28, looking like the human personification of why we tell you to stay off 98th Street after midnight; he sports messy hair and the blank stare of a man who just realized ‘render aid’ isn't just a polite suggestion.
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98th Street: Now Offering Complimentary Hit-and-Runs with Every 3 A.M. Walk

Remember our previous warning about 98th Street being the local equivalent of a Mario Kart…

March 27, 2026
A mugshot of Camilo Reyes Castillo, a bald man with a salt-and-pepper goatee wearing a bright orange inmate jumpsuit. His face is superimposed over a bleak, gray background featuring a prison facility and a chain-link fence topped with barbed wire—the upscale real estate he'll be occupying for the next six decades.
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Levelland ISD’s “Employee of the Month” Trades the Classroom for a 60-Year Residency in Federal Prison

Ah, Levelland. The crown jewel of the South Plains, where the horizon is flat, the…

March 26, 2026
A mugshot of 29-year-old Nicholas Alonzo, a former Frenship ISD fifth-grade teacher, appearing with short dark hair and a beard against a gray and white barred background.
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Frenship ISD’s Latest Extracurricular: 5th Grade Teacher Traded the Classroom for a Jail Cell

Well, Lubbock, it’s time for our favorite local pastime: reading a press release from a…

March 26, 2026
The exterior of McCool Academy in Lubbock, looking deceptively peaceful for a place where the commute involves dodging bumpers.
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Human Frogger: Quaker Avenue Edition

In today’s episode of “Lubbock Drivers vs. Basic Physics,” a middle schooler from McCool Academy…

March 25, 2026
Mugshot of John Deleon with a blurred background of red and blue police lights.
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Lubbock Man Mistakes Local Alley for High-Stakes Demolition Derby

In a city where the most exciting Friday night activity is usually watching the dust…

March 25, 2026
Mugshot of Brandon Box against a grey background with black horizontal height lines.
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Lubbock’s “Catch and Release” Program Now Includes Child Predators

Lubbock really is the “Hub City”—the hub of making sure the most dangerous people in…

March 25, 2026
The official seal of Lubbock County, Texas, superimposed over a blurry courthouse—perfectly capturing the hazy, indistinct focus our local leaders bring to actual systemic problems.
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Lubbock Solves Decade-Long Child Abuse Epidemic with the Power of Blue T-Shirts

Our County Commissioners took a break from their busy schedules of approving new car washes…

March 24, 2026
A black Lubbock Police Department SUV parked in front of the modern LPD headquarters building.
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Lubbock’s Newest ‘Organized’ Crime Syndicate is a Literal Carpool of Teens

In a city where the most exciting thing to do on a Monday night is…

March 24, 2026