Mental Health
Lubbock: So Great that 2,000 of You Tried to Leave Early Last Year
It’s official: Lubbock is so charming that the Lubbock Police Department had to respond to a staggering 2,129 suicidal subject calls in 2025. That’s roughly…
Lubbock’s Newest Scuba Destination: The Scummy Puddle at 56th and Bangor
Just before 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday—right when the rest of us were contemplating our life…
The Gummy Menace: Judge Parrish Finds the One Single Reason We’re All Losing Our Minds
In a city where the most common hobbies are sitting in traffic on Loop 289…
Lubbock: Where Your Paycheck is Fat, but Your Soul is Flat
Oh, joy. Another “study” has come out to tell us what we already feel every…
Small-Town Gunfire, Big-Town Silence: Slaton Wakes Up to a Nightmare
Late Sunday night, just before 11 p.m., police were called to the 300 block of…
Lubbock Outsources Compassion, Imports Kindness From New York
In a story that manages to be both heartwarming and deeply, painfully West Texas, 13-year-old…
Market Street Shooter Blames COVID, Gets Probation Instead of Prison
Robert Joseph Baker, 39, shot and killed a stranger outside the Market Street at 19th…
Sid Miller Discovers Farmers Have Feelings Too
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller—usually better known for Facebook rants and rodeo politics—actually raised a…
Abbott Drops $121 Million on Lubbock’s New Loony Bin (Coming 2027)
Governor Greg Abbott is patting himself on the back again, this time for greenlighting $121…
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…