Lubbock News

Haily Assiter has been hired as the marketing specialist in the communications and marketing division of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce .

With temperatures well below freezing and wind chills as low as zero, many people in Lubbock have their heaters cranked up just trying to stay warm.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has joined the Lubbock Police Department in the search for missing 18-year-old Zoe Gabrielle Campos.

But some say one of those could change through something the area has seen more of in recent decades - minority voters.

Santa Cops is an annual event where officers volunteer their time to take a child from the local Boys and Girls Club out for a fun day in Lubbock.

When Santa Land opens on Tuesday, December 10, our scout elf from the North Pole, Bo, will again be at Santa Land checking up on Lubbock children! As a scout elf, Bo's job is to be the eyes and ears of Santa, so that he can see who's been naughty and who's been nice! Using his Christmas magic, Bo flies back to the North Pole to report back to Santa ... (more)

Bring your children and grandchildren to Mackenzie Park and enjoy a long-time Lubbock tradition when Santa Land opens to the public on Tuesday, December 10, at 6 p.m. Children from Lubbock and surrounding communities are invited to Santa Land's Opening Ceremony to help Lubbock City Council members welcome Santa and Mrs. Claus from the North Pole, ... (more)

Temperatures are expected to dip to single digits for the first time this season and Lubbock's Salvation Army is making sure people who don't have a warm place to stay are protected.

On the first Friday of December, the Buddy Holly Center invites the community to participate in Lubbock's First Friday Art Trail, an event held on the first Friday of every month in venues around the city.

Lows will drop to 3 above in Muleshoe to 7 in Lubbock, which will break the old record of 8 set in 2005.

Nativity sets from from america and around the world sit on display at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints meeting house Friday.

As the temperature drops, area playa lakes could freeze over, but, Lubbock Fire Rescue is warning people to keep off.

Stephanie Maughan looks for an ornament on the Giving Tree at Honey Elementary School Thursday.

Austin Carrizales could likely run unopposed in the upcoming spring primary and then face Republican incumbent Tom Head in the general election.

Michael Martin Murphey will stop in Lubbock at the Cactus Theater on Tuesday, Dec. 10, as part of his Cowboy Christmas Tour.

As snow and freezing rain blanketed normally sun-swept North Texas, residents accustomed to warmer temperatures appeared to heed warnings on what one hardware store manager called "Ice Friday," staying off nearly impassable roadways and out of the skin-stinging cold.

A finance professor for 30 years with articles published in more than 25 academic journals, Scott Hein received the 2013 Eppler Award from the Lubbock Economics Council on Thursday, Dec. 5. "Dr. Hein is a very prominent economics and finance professor, and his research is well known," said Russell Dabbs, president of the council.

A federal judge has sentenced a Lubbock man to two years in prison after he pleaded guilty to distribution of marijuana and possession with intent.

Lubbock County Judge Tom Head has decided the Lubbock County Courthouse and other county offices will open at 10 a.m. today, Dec. 6. This decision was made due to anticipated hazardous driving conditions in the morning and the need for employees to ensure their children's safe arrival at school, according to a news release.

A 34-year-old Lubbock man was killed in a two-vehicle wreck caused by bad weather Thursday morning one-mile west of Smyer, according to Texas Department of Public Safety officials.