Lubbock News

A group of industrial engineering seniors will cap their undergraduate careers by helping NASA send a spacecraft to asteroids and possibly Mars.

Movie titles being removed from the ads and marquees for Cinemark movie multipexes in Lubbock on Friday include the 3-D version of Disney's animated "Beauty and the Beast," "Contraband" and "Red Tails." "Red Tails will continue to be shown at the Stars and Stripes Drive-In, where on Friday it will be shown on a double bill with "Journey 2: "The ... (more)

On the cover of Nita Gibson's first book - written at age 87 - is a picture of her shaking hands with President Ronald Reagan.

The couple didn't have much money when they first got married. They couldn't even afford to go on their honeymoon.

As husbands and boyfriends all over Lubbock sprinted off to grab last-minute Valentine's gifts.

Kenneth R. Dunn was indicted by a Lubbock Grand Jury Tuesday for the murder of Stephanie Williams.

Missouri State senior shortstop Travis McComack will redshirt this season after being declared academically ineligible for the upcoming baseball season, which begins Friday in Lubbock, Texas.

What would Americans give up to be able to telecommute for work? According to one study by the telecommunications company TeamViewer, some people would give up social media, chocolate - even their spouses - to work from home.

The Bridge of Lubbock seeks donations of new or gently used prom dresses, tuxedos, suits, accessories and shoes to distribute to low-income high school students.

Pay It Forward starts off in the heart of Lubbock near the intersection of 34th and Avenue Q. We hit the pavement in search of our weekly playmaker.

Exoneree Stephen Phillips balked when he saw the bill from attorney Kevin Glasheen and decided to fire him, but waited months to terminate the Lubbock attorney so he could continue to collect cash advances from Glasheen's office until his state compensation kicked in.

The State Bar of Texas' case against an attorney that it says charged wrongly convicted inmates unreasonable fees for obtaining compensation went to trial Monday, with attorneys giving their opening statements.

Sunday night around 8:30 p.m., Lubbock police responded to a call at Cr. 1200 and 6850 where a woman was found with two stab wounds to her neck and a third stab wound to her right shoulder.

With the late start for Texas Tech University classes Monday, and the cancellation for Lubbock, Lubbock-Cooper and Friendship school districts, Lubbock residents took advantage of the nice weather and extra time off school and work.

A spokesman for the Atlanta-based carrier said poor performance on the route was the reason the decision.

The Texas Department of Public Safety encouraged Lubbock-area drivers to delay travel Monday morning due to slick road conditions.

In addition, the bonds are secured by the Texas Permanent school fund guaranty, whose bond guarantee program is rated 'AAA' by Fitch.

Texas Tech University in Lubbock pushed back the start of classes until 10 a.m. Monday amid freezing temperatures and misty conditions.

Opening statements are set to begin in the case the State Bar of Texas has brought against a Texas attorney who has helped wrongly convicted ex-inmates get state compensation.

By the time he was 5, he was helping out in his family's small grocery business at Tell, 12 miles southwest of Childress.