Lubbock News

If I can be forgiven a little piece of hometown news the halls of power in Lubbock, Texas, are abuzz with the notion that the city has a fair shot at landing Tesla's new $5 billion "Gigafactory" building the lithium-ion batteries that power its cars and those of some other automakers as well.

Hollywood heroes and the silver screen's rising stars took to Austin's red carpet on Thursday, March 6 for the annual Texas Film Awards .

According to the National Weather Service, the city has had 0.17 inches of precipitation so far in 2014.

In light of Severe Weather Awareness week, KCBD's own expert meteorologists take a look back at the most memorable severe weather moments on the South Plains.

Yellow roses are plentiful in Texas, but so are the hundreds of different species of flowers in the state's abundance of botanical gardens and arboretums.

Reports came out Saturday morning of an elderly woman trapped inside a burning home in the 9700 block of Jordan Ave. Lubbock Fire Department and EMS were called out to the home just after 5:30 a.m., and the fire was put out by 5:45 a.m. The two other occupants in the home attempted to get the woman out of the bedroom after the fire had started, but ... (more)

Nattea Nathan, left, listens to Vanessa Castillo and Carlos Castillo place an order at the recently opened Freddy's Frozen Custard and Steakburgers Monday.

In the aftermath of Tuesday's Texas Primary, I was too bummed to write a post on Wednesday.

Four months after his death, the family of a 30-year-old Levelland man who died in police custody say the Lubbock medical examiner's report of his death poses even more questions than answers.

When a child gets sick and is taken to Driscoll Children's Hospital, it's not just the child that is affected, but the entire family.

A fast-moving cold front and some upper level support will trigger light amounts of rain, leading to more gusty winds but little significant rain potential.

A Lubbock County jury deliberated for about two hours Friday, March 7, before convicting Renee Valencia of murder in an October 2010 shooting outside a Depot District nightclub.

Over the years, Texas Tech has received commitments from its fair share of the state's top talent, but on Friday night they picked up one of their biggest pledges yet.

David Graves was sitting in his pickup truck one day, waiting for his wife to come out of the South Plains Medical Services repair shop with good news about his scooter.

Nicholas Lee Blair, 31, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings to 210 months in federal prison and a lifetime of supervised release, following his guilty plea in November 2013 to an indictment charging one count of production of child pornography.

With the fourth lowest rate in the state, Lubbock's unemployment numbers are down to 4.3 percent with a reported growth in the civilian labor force of about 2,300 jobs throughout last year.

Rumors are circulating that the Greg Abbott campaign rented out the Jimenez Bakery to garner Hispanic support during the attorney general's Feb. 25 stop in Lubbock.

The 25th Annual Mayors' Beans & Cornbread Luncheon, Hospice of Lubbock's largest fundraiser of the year, will take place on Friday, March 7 at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Banquet Hall.

In the ongoing controversy surrounding gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott's visit to Lubbock, the local chapter of the Texas Federation of Hispanic Republicans is throwing in their two cents.

A Lubbock attorney is challenging the district attorney's decision to deny his request for security camera footage from the courthouse, saying he needs the footage to clear his wife's name.