Lubbock News

We've had reports of a tornado on the ground near Sundown in Hockley County. We've also heard reports of tornado sirens going off in Levelland.

Lubbock Police have captured Shawn Bulson, 30, who was sought in connection with the June 9 robbery of a 7-Eleven in the 800 block of Avenue Q. Bulson was being booked into the Lubbock County Detention Center when a news release was issued, so it was uncertain if Bulson will face additional charges.

Between the Monday storms that caused a few dozen power outages, and storms two weeks ago that left some 20,000 homeowners in the dark for days, LP&L says Automatic Meter Readers, or AMRs, are a necessity here in Lubbock.

A Farmers Market is scheduled for operation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 22, in the Tornado Gallery area of 1822 Buddy Holly Ave. According to Larry Simmons, an organizer of the Downtown Art Market, the Farmers Market - which is open for sales on the second and fourth Saturday of each month from June through October - is an addition to ... (more)

Advanced meter-reading technology could have helped Lubbock Power & Light respond faster to outages from destructive storms June 5, LP&L staff told Lubbock's Electric Utility Board in pushing for the meters.

A rail line in the Texas Panhandle has reopened after storms packing winds strong enough to form a tornado overturned more than 40 BNSF Railway cars.

Artist Emanuel Martinez, who painted a mural in 1994 at First Street and Buddy Holly Avenue in the Guadalupe neighborhood, returned recently to help renovate the mural by removing graffiti and adding new paint.

A colorful array of glass tiles in shapes of windmills, medals and more adorn a 30-foot section of the wall outside the Shallowater Middle School/county library.

Promising movie news for Lubbock movie fans: Cinemark to open "Monsters Univesity" and "World War Z." Premiere Cinemas will open on Friday: "The Bling Ring" and "The Reluctant Fundamentalist."

Rep. Charles Perry is no longer the third most conservative member of the Texas House, a ranking his voting record earned him in the 2011 session.

The State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting,to be held June 20-21, will include exceptional service awards, according to a news release.

A line of heavy thunderstorms that swept across the South Plains Monday night left needed rain and unwanted hail in its wake.

Lubbock leaders considering alternatives for the city's $300,000-per-year leased Godeke Branch Library aren't the only ones looking to have the library out of a southwest Lubbock shopping center.

Jesse Ramirez Jr. was walking in the middle of a traffic lane in the 2200 block of E.Fourth Street, according to a news release from Lubbock police.

An Amarillo appellate court has upheld the conviction and sentence of a man found guilty three years ago of having sex with an underage girl.

The Lubbock Economic Development Alliance on Monday, June 17, approved up to $839,000 in incentives over five years to three manufacturing companies to create an estimated 167 jobs in the city.

It only took a split second for a light rain to transform into a blinding hail storm Monday night, forcing drivers to scramble and find cover.

Lubbock Power & Light is updating customers of the current situation regarding outages due to tonight's weather event.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 11 p.m. tonight for the following counties: Bailey, Borden, Briscoe, Castro, Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Hall, Hockley, Kent, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Motley, Parmer, Scurry, Swisher, Terry and Yoakum.

Lubbock police are searching for Russell Eugene Heath, 44, in connection with three bank robberies - two in Lubbock and one in Amarillo.