Plains News

In 18 counties across the South Plains, voters will be casting ballots on a range of issues from school board seats to city council elections and the sale of alcohol on Saturday, May 11.

A few showers and thunderstorms are possible across the South Plains this evening.

Here's what people in the South Plains can do to help those affected by the fertilizer plant explosion in West.

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook advising of the possibility of thunderstorms, some possibly severe, through Wednesday, May 8, across the South Plains.

An El Paso man was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine after he was pulled over for having suspicious license plates, police report.

Federal agents arrested two people on marijuana trafficking charges in Plains on Tuesday, April 30, after the airplane they were in crashed on takeoff from Yoakum County Airport Yoakum County sheriff's deputies found four canvas bags, which held a combined 160 pounds of marijuana, about 100 yards from the crash site, according to a federal Drug ... (more)

Here's what people in the South Plains can do to help those affected by the fertilizer plant explosion in West.

Here's what people in the South Plains can do to help those affected by the fertilizer plant explosion in West: a- Red Cross: Cash donations requested at redcross.org, call local chapter at 765-8534, text redcross to 90999 a- Salvation Army: Clothing, blankets, hygiene packets, bottled water, non-perishable food are requested at 1111 16th St., ... (more)