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It's been a week to the day since Rockwall Heath four-star center Austin Woods announced he had a final five of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Baylor, TCU, and Texas Tech.

Alice Lurine Huot, 86, died peacefully at Unity Hospice on June 27, 2009. Born on April 3, 1923 in Norway, Mich., she is the daughter of the late Henry and Josephine Odill.

Yes, Mary Jane, there is a Spider-Man. At least, that's what pop-culture guru and associate humanities librarian for Texas Tech University Libraries Rob Weiner set out to prove in an article published in the International Journal of Comic Art .

It May not be the new fashion item, but facemasks are proving a sellout everywhere in the sultanate.

The recent Texas legislative session was a success... kind of. State Senator Robert Duncan of Lubbock says many good things got done including, more money for public school teachers, putting Texas Tech, and other schools on a path to Tier One status, and tax breaks for small businesses.

A special meeting for the Texas Tech Board of Regents is set for Monday afternoon.

Before heading out, I wanted to mention the names Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson.

Leigh Daniel and Nick Cordes need more than just charm and a cute story to win NBC's "Today Throws A Wedding." They need votes.

State Rep. John Smithee will have to postpone a trip to Oregon he had planned for next week.

Today, we continue our summer series that revisits Texas Tech's last 10 recruiting classes.

Thousands of miles away, Mehdi Rafiee's friends and family are engaged in the most daring political uprising to take root in his country in his lifetime.

The Texas Tech Track program rebounded on the second day of the NCAA Outdoor Championships being held at the John McDonnell Field as D'Andra Carter and the men's 4x400M advanced to the next round of competition.

Rocky Rockwell said he's often been the target of criticism in the kitchen when he cooks with his wife of two months.

With temperatures hovering at the century mark, Texas Tech students are among those looking for a refreshing way to cool off.

It won't happen for another 14 months, but diners at Skyviews eventually will be seeing a slightly different slice of the South Plains heavens with their meals.

A report released by the U.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism found that binge drinking and drinking-related deaths among college-age students are increasing.

A prominent Lubbock orthodontist apparently shot his wife and mother-in-law to death with a rifle and then used the weapon to kill himself in a case that stunned the community early this year, autopsy reports The Avalanche-Journal obtained on Monday indicate.

One Gem: Overton Hotel in final countdown as property looks at July 25 opening Jun.

Health care experts have coined the term "medically disenfranchised" to describe the more than 60 million Americans who lack regular care.

Congratulations are in order to Ed Whitacre, Jr. a former Texas Tech graduate , who has been tapped to be the man that hopes to bring back the bankrupt General Motors.