Lubbock County News

After the July 4th fun is done, the not so fun part of cleaning up begins. Last week NewsChannel 11 told you trash left in the county after the 4th of July is always a problem for the folks who live out there, and it seems this year was no different.

One neighborhood in Lubbock County kept their Fourth of July tradition alive Friday.

Jury selection began in Lubbock Tuesday in the trial of accused multiple murderer Levi King.

Lubbock criminals are helping pay for essential law enforcement equipment. This stems from a joint investigation last year involving the Lubbock Police Department, the Lubbock District Attorney's Office, and the Department of Public Safety.

A police chase that started in Garza county ended just before 11:00 p.m. Sunday night in Lubbock County.

Jury selection is set to begin in the capital murder trial of a man accused of killing a pregnant woman, her husband and young son in the Texas Panhandle in 2005.

Wednesday, fireworks stands opened for business across Lubbock County. When you drive down I-27 you see stand after stand selling sparklers, rockets, and Roman Candles.

An Oklahoma man admits to beating his former wife to death in a Lubbock motel. Arthur Swagger, 38, pleaded guilty Friday morning.

A concert this weekend will benefit the family of Lubbock County Sheriff's Corporal D. Robert Harvey.

Three suspects were arrested and charged with the murder of a Lubbock County man following a fatal stabbing that took place early Wednesday morning, Sheriff's officials said.

Five suspects now stand indicted for the robbery and rape of a Texas Tech University student.

The final Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills scores will not be revealed until August, but the preliminary raw scores available now are generally encouraging to officials at Lubbock County school districts.

Lubbock County authorities say he forged a check for hundreds of dollars. Now, they need your help to deposit this most wanted suspect in jail.

Sunday's storms swept through the South Plains very quickly. Though they lasted just minutes the damage they left behind was plenty, leaving area residents to begin the cleanup process.

Lubbock's director of planning says his office has seen quite a number of permits from businesses that appear to be getting ready for new alcohol sales.

The Lubbock City Council had a second and final reading of the new animal shelter location and voted in favor of the Mackenzie Park location 6-1. Councilman John Leonard voted against the location, because there was no citizen input and because the park is not centrally located.

Jury selection is scheduled to start on Monday for the man accused of breaking into an elderly couple's home, and beating the man inside with his own cane.

A Lubbock County jury on Thursday sentenced Donald Johnson to 25 years in prison for robbery and 15 years for assaulting a Lubbock police officer in June 2007.

The death-penalty case against Levi King now will be up to a Lubbock County jury to decide.

A South Plains woman, currently under investigation for the death of her newborn last year, gave birth to another child Wednesday.