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LUBBOCK, Texas— For most Texas Tech fans pregaming at a tailgate is the ultimate celebration with lots of food and alcohol, but sometimes not enough water.  Michael Szymanski, the Director of Education for the Korey Stringer Institute at the University of Connecticut said it’s important to hydrate while eating salty tailgate foods, because sodium actually […]

LUBBOCK, Texas– Thanks to a donation from The Fetch Foundation, Lubbock Fire Rescue is now able to offer more specialized care to pets in the community when responding to fires, an LFR spokesperson said on Thursday. “Fetch Foundation has donated 19 bags- one for each station- to ensure that all the firefighters have lifesaving equipment […]

LUBBOCK, Texas — Community members expressed grief and remembered the life of local civil rights leader TJ Patterson after he passed away at age 85 on Wednesday morning. “There are those that are present. They’re accounted for, but then there are those kinds of people that are a presence. You do not have to ask […]

LUBBOCK, Texas — A University Ave. staple announced on Facebook Tuesday it will be closing its doors by the end of the year.  Varsity Bookstore was founded by a former Texas Tech University (TTU) student in 1934. With the bookstore having been a part of Raiderland for 88 years, there are people of all ages […]

LUBBOCK, Texas — The South Plains Fair opens on Thursday and Lubbock Police Department said it is preparing to keep the community safe in new ways this year. LPD said reuniting lost kids with their parents is almost an every day occurrence at the South Plains Fair. “I would encourage folks before they go to […]

LUBBOCK, Texas – The Texas Department of Public Safety responded to a minor accident Tuesday morning and said the cause of the accident was impaired visibility due to the sun.  “We’ve had a couple of crashes, and had one this morning, involving the sun,” DPS Sergeant Johnny Bures said. “People were leaving and going to […]

LUBBOCK, Texas — 35 years after 13-year-old Veronica Taylor was brutally assaulted, strangled and murdered in Lubbock County, her family said on Friday they think they know who killed her and are desperate for the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office to act. “My sister used to date a guy that we thought did it and he […]

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LUBBOCK, Texas — Two weeks ago, Teri Fontenot and her two dogs braved strong storms of the year under an awning at Clapp Park. Facing an empty bank account and full shelters, a metal bench was her only support in the world. This week, she returned to Clapp Park in her new car – sporting […]

Talking Points is a political program produced by KAMC News and EverythingLubbock.com.

LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech, in partnership with leading NIL technology provider Opendorse, has launched the Beyond Verified Marketplace, a one-stop shop to maximize NIL opportunities for Red Raider student-athletes. The marketplace, one of the first in collegiate athletics, gives Texas Tech fans, brands and sponsors the ability to browse, book, pitch and pay any Texas […]

LUBBOCK, Texas — The Panhandle Plains Red Cross Chapter will install around 900 free smoke detectors to anyone on the South Plains who needs one, a staff member told KLBK News on Thursday. The event, Sound the Alarm, will be held next Saturday, September 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Teams of volunteers will […]

LUBBOCK, Texas — A Lubbock infant is recovering from major heart surgery after spending his entire life in the hospital, his mother told KLBK News on Wednesday. Born in June, baby Detwaune, has spent the last two months in the neonatal intensive care unit in Lubbock, as doctors monitored two, rare, congenital heart defects that […]

Larry Barnhill, one of the Lubbock Police Department’s longest-serving officers, was injured after three teenagers struck him with a stolen vehicle.

LUBBOCK, Texas — Lubbock Muralist Joey Martinez returned home on Monday after a second trip to Uvalde to put the final touches on a mural honoring one of the students killed in the Robb Elementary School shooting, he told KLBK News on Tuesday. Martinez met with Annabell Guadalupe Rodriguez’ family for the first time over […]