Hobbs PD searching for suspect in school fires

LUBBOCK, Texas — With plenty of rain and cooler temperatures, lawns all over the city have had a significant amount of grass growth.  Stuart Walker, the city codes administration director, said they want to remind everyone their lawns are their responsibility. “We’re seeing a lot of stuff green back up, so we want to remind […]

Officials with the Lubbock County District Attorney’s Office said after Kaleb Anthony Vasquez, 23, rejected a plea offer on Thursday morning, all plea offers were rescinded for the suspect accused murdering a man at a Lubbock Walmart in December of 2020. The DA’s office said his case will be set for trial in November.

LUBBOCK, Texas— Texas Tech University’s International Affairs will host Culture Fest on October 7 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the International Affairs Center. Culture Fest aims to celebrate the “diverse multicultural heritage” of Texas Tech’s international community, according to Visit Lubbock. The event is TTU’s International Affairs’ largest event of the fall, according […]

Police said the driver, Stefan Franks, 30, kept driving “at a high rate of speed” when he crashed with a vehicle in the intersection of 21st Street and Canton Avenue. Franks and an “unidentified passenger” left the SUV and ran, according to police. The driver of the other vehicle had minor injuries and was treated on scene, LPD said.

LUBBOCK, Texas – After four and a half years of work, the City of Lubbock’s new and improved Unified Development Code (UDC) will officially take effect on Sunday, Oct. 1. The zoning codes have been around since 1975, and haven’t been updated in years. Some of the new updates include fewer zoning districts. “As we […]

It’ll be slightly warmer today for some areas across the South and Rolling Plains.

LUBBOCK, Texas — September is NICU Awareness month. And for anyone who has had a baby in a hospital intensive care, they know it can be a time filled with a lot of emotions. Two former NICU moms, Katie Peppard and Amee Carr, are bringing comfort to these moms by putting together comfort boxes for […]

After some much-needed rain and cool weather, Lubbock has fifteen times more mosquitos in the air than two weeks ago when researchers trapped 200 mosquitos in Lubbock.

Citibus is looking to improve parts of its system to help make Lubbock’s public transit more accessible, which is why they’re getting feedback from those who use it.

LUBBOCK, Texas — Three Lubbock siblings are reuniting at Jones AT&T Stadium on Saturday for Texas Tech’s game against the University of Houston. Abby and Ashton Hamilton are fraternal twins who attend Texas Tech University and are members of TTU cheer. Abby said she and Ashton were separated for their freshman year but reunited in […]

Homero Carrilo, 22, was killed after an officer-involved shooting in the 6300 block of 33rd Street on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Lubbock Police Department.

LUBBOCK, Texas — Alexis Guzman, 30, a woman from Lubbock took her passion for pets to the next level with a mobile pet boutique “Bandana & Boujee” about three years ago. She said the business has been doing great ever since. According to Guzman, after she had a total hysterectomy done, she fell into a state […]

Joseph Sandoval, 54, passed away at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis after being hit by a car at the intersection of 5th and Walnut Wednesday morning, according to a social media post from the Clovis Police Department. 

LEVELLAND, Texas — Levelland will host the Petticoats on the Prairie vintage market on October 13 and October 14. The market will be hosted at the Mallet Event Center and Arena. A press release said the market will host over 100 vendors all under one roof such as boutiques, furniture, antiques, art and handmade goods. […]

LUBBOCK, Texas — Ny’Kia Spence, a 21-year-old woman, was arrested Wednesday on two felony charges related to a house fire in East Lubbock in early September, according to a press release from Lubbock Fire Rescue. The LFR Fire Marshal’s Office determined the cause of the fire to be arson. On September 11, just after 10:30 […]