LUBBOCK, Texas — With winter weather and icy roads, many of us are inside and at home using more heat and electricity, which may cause next month’s utility bill to go through the roof. Luckily, there are resources and assistance programs that can help you catch up or pay those bills. Wes Reeves with Xcel […]

LUBBOCK, Texas — The following are weather related announcements we have received for Thursday, February 2. Scroll down to see the full list. You can report announcements to our newsroom by calling (806) 748-2288 or by via email at newsweb@everythinglubbock.com. Lubbock ISD issued the following statement: Lubbock ISD classes are on a 2-hour delay tomorrow, Thurs., […]

LUBBOCK, Texas — Delivery and ride share drivers are still working through the winter weather while taking extra precaution. For a handful of drivers, being a part of Uber, Uber Eats, Doordash, Lyft, etc. is a lifestyle. For others, it’s a part time job. Rose Novian, a Lubbockite that works for Uber and Lyft, has […]

LUBBOCK, Texas — Authorities responded to a shooting in the 2700 block of Teak Avenue on Wednesday, according to the Lubbock Police Department. LPD said the call came in at 5:14 p.m. One person was taken to University Medical Center, according to police. Details on the severity of injuries were not immediately available. This is […]

LUBBOCK, Texas — KLBK Chief Meteorologist Jacob Riley has your Wednesday evening winter weather update. A Weather Aware Day remains in effect through Thursday, February 2nd, 2023 as a winter storm continues to bring a wintry mix of precipitation and hazardous travel to the South Plains. Here are the most recent weather alerts in effect […]

A man was arrested on Wednesday after a law enforcement chase stopped in the middle of Highway 84 near Slaton with a person barricaded in a vehicle, according to the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office.

Crews responded to a structure fire near East 4th Street and Niter Avenue on Wednesday afternoon, according to Lubbock Fire Rescue.

A law enforcement chase that started in Abernathy ended with a person barricaded in a vehicle in the middle of the Highway 84 near Slaton, according to the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office.

A one-vehicle rollover on FM 40 and FM 400 left 7 people hospitalized with “moderate to serious” injuries on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

LUBBOCK, Texas– The Lubbock Police Department said in a press release on Wednesday it was searching for four suspects in a Central Lubbock robbery. According to LPD, the robbery took place in the 4300 block of 23rd street just 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. LPD also said it appeared to be three black males and one […]

LUBBOCK, Texas — Traffic was shut down on West Loop 289 for northbound traffic from Spur 327 to the Marsha Sharp Freeway due to crashes on Wednesday afternoon, according to an emergency alert. LPD said the call came in at 1:24 p.m. According to police, no injuries were reported. Police said there were at least […]

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KETK) – It has been 20 years since the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated over East Texas, killing all seven astronauts on board and forever bonding the Piney Woods to one of our space program’s darkest days. Rick D. Husband (Commander), William C. McCool (Pilot), David Brown (Mission Specialist), Laurel Blair Salton Clark (Mission […]

Here is a list of some of the people indicted and their charges.

Wilbert Funeral Services announced it will pull its application for a concrete batch plant in Lubbock, Texas. The company also apologized for any “misunderstanding.”

TERRY COUNTY, Texas — A pickup and tractor crashed on Tuesday, 5.7 miles west of Wellman, leaving the pickup driver dead, according to a crash report from the Texas Department of Public Safety. At 6:43 p.m., the pickup driver Arthur Glenn Calvin, 70, of Quanah was driving west on Farm-to-Market Road 213 behind a tractor […]