Lubbock

An LPD officer seriously injured in the line of duty now suing the suspected drunk driver who hit him. In the petition Officer Corey Owens claims Jesse Tello was "negligent" and "grossly negligent." Owens suffered disabling injuries in may while directing traffic around a flooded intersection. LPD reports Tello was drunk and speeding when he […]
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City councilman Victor Hernandez asked the city manager for detailed reasons in writing for the recent administrative shakeup at the Lubbock Police Department. In a Facebook post, the district one councilman says he has asked James Loomis to explain why he demoted now-former Police Chief Roger Ellis to captain. So far, there has been no […]
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A devastating fire at the Salvation Army of Lubbock, near 16th Street and Avenue J, ended 2014 on somewhat of a sour note. Service members, however, said the transformation has been completely positive and what was will come back even better. "We had a fire right around Christmas time, just shortly after Christmas and we’ve […]
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Two men are under arrest after being stopped by DPS troopers and LPD officers Sunday afternoon. DPS troopers report they tried to stop a pickup near 4th and the Interstate for expired tags. The driver exited I-27 at 32nd St., where Lubbock police stopped the truck. While searching the vehicle, a trooper reports they found synthetic […]
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The Landwer House in Buddy Holly Park is now owned by Fiestas Del Llano which officially opens the building for the public. Sitting at Cesar Chavez and North University, this marks the end of a long renovation process for the landmark building. The home built in the 1930’s was one of the first in the Canyon […]
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It’s been handled the same way for years. When a child is born the names of the two parents are listed on the birth certificate. For same-sex couples, it’s an entirely different story. The LGBT community overcame one big hurdle. "It takes one until we get to the next stage, it’s almost like we work […]
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Federal Agents are trying to find out why a young man gunned down four Marines Thursday in Chattanooga. The focus also turns to security at armed forces recruiting offices. Some say the shooting spree is a wake-up call for the president and lawmakers to make a policy change. The policy prohibits weapons inside those offices.      […]
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Texas is drought free for the first time in five years. Rain this week in the panhandle finally ended the drought designations. Meteorologist Steven Cobb with the National Weather Service in Lubbock said this is all part of a normal cycle.  "This climate here in west Texas is a climate of extremes," Cobb said. "We’re […]
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Levelland residents are getting their first taste of alcohol in grocery and convenience stores after they approved package sales in May.   General Manager of Wayne Bo’s, Sammy Torres, said. "It has been in Opdyke since the very beginning." Alcohol has been the pot of gold for Wayne Bo’s since 1985.  "Alcohol is our business," […]
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After being on the lam for six weeks, two New Mexico homicide suspects are in custody. U.S. Marshals report Thomas Stevenson, 31, was arrested last Friday in Louisiana, and O’Shay Toney, 19, is jailed in Lubbock. The pair are suspected of killing 42-year-old Marvin Ellis at an Albuquerque home on May 31. Both are awaiting […]
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