Wanting to light up the night sky and show your patriotism on America’s Independence Day on the South Plains? Well, here’s everything you need to know about where to buy fireworks, safety precautions, and the laws on where to pop fireworks around Lubbock. And, perhaps more importantly, where not to! As a reminder, it is […]
One man is dead after an officer-involved shooting stemming from a reported domestic disturbance Sunday evening in west Lubbock. Police responded at 8:27 p.m. Sunday to a residence in the 3000 block of Valencia Avenue in response to the reported domestic disturbance, according to a statement from Lubbock police. The call resulted in an officer-involved […]
An 18-year-old man was arrested after an hours-long SWAT standoff at a north Lubbock apartment complex Friday afternoon following a reported aggravated assault that left one person seriously injured. Shortly before 4 p.m., Lubbock police on scene confirmed that Eddie Casias was arrested on an aggravated assault charge following the standoff at the apartment complex […]
Two men have been indicted on murder charges and another was indicted on other felony charges in connection with a deadly shooting in April at a central Lubbock motel. Leeroy Trevino Jr., 18, and Tony Thomas, 34, were indicted on murder charges Tuesday by a Lubbock County grand jury in connection with the April 13 […]
A former youth pastor for a Lubbock church who later worked at churches in North Texas has been charged with sexually assaulting at least one child. Luke Cunningham, 41, was arrested on Wednesday by the U.S. Marshals Service in Shallowater and booked into the Lubbock County Jail, according to jail records. Cunningham, who most recently […]
A pet alligator, nicknamed Alice by netizens, was found in Lubbock on Monday, which sent social media into a frenzy with people concerned about the animal’s safety and future – and wondering why there was an alligator in Lubbock. Lubbock Animal Service Director Steve Greene said LAS received a citizen tip on Monday about an […]
Work on a project to breathe new life into a portion of Upland Avenue in southwest Lubbock officially kicked off Thursday morning. City of Lubbock and Texas Department of Transportation officials broke ground on a $19 million expansion of Upland Avenue from 66th Street to 88th Street Thursday in front of Celebration Christian Center. The […]
Election Day for a pair of high-profile municipal runoffs is Saturday. Former city councilmen Steve Massengale and Mark McBrayer are competing in a runoff election to become Lubbock’s next mayor after neither received more than 50% of the vote in the May 4 general election. Anna “Anah” Menjares and Gordon Harris will face off to […]
A Lubbock District Judge on Monday ordered 52-year-old man to spend three days in jail after his comments outside of court about a personal injury trial forced a mistrial. The potential juror was among 35 people potential jurors who reported to the 72nd District Court to hear a personal injury case that had been pending […]
Six people were arrested on Tuesday after police say they stole a vehicle and led officers on a chase that ended in a crash in central Lubbock. According to LPD, at 12:15 p.m., LPD officers located a stolen pick-up truck near 50th Street and Chicago Avenue area. When officers tried to recover the truck, the […]
Five juveniles are in custody after police say they stole a vehicle and led officers on a pursuit Tuesday afternoon in central Lubbock. The pursuit, which involved a stolen vehicle, began at 12:20 p.m. and ended at 12:25 p.m., when the suspect vehicle collided with a second vehicle and then into a house near 35th […]
A teenager was arrested, charged with aggravated assault, in connection with a Friday night shooting that left one person seriously injured near downtown Lubbock. Officers were called out at 9:46 p.m. Friday to 19th Street and Avenue L for reports of shots fired, according to statement from Lubbock police. Officers were able to locate one […]