Police on Friday confirmed a third suspect was arrested in Fort Worth in connection to a deadly shooting April 13 in central Lubbock. Tony Thomas, 33, was arrested late Thursday afternoon as part of a multi-agency effort in connection to the shooting death of 34-year-old Jose Gonzalez at a central Lubbock motel, according to a […]
Police investigators believe the driver accused in a May Central Lubbock fatal hit-and-run took his vehicle to a repair shop but didn’t report the crash to police. Dakevon Blaylock, 23, was indicted Tuesday by a Lubbock County grand jury with failing to stop and render aid involving a death, a second-degree felony that carries a […]
More information about a Lubbock Detention Center (LDC) inmate escaping and their subsequent capture, along with one other person, has been released but the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office (LSO). On Thursday, April 11, around 2 p.m., LSO stated that it was notified that during an inmate transport back to Lubbock, Benjamin Soliz, 36, escaped and […]
Isaiah Montelongo A 28-year-old man accused in the shooting death of his girlfriend two years ago is set to stand trial in May after rejecting a plea deal last week in Lubbock County court. Isaiah Montelongo, who has been held at the Lubbock County Detention Center since his March 4, 2022 arrest, appeared in the […]
The Texas Department of Public Safety has identified an inmate who allegedly stole an Upton County Sheriff’s Office vehicle and is on the lam, according to a DPS spokesperson. Texas Department of Public Safety is looking for Benjamin Soliz, 34, who allegedly stole an Upton County Sheriff’s Office vehicle and is on the lam on […]
All passengers on a Boeing 737 are safe after the plane’s takeoff was delayed at the Lubbock Preston Smith Airport in Texas on Thursday evening due to a reported engine fire, the latest incident to occur on a Boeing 737 aircraft. Southwest Airlines flight 1928 was preparing to depart to Las Vegas but returned to […]
A 23-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a 17-year-old girl last year on the Marsha Sharp Freeway. The Lubbock Police Department’s Major Crash Investigation Unit, with the assistance of the Lubbock U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Force, arrested 23-year-old Dakevon Blaylock in connection to that left 17-year-old Tytianna Weatherspoon dead, […]
The Lubbock Police Department is asking for help in locating the alleged suspect in Sunday’s shooting in central Lubbock. Police are looking for Ladarion Daniels, 32, who police believe is armed and dangerous, and ask the public not to make contact with him. An arrest warrant was issued for Daniels for alleged murder in connection to […]
Police on Sunday identified a man who was killed and two people who were arrested following an overnight shooting in central Lubbock.Officers were already on-scene in the 1600 block of 50th Street for an unrelated matter at 1:10a.m. Sunday when a report of shots fired came in at 1:51 a.m., according to a statement from […]
A shooting near a central Lubbock gas station left one person dead on Thursday evening, according to Lubbock police. Officers were called out to the 1600 block of 19th Street at 5:04 p.m. for reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers located an individual with a gunshot wound. According to LPD, the individual was transported […]
Tuesday is primary Election Day across Texas. Polls on the South Plains will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Many races in the area will be the final contest for positions with no opposing-party candidates running in November general election. What’s on the ballot in Lubbock County? Several potentially competitive races are on the […]
The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal accepts nominations for high school students each week until noon Sunday by emailing newmedia@lubbockonline.com. Online voting begins at 5 a.m. Monday at lubbockonline.com. The poll runs through 5 p.m. Thursday, with the winner announced Friday online and in Sunday’s weekend edition. How to nominate â–º School district officials can nominate a high […]