Texas DPS IDs Petersburg man killed in Lubbock County pickup crash
State authorities have identified a Petersburg man who died in a two-vehicle crash early Tuesday in Lubbock County. Jorge Calderon, 37, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash that was reported about 7 a.m. near FM 400 and County Road 5300, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Investigators believe Calderon was driving a 2003 Chevrolet pickup west on CR...
Driver who killed young couple in West Lubbock gets prison
Anthony Washington, 32, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of Manslaughter in connection with a crash that killed Blake Garza, 20, and Naomi Harry, 18, in Lubbock, Texas. Washington's breath smelled like alcohol, and his eyes appeared glassy and bloodshot, with multiple empty beer bottles in his passenger seat. The crash occurred on March 27, 2024...
Legacy freshman Zayley Alvarado eyes state golf berth
Zayley Alvarado has made quite an impression in her first year of varsity golf.
Oklahoma State Offers 2029 Offensive Lineman Carson Campbell, Son of Texas Tech Megadonor Cody...
Eric Morris obviously has deep ties to West Texas, so it would make sense that if one of his old college teammates had a son capable of playing at the Power Conference level, he’d offer him. That former teammate just so happens to be funding a lot of what Texas Tech is doing.
1 dead after officer-involved shooting at Lubbock Cemetery
The Lubbock Police Department alongside the LPD's Office of Professional Standards are on-scene at the Lubbock Cemetery for an officer-involved shooting.
Talkington’s Iakah Burgess makes history at District 2-3A track meet
Talkington track coach Zabrina Kelley had a simple message for her athletes entering the District 2-3A meet . She said anything is possible if the girls competed with all their heart. Iakah Burgess proved her coach right. More: Idalou sweeps District 2-3A track titles - See the complete results Burgess qualified for next week's area meet in five events, making program history with her...
We Asked Lubbock: What Magazine Could You Not Wait to Hit the Mailbox?
Remember the thrill of the mail truck? This piece reminisces about eagerly awaiting our favorite magazines and how they shaped our childhoods and identities in Lubbock.
Gone for now? Texas radio station goes silent after decades
Its owner says financial pressures forced the station off the air.
47-year-old Lubbock man charged with Online Solicitation of Minor
The above video shows the top local headlines for the morning of April 13, 2026. LUBBOCK, Texas— Jorge Salas, 47, was charged with Online Solicitation of a Minor. On April 10, 2026, court records said Salas communicated on a social media platform in a sexually explicit manner with an undercover agent with the Texas Department […]
Lubbock’s Golf For Kids Sake Concert Kicks Off With Spur 327 And BBQ On...
Lubbock's 21st Annual Golf for Kids Sake event kicks off with a concert and BBQ on April 17, supporting Big Brothers Big Sisters and raising funds for local youth mentoring.

















