What if Elon Musk’s Space Cities Came to Lubbock?
Imagine ordering cheese fries while chatting with rocket engineers—Lubbock's culinary scene might just be the next big thing in tech!
Lubbock ISD Trustees anticipate more consolidation after approving property tax rate for 2025-2026
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - LISD trustees gave unanimous approval for a new property tax rate at their meeting on Thursday morning. The new property tax rate is 86 cents per hundred dollars valuation, lower than last year’s rate by nearly four cents and lower than what staff originally proposed last month.
Lubbock Police Department: East Division Station shows ‘community policing’ is working
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Four years later, the Lubbock Police Department is touting the effectiveness of its community policing, through its three substations. From officers to detectives, assistants and the deputy chief in charge, employees at the East Patrol Division Station say the transition has not only made...
Why Thousands More Students Are Choosing Texas Tech in 2025
Texas Tech University is celebrating its largest enrollment in school history, with over 10,000 undergraduates and 7,600 first-year students joining for 2025.
Covenant Children’s in Lubbock to add Small Baby NICU
Covenant Children's Hospital in Lubbock is working to build a Small Baby Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for infants born before 32 weeks gestation.
More than three false alarms will cost you cash as police hope updated ordinance...
People with alarms on their homes or businesses face fines after three false alarms instead of the current five under a proposed city ordinance that already passed the first of two votes. So, three strikes and you’re out $50 on the fourth. But there’s a lot more to know...
CDC vaccine officials resign while childhood vaccination rates decline
Dr. Rana Alissa hears it daily in the clinic. “It’s better for my kid to get the virus than get the vaccine.” “The more you [doctors] vaccinate, the more money you get.” “I did not vaccinate any of my kids, and I’m not going to vaccinate this one. So, please, don’t waste your time.” The […]
Woman who crashed after leaving Lubbock bar pleads guilty to manslaughter
Elisa Bengoa pleaded guilty to manslaughter and received 10 years probation, 60 days in jail, and community supervision for a fatal crash that killed Samantha Martinez on March 13, 2022.
A Popular Lubbock Restaurant Quietly Closed Its Doors for Good
A beloved local spot has closed up shop, leaving fans with mixed feelings and memories of their favorite meals.
Lubbock Eagle Scout honored for saving his mother’s life
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A Lubbock Eagle Scout was honored Thursday for an act that saved his mother’s life. Matthew White was awarded the Meritorious Action Award during the South Plains Councils’ Friends of Scouting luncheon, as the council celebrates its 100th anniversary. White performed CPR on his...