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The Decatur Lady Eagles quickly climbed the team standings by claiming four state berths at the 4A Region I championships last week at Lubbock’s Lowery Field at PlainsCapital Park.  Decatur relay ...

The Lubbock Apartment Association will present a check from the proceeds of the 43rd Annual State of the City to the Guadalupe-Parkway Neighborhood Centers on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

Scattered strong to severe storms are likely late today. Some storms may be accompanied by damaging wind gusts and large hail ...

Willam Mason was sentenced to death in 1992 for the kidnapping and murder of his wife Deborah. He beat her and gagged her ...

In this week's It’s Debatable article, Rick Rosen and Charles Moster debate whether Congress should defund PBS and NPR.

After a short-lived transfer to Texas A&M, wide receiver Micah Hudson has re-entered the portal and is reportedly set to ...

Texas Tech fans received some huge news on Monday, as On3's Pete Nakos and Steve Wiltfong both put in predictions for Texas Tech to land former 5-star wide rece ...

There are now 624 confirmed measles cases in the South Plains region since the outbreak began in late January.

SHALLOWATER, Texas (KCBD) - DPS troopers say a Lubbock man is dead and three others are injured after a crash near ...

There have been 800 confirmed cases of measles across 25 states so far this year, according to the latest update from the CDC on Friday, far surpassing the 285 measles cases reported in the entirety ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - One person is injured after a fire in east Lubbock early Tuesday morning. Just before 6 a.m., Lubbock ...