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Lubbock mother arrested for injuring child, claims 'postpartum'
The above video shows the top local headlines for the morning of September 24, 2026. LUBBOCK, Texas -- Takayla Travis Cotton, 19, was arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault and Injury to a child. On September 9, 2026, Cotton took her child to the emergency room at Universit...
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LP&L holding customer appreciation event Saturday
Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L) is excited to celebrate 110 years of service and is inviting the community the come to their Customer Appreciation Event on Saturday, September 26....
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New lighting projects starting across Lubbock district
Work has begun on a $695,678 TxDOT project to upgrade lighting and improve safety at seven intersections across several counties in the Lubbock District....
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TxDOT begins $695K intersection lighting and safety project across Lubbock District
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Work is underway this week on a nearly $700,000 Texas Department of Transportation project aimed at upgrading lighting and improving safety at seven intersections across the South Plains. The $695,678 project spans four counties in the TxDOT Lubbock Distri...
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Free women’s health day, free health screenings Oct. 3
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine students will host Women's Health Day on October 3 at the Lubbock Impact Free Clinic to provide free medical services and screenings to uninsured women....
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Paxton to investigate hundreds of Texas data centers over water use reporting
AUSTIN, Texas (KCBD) - Attorney General Ken Paxton will be investigating Texas data center developments that have not yet responded to the required water use survey, including data centers in Lubbock, Randall and Ector County. Paxton has ordered the Office of the Attorney General...
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Texas Tech researchers help identify true origin of bats
Texas Tech University professor David Ray and doctoral student Francisco Castellanos helped contribute to the largest bat genome and fossil study to date....
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Technical error causes major Texas voter registration backlog
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A technical error made at the state level has caused a major backlog of processing thousands of Texas voter registration applications, according to a report by the Texas Tribune . Texas election officials say the error made by the Department of Public Safe...
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Lubbock AMBUCS renovates 75-year-old food booth ahead of South Plains Fair
LUBBOCK, Texas -- The Lubbock American Business Club will participate in the South Plains Fair for its third year and since July, members of the non-profit have been working on the dine-in booth since July to ensure fairgoers have a cool and comfortable place to relax from all th...
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Lubbock data center named in statewide water use compliance investigation
The above video shows the top local headlines for the morning of September 24, 2026. LUBBOCK, Texas --Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating Texas data center developments that failed to respond to the Texas Water Development Board’s (“TWDB”) water use survey, including one...
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Hub City Happenings: September 25 - 27
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Flatland Film Festival – Lubbock, TX Dates: September 24–26, 2026 Location: LHUCA Firehouse Theatre 511 Ave K, Lubbock, TX 79401 Tickets / Passes (2026 pricing): VIP Festival Pass – $45 (all screenings + swag bag + red carpet reception/afterparty + network...