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Red Cross urging families to prepare for weather, emergencies early
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - While severe weather season on the South Plains is typically in the spring, our area is facing its own set of risks this week. Rainfall across the region is bringing the threat of flooding, which prompted Governor Greg Abbott to direct the Texas Division o...
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Stephen Sanders expresses confidence in Lubbock data center resolution
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - It takes a village to make a change in government. Just ask Stephen Sanders, who put together the ‘Save Lubbock’ group in May following the conversation about data centers at Texas Tech in May. After months of discussion, he was able to meet with city coun...
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Texas Tech agriculture students give back to Lubbock during Ag Week
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Texas Tech’s Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources is using Ag Week to thank the Lubbock community, with students volunteering at sites across the city ahead of Saturday’s Ag Day game against Sam Houston. Dr. Erica Irlbeck, associate dean of t...
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Clovis SWAT Team activation Tuesday led to two arrests
On Tuesday, September 22, at approximately 5:39 p.m., the Clovis Police Department received information on the whereabouts of 34-year-old David Delhoyo, a man who had an active felony arrest warrant for his connection to a shooting that occurred in August 2026....
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Texas DPS: 1 dead, 1 seriously hurt after major crash south of Friona
PARMER COUNTY, Texas (KFDA) - Texas DPS says one person is dead and another seriously hurt after a major crash at Highway 214 and Highway 86 south of Friona. The crash involved an SUV and semis. DPS officials confirmed one person has died. Another person was life-flighted to a ho...
News
Boil water notice issued for Matador following pipe break
The city of Matador, Texas, issued a boil water notice following a water line break on Buffalo Street.
Local
Lubbock man sentenced after pleading guilty to child sexual assault
Lubbock man Tommy Garcia, 65, was sentenced on Wednesday, September 23, after pleading guilty to one count of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child and one count of Sexual Contact; Indecency with a Child....
parks
Red Raiders lineman Sheridan Wilson named NFF Campbell Trophy semifinalist
The National Football Foundation (NFF) has released its list of semifinalists for the 2026 NFF William V. Campbell Trophy, a list that includes Texas Tech Football's Sheridan Wilson....
Local
Acai Bowls and Big Giveaways: Heal Wellness launches in Lubbock with a grand opening
Heal Wellness Lubbock is scheduled to open its first local food-and-drink location at 1111 University Avenue on Saturday, October 3.
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Buddy Holly Hall to host Cirque Mechanics' Tilt
Cirque Mechanics' TILT is scheduled to perform at Buddy Holly Hall on November 16, 2026, with tickets going on sale starting September 24.
Local
Texas Tech enrollment continues record growth, reaches more than 46,000
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Texas Tech University’s fall 2026 enrollment officially reached 46,296 as of the 20th day of classes Monday, Sept. 21, establishing another enrollment record for the university. The official count builds on the enrollment milestone Texas Tech announced on ...
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Texas Tech reaches record student enrollment over 46,000
The above video shows the top local headlines for the morning of September 23, 2026. LUBBOCK, Texas -- Texas Tech University's fall 2026 enrollment officially reached 46,296 as of September 21, marking another enrollment record for the university, according to a press release. Th...