Late-night Lubbock pursuit leads to felony arrest, multiple charges
The Lubbock County Sheriff's Office said that 29-year-old Simon Garcia, the driver in an August 14 pursuit that ended in a crash, has been arrested.
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KLBK Friday AM Weather Update (10/2/26)
Highs Friday will vary and range from the middle 50s to the middle 70s.
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Kyiv Symphony Orchestra and Chorus brings Ukrainian music and stories of war to Lubbock
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - It has been 1,681 days since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and this Sunday, residents in Lubbock can hear directly from women living through the reality of war. The Kyiv Symphony Orchestra and Chorus is scheduled to perform at 7 p.m. Sun...
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Free skin cancer screenings offered Saturday as The Sun Bus visits Lubbock
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The Sun Bus, a mobile dermatology clinic that travels across the country to look for skin cancer, is returning to Lubbock. Dermatologists from Lilly and Epiphany Clinics are partnering with Lubbock Christian University for the event. Students to assist wit...
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Former FBI art crime investigator speaks at the Texas Tech Museum about protecting cultural heritage
Former FBI official Timothy Carpenter lectured at Texas Tech University about the importance of recovering stolen cultural artifacts and helping communities reclaim their heritage....
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Lubbock-Cooper mourning beloved educator Sarah Allen
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Sarah Allen, director of Career and Technical Education for Lubbock-Cooper ISD, has died at age 46. Allen worked at Lubbock-Cooper for 15 years, first as a classroom teacher and later as the CTE director. The district says Allen started the district’s culi...
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Breast cancer rising among young women, UMC helps catch it early
October is Breast Cancer awareness month. Middle-aged and older women mainly are diagnosed with the disease, but health experts are discovering it in women under 50....
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Texas Tech MILE program takes students into the field for hands-on agriculture training
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Texas Tech students are leaving the classroom to apply their coursework in the field through the Davis College of Agriculture’s Matador Institute of Leadership Engagement, known as MILE. The program is taking members on tours across the South Plains, inclu...
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Dunbar teacher uses Folklórico to help students connect with their culture
Hispanic Heritage Month highlights the many traditions that shape Hispanic culture, from food and music to the arts. In Lubbock, one local educator is helping students connect with that heritage through dance....
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AI scams hit online livestock sales, how to look for red flags
Special Ranger Joe Aguilar Jr. warned that scammers are increasingly using AI-generated photos and high-pressure tactics to defraud buyers and sellers in the livestock trade....
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Researchers using deer season to track spread of New World Screwworm
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - After New World Screwworm was confirmed in the U.S. nearly 80 years after its eradication, experts are hoping this year’s deer hunting season will help them track the spread. The USDA reports there are two active cases in Texas - one in Crockett County, an...
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Lubbock ISD launches P-TECH, a partnership focused on helping the next generation after high school
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - P-TECH, or Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools, is looking to help the next generation take a big step forward after they graduate. It’s an open enrollment program focused on identifying, recruiting and enrolling at-risk and economically disa...
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Food for Thought: Inspectors check out booths at Panhandle South Plains Fair
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - While Lubbock health inspectors have been busy this week making their usual rounds, they’ve also been checking out each and every food booth at the Panhandle South Plains Fair. There were a lot of perfect scores out there, but this week no restaurants are ...