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Body camera video shows police response after middle schooler accused of shooting teacher in Hobbs
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - 13-year-old Ryker Teel is accused of shooting a teacher outside Highland Middle School on Sept. 25, according to police. Teel is facing charges of aggravated assault and tampering with evidence, among others. Just before 11:40 a.m. that day, officers say c...
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Lubbock Fire Rescue shares carbon monoxide safety tips as temperatures drop
Lubbock Fire Rescue is advising residents to take safety precautions against carbon monoxide poisoning as temperatures drop in the South Plains.
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Texas Tech Southwest Collection preserving history of Southwest Conference
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Texas Tech Athletics is enjoying plenty of Big 12 success in recent years, but it wasn’t always associated with the conference. The Southwest Conference was founded in 1914 and the Red Raiders got in on the action in 1956. Tech won 11 conference championsh...
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Burrows, Williams lay out priorities for Texas House District 83
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows kicked off his campaign tour with a rally dubbed “One Party. One Mission. Strike Force” at the American Windmill Museum on Monday, as he seeks re-election while working to defend his party’s majority. Burrows told support...
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Texas DPS, UMC-EMS warns Lubbock of fentanyl's continuing dangers
October is Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month, and Texas DPS, along with UMC-EMS, urged the community to take precaution and learn more about the deadly-abused drug....
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Texas Tech men's hoops begins season ranked No. 19
Texas Tech men's basketball is gearing up for its latest season and the Red Raiders are starting things off within the top 25 after checking in at No. 19....
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Midterms are here: Is Lubbock County prepared?
Texas Tech students and Lubbock County election officials are encouraging voter participation ahead of the upcoming November 3 midterm elections.
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Former GM fired over misconduct allegations now running for Buffalo Springs Lake board
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Voters in Buffalo Springs Lake are choosing board members for Precinct 1, Precinct 3 and one at-large position, which will be decided by all of Lubbock County. The at-large race includes the former general manager of Buffalo Springs Lake, who is asking vot...
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Lubbock-Cooper ISD voters to decide on property tax rate increase
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Voters in Lubbock-Cooper ISD are getting a say in the district’s property tax rate. The board of trustees wants to raise it by three cents, to a total just shy of $1.20 per $100 valuation. The district reports if voters agree, this would raise payments on ...
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Talarico to hold community rally at Texas Tech Oct. 27
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - James Talarico, running against Ken Paxton for a U.S. Senate seat, will hold a community rally at Texas Tech University Tuesday, Oct. 27. The event will be held at the Frazier Alumni Pavilion on the Texas Tech campus. The rally marks a stop on what the cam...
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Lubbock ISD’s AgriSTEM building marks fourth year of classes
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Lubbock ISD’s AgriSTEM building is now holding its fourth year of classes. The building caters to FFA students with instruction focused on agriculture. Course offerings AgriSTEM Coordinator Coby Johnson said wildlife classes teach hunter safety, boater saf...
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Muleshoe man sentenced to six years for child sexual abuse
Michael Bara, 71, was sentenced to eight years in prison for two separate cases involving criminal sexual contact and penetration of minors.