LUBBOCK Texas -- Lubbock ISD is reviewing how it operates its schools as declining enrollment, rising costs and limited funding put pressure on the district’s budget. The district’s school optimization plan evaluates campuses based on enrollment, building utilization and the cost of educating stu...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Lubbock Area United Way and Lubbock ISD will host the annual United We Read campaign on Thursday, Oct. 15. Lubbock Area United Way representatives, Lubbock ISD Superintendent Dr. Rollo, Board President Nancy Sharp, and students will participate in the even...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) -City leaders are working with a collaborative team made up of nationally recognized design leadership and local expertise to plan a new downtown district. The team will focus on urban and landscape design, architecture, engineering and community engagement....
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Google has introduced a new laptop called the Google Book, which is specifically designed for Gemini Intelligence. This device offers a fresh alternative to existing MacBook, Windows, and Chromebook options. Android users may find the new hardware particularly appealing as it int...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A quinceañera is known for the dress, the court of honor and the dances. Many of the details carry a deeper meaning. Madison Prieto recently celebrated her 15th birthday with a quinceañera. “I have my quince. I’m finally turning 15. It’s a huge milestone i...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A man is in custody, accused of killing a woman in Big Spring and then leading multiple law enforcement agencies on a chase that ended on the South Plains. Zyon Gonzalez, 49, is being held in the Howard County Detention Center on a $2 million bond. Domesti...
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Texas Tech University's Davis College of Agriculture Sciences and Natural Resources received a $28.9 million grant from the USDA to construct a new flagship building featuring advanced laboratories and classrooms, with construction scheduled to begin in early 2027....
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LUBBOCK, Texas — According to the most recent USDA data, almost 100,000 people in the South Plains don't know where their next meal will come from. With grocery prices up nationally and gas prices up 57% from last year in Lubbock, the cost of living is putting more pressure on co...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Lubbock ISD received a $6,000 donation Tuesday evening ahead of its scheduled town hall. Mister Carwash team members presented the check to the district at the Byron Martin Advanced Technology Center near 34th Street and Avenue Q. The money was raised thro...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The Seventh Court of Appeals, typically based in Amarillo, heard arguments Tuesday morning at the Texas Tech University School of Law. Chief Justice Judy Parker, Justice Lawrence Doss and Justice Laura Pratt — all Texas Tech law graduates — heard three cas...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - South Plains Electric Cooperative and CoBank donated $10,000 Tuesday morning to Community Partners of Lubbock’s Rainbow Room. The funds allow Child Protective Services caseworkers to purchase emergency items for children in crisis, including clothes, diape...
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The National Weather Service in Lubbock has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for several South Plains counties, including Lubbock, Briscoe, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Kent, and Lynn, which will remain in effect until midnight on Tuesday, October 13....
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Zyon Gonzalez was arrested and booked into the Howard County Detention Center on charges of murder following a domestic disturbance investigation and a subsequent vehicle pursuit....
