The above video shows the top local headlines for the morning of August 19, 2026. LUBBOCK, Texas -- Meals on Wheels is looking for classic and unique cars for its 30th Annual Big Wheels Deliver Meals on Friday, August 28, 2026. Local community leaders will volunteer their lunch hour to deliver a ...
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The Lubbock Police Department announced that they are currently searching for missing and endangered Shirley Catalina, 77.
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) United Supermarkets and Mrs Baird’s kicked off the 16th year of the Teachers on the Rise program in Lubbock on Wednesday. The program recognizes local teachers nominated for their work by students, parents or family members. Every month during the school year, three teachers...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Pharmacies across The United Family are encouraging families to prepare for the upcoming school year and fall season by getting their annual flu shots. Free flu immunizations are now available at all United Family pharmacy locations, which include United Supermarkets, Albe...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Lubbock ISD is continuing its free lunch and breakfast program for the 2026-27 school year. All enrolled students will benefit from the Community Eligibility Provision for the upcoming school year. The district applied for the service through the National School Lunch Prog...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A child psychiatrist at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center says poor sleep affects more than how tired a child feels the next day. Dr. Natalie Scanlon, assistant professor of psychiatry at TTUHSC, said summer often disrupts children’s sleep schedules. “Sleep is o...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - As temperatures climb, Lubbock firefighters are battling their own gear and the heat in addition to flames. Lubbock Fire Rescues’ Public information officer , Derek Delgado said calls do not stop and are not dependent on weather conditions. That protection comes at a cost....
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KCBD) - The U.S. Attorney’s Office, the IRS Criminal Investigation Division and the FBI Wednesday morning outlined the scope of the Ferrum Capital fraud case, a day after a jury found Joshua Allen and Michael Cox guilty on all counts . “This case boils down to two things. It’s...
The above video shows the top local headlines for the morning of August 19, 2026. LUBBOCK, Texas -- Meals on Wheels is looking for classic and unique cars for its 30th Annual Big Wheels Deliver Meals on Friday, August 28, 2026. Local community leaders will volunteer their lunch hour to deliver a ...
News release provided by The Wallace Theater LEVELLAND, Texas -- The Wallace Theater has announced its second season lineup, featuring a robust schedule of music, theater, and storytelling experiences under the theme “Stories by Starlight.” The 2026-2027 season is set to begin on September 12 and...
LUBBOCK, Texas—Lubbock Book Fest presented by Literacy Lubbock on August 22 with fun for all ages. Enjoy activities, entertainment, signed books and so much more. Find out more and purchase tickets at lubbockbookfest.com.
Pharmacies across The United Family are ready to help guests prepare for the back-to-school season by making flu immunizations convenient, accessible and rewarding.
The above video shows the top local headlines for the morning of August 19, 2026. LUBBOCK, Texas --- Readers, writers and families will soon have the opportunity to celebrate all things books and the love of reading with the Lubbock Book Festival, an event organized by Literacy Lubbock. Elizabeth...
The above video shows the top local headlines for the morning of August 19, 2026. LUBBOCK, Texas -- Lubbock Mayor Mark McBrayer is excited to host the next Coffee with the Mayor for all districts on Monday, August 24. The public is invited to attend, with this month's meeting beginning at 7 a.m. ...
A new study performed by researchers at Texas Tech found that Americans' fear of losing their jobs to artificial intelligence (AI) has nearly tripled over the past ten years.
Lubbock man Patrick Gonzales, 31, was sentenced on Tuesday, August 18, after pleading guilty to two counts of Sexual Assault of a Child and a DWI 3rd or More charge.
Two men, Iziah Carson and Kameron Collins, were arrested and charged with aggravated robbery following a $30,000 gold chain theft at the South Plains Mall in Lubbock.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KCBD) - Two Lubbock businessmen left the San Antonio U.S. Courthouse in handcuffs, remanded into custody after a jury convicted them on all counts. It found Joshua Allen and Michael Cox, through Ferrum Capital, and related companies, preyed on many investors, using misdirectio...
The above video shows the top local headlines for the morning of August 19, 2026. LUBBOCK, Texas – Ruben Botello pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated kidnapping with a deadly weapon and was sentenced to 10 years of deferred adjudication. This stems from his connection to an August 2022 armed kidn...
Abilene resident Darrin Fields, 56, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated sexual assault of a child and was sentenced to 20 years in prison for an incident involving a juvenile victim during Christmas Eve 2018.
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Literacy Lubbock will host the Lubbock Book Festival on Saturday, August 22, 2026, at the Overton Hotel and Conference Center. The family-friendly event will feature over 70 authors, book signings and workshops starting at 9 a.m. “Kids Chapter” will offer crafts and readin...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, announced the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded $219,215 in federal grant funding to the City of Lubbock to enhance public safety and equip law enforcement with updated technology. The funding will pay for a forensic 3D laser scanner to...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The suspect in an attempted carjacking near the Lubbock County Courthouse has been indicted. Police say Isaiah Houston held a woman a knifepoint near Broadway and Buddy Holly back in May. Investigators say that’s when the security guard shot Houston in the leg. Houston rem...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The average Lubbock County homeowner will see a decrease in property tax owed to the county, under the proposed budget. According to a notice on the county website , the commissioner’s court is proposing to adopt the no-new-revenue rate of 32.2782 cents per $100 valuation....
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Sharon Jenkins, the mother of 20-year-old Erskin Jenkins, a Texas Tech sophomore involved in a Wolfforth disturbance call leaving 1 dead, 1 deputy on administrative leave back in November 2024. His mother, Mrs. Sharon Jenkins, said her supporters are calling for a boycott of Doc...
LUBBOCK, TX (KAMC) – KAMC Forecaster Larry Rodriguez has your Wednesday morning weather update for June 23, 2026. Today's High - 103° Tonight's Low - 74° Today: Heat continues across the area Wednesday. Temperatures will range from the lower to middle 100s this afternoon. Winds will be from the s...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Lubbock Independent School District announced it will operate under the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for the 2026-2027 school year, providing free breakfast and lunch to all enrolled students across all district schools. The program eliminates the need for familie...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KJTV) - From LAS: Consuelo is a 3 year old, female, pitmix about 52lbs. Consuelo was found here in Lubbock by a kind citizen and brought to LAS in hopes that her family would come looking for her. Sadly, no one came for this sweet girl. 💔 Now, Consuelo is ready for a forever fami...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The South Plains Food Bank has appointed Meredith Cunningham as its new Chief Development Officer, effective August 19 . As she steps into her new role, Cunningham will lead the organization’s fundraising, donor engagement, community partnership and communication efforts. ...
LUBBOCK, Texas -- The Lubbock Independent School District (Lubbock ISD) announced that it will continue to operate the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs for the 2026-2027 school year. Through the CEP, all schools within Lubbock ISD...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A firefighter is recovering after battling a house fire in central Lubbock Tuesday night . Around 8 p.m., crews responded to reports of heavy smoke coming from home near 18th Street and Avenue V. Upon arrival, crews entered the home and began fire suppression operations. S...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Lubbock County Judge Curtis Parrish is asking the public to help fund a bell tower at the West Texas State Veterans Cemetery . “I hope families feel very honored by what we are doing for their service member,” Parrish said. The cemetery has been open a couple of months. Pa...
NEW YORK (AP) — Frank Beard, the drummer for the Texas boogie-rock trio ZZ Top who kept the tempo for the band’s biggest hits like “Sharp Dressed Man,” “Gimme All Your Lovin'” and “Legs,” has died. He was 77. Beard was in hospice care when he died Tuesday at his ranch in Richmond, Texas, with [...]
Highs Tuesday will range from the upper 90s to the upper 100s.
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Lights, camera, action. Students from all five Lubbock high schools have the opportunity to learn more about the many facets of the media industry through Career and Technical Education and Lubbock ISD-TV. Elizabeth Roup, its coordinator, says this is the perfect space for...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - he South Plains Food Bank has named Meredith Cunningham as chief development officer. Cunningham will lead the organization’s fundraising, donor engagement, community partnership and communications efforts in support of its mission to alleviate hunger and bring hope to ind...
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Students returning to Frenship High School on Wednesday will see a newly renovated section of the campus.
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Juvenile crime has decreased 42% from 2023 to 2025 in the Hub City, according to the Lubbock Police Department's latest annual crime report, but a Rabbi who grew up in Lubbock feels differently and is concerned that if violence among the youth in communities like Lubbock continu...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - CASA of the South Plains is asking the community to join a Dine to Donate event tonight at Texas Roadhouse to support its advocacy for children in foster care. Texas Roadhouse will donate 10% of meal proceeds from the event to the organization. Diners are asked to show a f...
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