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Ballet Lubbock brings ‘The Nutcracker’ to patients at Covenant Children’s
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Patients at Covenant Children’s got a taste of Christmas magic when Ballet Lubbock performed “The Nutcracker” at the hospital. The performance gave young patients a chance to experience the holiday classic ahead of Ballet Lubbock’s upcoming production. Bal...
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Marine veteran to receive new smile through ‘Smiles for Soldiers’
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - John Gonzales, a Marine Corps veteran who said he has not smiled in years, is scheduled to get a new smile within the next few months through “Smiles for Soldiers,” a program created by Dr. Robert Ioppolo. Ioppolo is an oral and facial surgeon at Hill & Io...
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Texas Tech researchers open center to develop threat detection technology
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Researchers at Texas Tech are using technology to help detect threats, from someone trespassing on your property to matters of national security. The Critical Infrastructure Telecom Ecosystem Incubator, also known as CITEI, is now open at the Reese Nationa...
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South Plains Food Bank announces holiday closure times
The South Plains Food Bank has released its 2026 holiday closure schedule and Christmas box distribution details to help community members plan ahead.
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Jesse Mosqueda indicted after investigation into child sex crimes
A Lubbock grand jury indicted Jesse Mosqueda on Tuesday for various child sex crimes allegedly committed against victims under the age of 14 between 2017 and 2022....
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Coats 4 Kids, LFR provides 1,900 new coats to Lubbock schools
Lubbock Fire Rescue and the Lubbock Professional Fire Fighters Association distributed more than 1,900 new coats to students at three Lubbock area schools through their annual Coats 4 Kids initiative....
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Lubbock Fire Rescue, Lubbock Professional Fire Fighters Association team up for the 13th Annual Coats 4 Kids
Provided by LFR LUBBOCK, TX (NEWS RELEASE) - Lubbock Fire Rescue and the Lubbock Professional Fire Fighters Association (LPFFA) have once again partnered to bring warmth to students across the Lubbock community through their annual Coats 4 Kids initiative. Established in 2013 thr...
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Isaac Vasquez indicted on indecency charge in Lubbock
A Lubbock grand jury indicted 34-year-old Issac Vasquez for indecency with a child after he confessed to touching a juvenile while intoxicated.
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Wayland’s Caden Williams wins Texoma NATS division
PLAINVIEW, TX (NEWS RELEASE) - Wayland Baptist University student Caden Williams won the third-year classical division for tenors, baritones, and basses at the Texoma Region Student Auditions of the National Association of Teachers of Singing. The competition took place Oct. 28-3...
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The American Theatre Guild donates 1,100 Broadway tickets to military members and veterans through Vet Tix
LUBBOCK, TX (NEWS RELEASE) - The American Theatre Guild, the nation’s largest not-for-profit touring Broadway presenter, is thrilled to donate 1,100 Broadway tickets in five markets in honor of Veterans Day through Vet Tix, the nation’s largest veteran-focused nonprofit. With mor...
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The American Theater Guild donates tickets to Buddy Holly Hall for Veterans Day
The American Theater Guild donated 1,100 Broadway tickets through Vet Tix to honor veterans in five markets, including an upcoming production of Waitress in Lubbock....
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USDA Begins Hiring for Nation’s Largest Facility to Combat New World Screwworm
Provided by USDA MCALLEN, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin hiring for 228 positions at the New World Screwworm (NWS) Sterile Fly Production Facility in Edinburg, Texas,...