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Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune August 14, 2026 The audit and verification of data centers ordered by Gov. Greg Abbott will involve about 250 to 300 projects, most of which are data centers, state grid operator officials told the Public Utility Commission on Friday. The officials’...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - City leaders hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Friday morning on Broadway, marking the official start of a reconstruction project that will reshape one of downtown Lubbock’s most recognizable streets. Construction has already begun to replace historic brick...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Hill & Ioppolo Oral Surgery & Dental Implants will host its 9th Annual Community Blood Drive on Saturday, Aug. 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The practice has partnered with Vitalant for nearly a decade to support the local blood supply. The practice has set a ...
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AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - World War II Army veteran Wiley Tow celebrated his 100th birthday Friday at Ussery Roan Texas State Veterans Home. Family, friends, staff and fellow veterans gathered to celebrate Wiley. Ahead of his birthday, Wiley asked for 100 birthday cards as part of...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - As school districts begin a new year, the Texas Education Agency is putting a focus on their performance. The agency released their 2025/2026 Accountability Report on Friday. It grades school districts and individual schools on an A-F scale, based on diffe...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Crews battled a wildfire in Floyd and Cottle counties, northeast of Lubbock, Friday. Additional fires were reported farther north across the Texas Panhandle. According to the Texas A&M Forest Service , the Cedar Hill fire was 95 percent contained as of lat...
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The City of Lorenzo has issued a boil water notice effective immediately.
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After years of planning, downtown Lubbock's long-awaited revitalization project is officially underway. The ceremony the City of Lubbock held on August 14 marked the beginning of improvements city leaders hope will breathe new life into the heart of the city....
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CLOVIS, NM (KCBD) - A Clovis man reported missing overnight was found dead Friday morning following a dirt bike crash, according to Clovis police. Family members reported 31-year-old Raul Jimenez missing just after midnight after he left the previous afternoon to ride his dirt bi...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Lee Ramsey grew up in Topeka, Kansas and spent 40 years as a petroleum engineer. His daughter eventually attended Texas Tech, leading him to make the journey to Lubbock. “She decided she followed me my whole career,” Ramsey said, “so she said when you reti...
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Lubbock Animal Services (LAS) has released their metrics for the week of August 7-13.
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The Lubbock Public Library is excited to announce their upcoming events for the week of Monday, August 17, through Saturday, August 22.
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The UMC TLC² Foundation Cancer Center is inviting the community to attend its free Living Well Series to discuss how behavioral health support can help patients navigate the emotional challenges that come with a cancer diagnosis and treatment....
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The above video shows the top local headlines for the morning of August 14, 2026. LUBBOCK, Texas -- Jordan Lee was arrested and charged with indecent exposure and assault against an elderly or disabled individual after alleged multiple incidents of him exposing himself while work...
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CLOVIS, N.M. -- The Clovis Police Department confirmed that a male was pronounced deceased following a fatal dirt bike crash. CPD officials say that family members first reported Raul Jimenez, 31, as missing after he left Thursday, August 13, to ride his dirt bike and had not ret...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The UMC TLC2 Foundation Cancer Center in Lubbock is hosting a free session of its Living Well Series on Thursday, August 20th, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. The upcoming session, titled Coping with Fear and Anxiety, will feature guest speaker Dr. Evan Guidr...
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LUBBOCK, TX (KAMC) – KAMC Forecaster Larry Rodriguez has your Friday morning weather update for August 14, 2026. Today's High - 100° Tonight's Low - 74° Today: Hot temperatures are expected for the entire area Friday. Afternoon highs will range from the upper 90s to middle 100s. ...
business
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - LP&L says an electrical outage caused by damage from severe storms Thursday affected more than 5,000 customers Friday morning. Multiple outages were reported in the area of 73rd and Slide. The outage started at 7:30 a.m. with all affected customers’ power ...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - An early morning fire destroyed a barn, in south Lubbock County. Emergency crews responded to a call about a fire, around 1:28 A.M., in the 3500 Block of 154th Street. Volunteer firefighters from Woodrow and Wolfforth arrived to find a barn engulfed in fla...
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Friday's highs will range from the upper 90s to the middle 100s.
government
The Republican National Committee named Lubbock-based Bienvenido In Action as its official hispanic voter outreach branch, according to organizer Abraham Enriquez....
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - University Medical Center is asking Lubbock County commissioners to reevaluate how inmate health care is funded, as costs tied to the Lubbock County Detention Center continue to rise. UMC CEO Mark Funderburk presented the hospital’s financial outlook to co...
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The Lubbock Police Department announced that Joseph Barrera, 25, was arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of Richard Paul, 61, on July 15.
schools
CLAUDE, Texas (KFDA) - Increased traffic from data center construction along Highway 207 is leading to more wrecks in Claude as the community prepares for students to return to school. Armstrong County Sheriff Melissa Anderson says thousands of workers travel to and from the cons...
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United Supermarkets donated $30,000 to Food2Kids, a local, non-profit organization with the mission of helping children facing food insecurity in Lubbock....
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When you walk into the record store on 82nd Street and Indiana Avenue, various forms of media from different decades make the building a blast from the past for its customers....
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A Lubbock auto shop spent more than a month completing $3,000 worth of repairs on a customer’s car — and charged her nothing. Reliable Automotive Services selected Adriana Marquez as the latest recipient of its “Pay It Forward” program, which provides free...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A 25-year-old man is in the Lubbock County Detention Center after Lubbock anti-gang officers arrested him in connection to a July shooting death. Joseph Barrera is charged with murder in the killing of Richard Paul, who died July 15 near 38th Street and Wa...
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LUBBOCK, Texas -- Friday morning residents reported they are experiencing power outages in the Southwest part of Lubbock. According to the Lubbock Power & Light System outage map showed 5,624 out of 132,455 customers are experienced a power outage at around 7:41 a.m. Friday morni...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - An investigation is underway into a barn fire in south Lubbock County early Friday morning. Volunteer firefighters from Woodrow and Wolfforth responded to a home near 154th Street and CR 7540 around 1:30 a.m. Firefighters arrived to a barn engulfed in flam...
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A witness told detectives that Joseph Barrera, 25, went to Lubbock to "kill a child molester that lived in the neighborhood," court documents obtained by EverythingLubbock.com on Friday revealed....
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Sisters Alexis and Aaliyah Wallace sustained serious injuries after being struck by a wrong-way driver in Lubbock, Texas, and are receiving support
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The Foster Grandparent Program is looking for more volunteers as the new school year gets underway in Lubbock.
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The Lubbock VA Clinic's Whole Health Department held its fourth drive-thru food pantry in partnership with South Plains Food Bank to combat food insecurity among veterans....
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The city of Lubbock is receiving more than $122,000 from the CDC Foundation’s Measles Communities Grant Fund, a program created to assist communities affected by measles outbreaks. Public Health Director Katherine Wells said the foundation reached out to t...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Just 10 minutes could help protect a child, with help from new online game called “Now PlaySafe.” “Predators are going to be in all games,” Andrea Sparks, co-founder of Not on our Watch Texas, said. “Everything from extremely violent games to My Little Pon...
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Barricades Unlimited is scheduled to close Upland Avenue between 4th Street and 12th Street for underground utility work beginning Friday, August 14.
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Severe weather is possible for Lubbock and the rest of the South Plains throughout the evening on August 13, 2026.
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Texas Tech had another strong showing on preseason award watch lists, as a trio of Red Raider linebackers were under early consideration for the Butkus Award....
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The City of Lubbock's Chief Information Officer, Jennifer Frescaz, is set to host an inaugural West Texas Women in Technology Luncheon on Thursday, August 27....
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Provided by Texas Parks & Wildlife AUSTIN, TX (NEWS RELEASE) - Summer is winding down and fall is on the horizon which means it’s time for hunters and anglers to renew hunting and fishing licenses. Before taking the boat out or hitting the field, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Depa...
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Texas Tech announced it has locked down its non-conference schedule for men's basketball ahead of its latest season.
