Blame yourself for Congress ... 'probably accurate reflection of how...
WASHINGTON — Hey, fed-up Americans, here's a scary thought after the dispiriting spectacle of the government shutdown: You're the ones who sent these members of Congress to Washington, and they really...
View ArticleDriver for disgraced BBC entertainer charged with raping girls younger than 16
LONDON — The former driver for disgraced late BBC entertainer Jimmy Savile has appeared in court to face charges including multiple counts of raping girls younger than 16.read more
View ArticleDrones crisscross West Texas
Drones won’t be buzzing around the Texas Panhandle soon. They already are.read more
View ArticleTexas holds off Arizona State rally to win 87-85 in NCAA tournament
Texas beat Arizona State 87 to 85 in the second round of the NCAA tournament late Thursday, March, 19.Texas (24-10) beat Arizona State (21-12) at BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wis. Texas...
View ArticleUS to keep 9,800 troops in Afghanistan at year-end
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will seek to keep 9,800 U.S. troops in Afghanistan after the war formally ends later this year and then will withdraw most of those forces by the end of 2016,...
View ArticleCenter for children with learning disabilities repurposes old abortion clinic
With a bulldozer to the brown brick wall outside of an old building on 67th Street, the Institute for Creative Learners celebrated more than just the groundbreaking, er — wall breaking, for its newest...
View ArticleArtist: Santa Fe police pull rifle for dog poop
SANTA FE, N.M. — A well-known American Indian artist said police in New Mexico pulled a rifle on him after his dog pooped in his SUV and a woman mistook his cleanup efforts for a burglary.read more
View ArticleTexas Tech defeats Loyola Maryland 71-59
In the 19 head coaching match-ups between father and son in college basketball, the fathers hold a decisive 17-2 edge.Texas Tech coach Tubby Smith, when he was at the helm at Kentucky, went 2-0 against...
View ArticleThree young Tech safeties likely headed to outside linebacker after season
With its shot at a bowl gone, Texas Tech has two games left before the focus shifts to 2015. One of the team’s holes will be at Raider outside linebacker, a position that will empty out with the...
View ArticleTech announces defensive line coach resigns
The remaking of the Texas Tech football staff has begun. Tech on Saturday announced that defensive line coach John Scott Jr. resigned. Scott, hired in January 2013, was one of the original members of...
View ArticleSnow, ice to stay through Monday; roads still slick, 29 accidents already today
Snow and ice are expected to linger through at least Monday morning and the icy conditions are still creating driving hazards.Lubbock police reported 29 traffic accidents Sunday, but none contained...
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Lubbock's flag is not good (Government blog)
Happy early Flag Day!I had no idea what Lubbock’s flag looked like until I read an article on Texas Monthly that bashed it.The article bashed the wrong flag, though. I'm pretty confident that this is...
View ArticleVeterans get heroes’ welcome on Honor Flight landing
Armando Gaytan did not receive the welcome home he deserved.Nearly 50 years later, the local Vietnam veteran spent his Saturday night making sure his fellow heroes had theirs.“A flower child started...
View ArticleFormer cop gets 3 life sentences for sexually abusing stepdaughter
LAMESA — Antonio De La Cruz will likely spend the rest of his days behind bars for sexually abusing his stepdaughter multiple times.District Judge Carter Schildknecht sentenced the 48-year-old former...
View ArticleTexas Tech loses new football assistant to LSU
Kliff Kingsbury's work assembling a coaching staff isn't quite done.Texas Tech announced Saturday that Jabbar Juluke resigned to take an assistant's job at LSU a month after the Red Raiders had hired...
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