Shooting at Colorado’s Arapahoe High School — Suspected Shooter Reportedly Dead, One Victim in Critical Condition
UPDATED 10:00 p.m. ET: Authorities have identified the shooter as 18-year-old Karl Halverson Pierson.
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Cornyn gets GOP primary challenger
U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman announced Monday he'll challenge incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the 2014 Texas Republican primary for the U.S. Senate.
In a campaign press release, Stockman said “I am extremely disappointed in the way treated his fellow congressmen and broke the 11th commandment and undermined Ted Cruz’s fight to stop Obamacare
FBI Joins Search for Missing Lubbock Woman
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has announced they will assist local enforcement authorizes in the search for a missing Lubbock woman.
A FBI spokesmen said on Friday that they would help Lubbock police and state law enforcement officials in their search for 18 year old Zoe Campos, who has been missing since November 18
Tech receives federal grant to facilitate technology transfer
Texas Tech has announced the receipt of a $300,000 Federal Grant.
The Economic Development Administration, an agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce, awarded the grant to Texas Tech University to help build on the South Plains region’s capability in wind and other renewable energy sources that increase innovation and entrepreneurship through technology commercialization
No 3rd Term for Klein
Lubbock City Councilman Todd Klein will not seek a third term.
The District 3 councilman made his announcement on his Facebook page Tuesday evening.
Klein had indicated in other previous comments and statements he would only serve two terms on the council
School Delays for Tuesday, Nov. 26
Area School Delays this morning (Tues., Nov. 26, 2013):
Amherst ISD, 10 a.m. start, no buses.
Cotton Center ISD will start at 10 a.m. Buses will run pavement only.
Lazbuddie ISD, 10 a.m. start, buses will run
Icy weather impacts DFW flights
The icy weather continues its march across Texas.
300 flights to and from Dallas Fort Worth Airport were cancelled yesterday - and 180 flights have been cancelled so far this morning.
Airline officials suggest people with travel plans originating, ending or connecting htorugh DFW contact their airline for updates
Burial service for Lubbock student
Services for the former Southcrest Christian High school student will be held Tuesday.
Lubbock man shot, killed by Virginia university police
Former classmates are grieving this morning after learning that a 19-year-old former Lubbock Southcrest Christian School student has been shot and killed by a Liberty University campus police officer in Lynchburg, VA
5 Thanksgiving Myths Debunked — Pilgrims Didn’t Wear Buckles? (And More)
Thanksgiving, which we've been celebrating in America for centuries now, is a time of family, food and, especially, tradition. Even so, many of the stories we take as gospel about this wonderful holiday—wonderful if you’re not endlessly bickering with your relatives, that is—aren’t true at all. Myth, legend and wishful thinking play into a lot of the misconceptions surrounding Turkey Day.