The Lubbock Police Department has plans to equip all patrol officers with body cameras and replace in-car cameras in a move that would cost taxpayers $2 million.
Tuesday Morning Armed Robbery in Central Lubbock
Lubbock police are searching for suspects in a Tuesday morning armed robbery in central Lubbock followed by a stabbing a few blocks away. KCBD reports a man armed with a handgun robbed the 7-Eleven at 50th and University around 2:40 a.m. and then ran north on University. The suspect is described as a Hispanic male […]
Lubbock Residents Registered Users of Ashley Madison
Thousands of people in Lubbock are registered users of Ashley Madison, one the world’s most famous cheating websites. Of the more than 32 million registered members who had their data stolen and published by hackers, a Spanish website is reporting that almost 16,000 accounts were from Lubbock. Ashley Madison is the most famous name in […]
College Radio Day 2015
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3:30 News Update- October 1, 2015
First, a story that is continuing to unfold, the shooting that occurred this morning on the campus of Umpqua Community College in southwest Oregon. Multiple News outlets are reporting the deaths of somewhere between 10 and 15 individuals, with at least 20 others injured. While It wasn’t immediately known whether the gunman was among the […]
12:30 News Update- October 1, 2015
Lubbock police are investigating a Wednesday night shooting that sent a 15-year-old boy to University Medical Center in critical condition. KCBD reports that police responded to the 2900 block of Beech Street after receiving reports of shots fired around 7 p.m. Early reports said the shooter left the scene and led officers on a chase, […]
8:00 News Update- September 30, 2015
A Lubbock County grand jury indicted Madison Rodriguez, 18, for capital murder and Charles Dillon Flournoy, 21, for injury to a child concerning the death of a 1-year-old boy. Everything Lubbock reports Police and EMS were called to the 1800 block of East 25th Street on June 20 for the report of a child not breathing. Mason Rodriguez […]
12:30 News Update- September 29, 2015
Lubbock Police are investigating a Monday night accident after a man was hit by a truck in the 800 block of Avenue Q. The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reports that 62-year-old David Smothermon has died of injuries sustained in the accident. Police said Smothermon was walking westbound across Avenue Q at about 10:02 p.m. when he was […]
8:00, 8:30 News Update- September 23, 2015
Drivers can expect various day-time lane closures on the Marsha Sharp Freeway frontage road and Spur 327 main lanes Wednesday and Thursday. The closures are to allow for Texas Department of Transportation work on paving operations, according to a TxDOT news release. On Wednesday, crews will close to traffic the eastbound Marsha Sharp Freeway frontage […]
5:30 News Update- September 22, 2015
A one-vehicle accident this morning in south Lubbock left some LP and L customers without power. KCBD reports the wreck happened about 9 a.m. on Slide Road between 38th and 39th streets when a red Pontiac Vibe crashed into a utility pole. Witnesses said the driver, who appeared to have his eyes closed, was headed […]