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CNS Pantex raises over $100K for local wildfire relief
Officials with the Pantex Plant announced Friday that a combination of corporate donations along with employee contributions and local fundraising efforts have resulted in $101,036 being raised for local wildfire relief.
Triple Digit Temperatures Headed For Amarillo, Texas Next Week
We've been pretty fortunate this summer. We haven't had that many days of brutal heat and there's been enough rain to make scheduling a trip to Palo Duro Canyon a gamble. That's all coming to an end, though. According to the National Weather Service In Amarillo, those triple-digit days are finally coming for us.
APD: Bomb City Police Explorer competition to be held Saturday in Amarillo
The Amarillo Police Explorer Post #5507 and Amarillo Police Department announced Friday that they are hosting a Bomb City Police Explorer Competition on Saturday, July 27, at AmTech Career Academy. According to a police community news release, Post #5507 will be hosting this competition for other explorers from other agencies across Texas, and 14 teams have registered to compete in police scenarios for trophy winnings. "Teams from Houston PD, Keller PD, Grand Prairie PD, Killen PD...
Unity in the Community Water Bash set for this Saturday
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - The seventh annual Unity in the Community Water Bash is set for this Saturday. Tremaine Brown, owner of Shi Lee’s Barbecue and Soul Food, says the event aims to give kids some fun before the summer ends. The Water Bash will begin at noon at...
Upcoming events at Lubbock Public Library, July 29-August 3
LUBBOCK, Texas— The City of Lubbock and Lubbock Public Library released an event schedule for the week of July 29. See the full schedule below. Wisconsin Schneider and the Magic of Music at Godeke Branch LibraryMonday, July 29 from 10:30 to 11:15 AMPink Size Polka brings fun for the whole family! Enjoy music, magic, and […]
41 Inmates Charged With Murder Remain in Lubbock County Detention Center
Although homicides decreased in Lubbock in 2023, there are still quite a few people booked into the Lubbock County Detention Center on murder or manslaughter charges. Some have been sentenced and are awaiting transportation to prison. Others are stuck in a lengthy legal limbo with the case against them. Murder...
San Antonio to host three-day conference aimed at transportation, technology sectors
SAN ANTONIO – Mobility leaders and advocates from across Texas will descend on San Antonio for a conference geared toward transportation and technology innovations. The 2024 Texas Innovation Invitational runs from July 29 to 31 in San Antonio. Multiple San Antonio and Bexar County partners, as well as transit...
Lubbock business news includes Brazilian steakhouse, Jim Kimmel Center, more
Hello A-J readers! The end of the month always seems to be the busiest for business news, and July was no exception. We had details on a Brazilian steakhouse, a studio franchise, renovation plans for the Jim Kimmel Center and a feature on a sweet local business. Here's a look at what happened this week. ...
Lubbock pastor leaves message for mail thieves
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Today, Nick Watts has mail, and he should have had mail earlier this week, but trips to his mailbox turned up empty. “I thought well that’s odd,” Watts said. Watts said he just had security cameras installed so he scrubbed through the video and...
Boar’s Head deli meat recall affects some Lubbock grocery stores
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - United Supermarkets has issued a recall that affects its grocery stores along with Market Street and Amigos stores. The recall was initiated by Boar’s Head, which says there may be possible bacterial contamination in 8 of its deli products, all ready to eat meats that you buy over the deli counter.
Two Docs Brewing Co. hosts can release for Raiderland Red Pale Ale
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Two Docs Brewing Co. hosted a launch party to reveal the can design for the Raiderland Red Pale Ale, which is the official NIL craft beer of Texas Tech Athletics. A percentage of every sale of the Raiderland Red goes directly to Tech athletes through The...
Countdown to Camp: Texas Tech
LUBBOCK, Texas (FOX 44) — Baylor travels west in week seven to face off against a Red Raiders team with high expectations after Joey McGuire and his staff pulled in the best freshman class in the Big 12. Watch sports director Eric Kelly’s full preview of the 2024 Texas Tech Red Raiders.
Texas Tech medical students receive white coats
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Texas Tech’s School of Medicine held their annual white coat ceremony for its medical students. This year’s class had 182 students receive their white coats, marking them as physicians in training. Bailee Alonzo, one of the future doctors, said that medicine has always been...
Former Lubbock ag teacher inducted into Hall of Fame
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A former Lubbock ISD educator is being inducted into the 2024 Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas Hall of Fame. Once called “the best ag teacher ever,” Roger Green served as an educator for 47 years. He spent 33 of those years at Monterey High...
Experts explain why Lubbock might have felt two earthquakes in a week
LUBBOCK, Texas — If you’ve wondered why there have been so many earthquakes felt in the area lately, you’re not alone. The recent seismic activity has raised concerns and questions among residents in Lubbock and surrounding areas. A magnitude 4.9 earthquake on Monday marked the beginning of a series of seismic events in northeastern Scurry […]
Similar conditions Saturday with a rain chance
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Another afternoon in the mid-90s for high temperatures on Friday. Temperatures overnight into Saturday morning will stay mild and close to average in the upper 60s and low 70s. We do have a slim chance for overnight isolated showers. After midnight precipitation chances increase with the...
Mayor responds to Lubbock's concern about council slashing First Friday Art Trail funds
After cutting Lubbock's First Friday Art Trail funding by $30,000, the mayor responded to the community's outcry about the council's decisions. For context, Councilman David Glasheen, for District 3, advocated for cutting grant funding for the FFAT, citing that it pushed the "LGBT agenda" after it hosted drag shows and other LGBT-focused workshops and advents in June. ...
NM governor says special session ‘was not fair,’ but she won’t punish wildfire survivors for it
More than a week after a contentious special legislative session, New Mexico’s governor still has not signed the single piece of legislation lawmakers sent to her desk. As part of a wide ranging five-hour-long town hall meeting in Las Cruces on Thursday night, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham talked about House Bill 1, the only proposal […]
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