Southland
CRIME & SAFETY
Slaton family leans on community after losing everything in house fire
LUBBOCK, Texas— Stacey and Jehaav Saahir lost everything in a house fire Friday night while their grandkids were visiting. While everyone made it out of the home just in time, the home and everything in it, including a new litter puppies were burnt to the ground. Stacey was in Lubbock when she got the call […]
2 seriously injured in crash south of Woodrow Rd.
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - DPS Troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash on US Highway 87, just south of Woodrow Rd. Officials said troopers were called to the crash just after 9 a.m. Tuesday morning. When emergency crews arrived, they found both drivers with serious injuries. They were taken to UMC...
Daughter of Lubbock crash victim reminds drivers to slow down
LUBBOCK, Texas — Lanisa Dehn lost her 84-year-old mother, June Linker, in May 2020 after Ehvan Reyna struck her in the 8600 block of University Avenue. EverythingLubbock.com previously reported Reyna was traveling northbound on University Avenue in a Chevrolet Camaro at a “high rate of speed” when he struck Linker’s Toyota Camry. More than four […]
Victims identified in fatal Bowie Middle School car crash
ODESSA, Texas — NewsWest 9 is learning who died in the fatal Bowie Middle School car crash on Friday, July 12. 28-year-old Adan Olivas Hidalgo of Mexico and 41-year-old Maria Belmares Martinez of Idalou, TX. died in the crash, according to the Odessa Police Department. According to a media...
Teen indicted, accused of ‘playing around’ with gun before Lubbock shooting
Christopher Acevedo II, 19, was indicted for Manslaughter on Tuesday in connection with a shooting that left Rudy Romo Ramirez dead in the 2500 block of Cornell Street on July 1.
Shoplifting in Lubbock continues to be a problem for businesses
LUBBOCK, Texas — In her first couple of months of working at Hemline, Karson Barnes, one of the owners, witnessed a shoplifting incident in her boutique. Barnes and her co-worker started to notice suspicious actions from the shopper and talked about how they were able to confirm the crime.
Insanity defense raised in deadly 2020 Lubbock apartment fire
The trial of a 39-year-old man accused of killing two people in 2020 after starting a fire at a south Lubbock apartment has been delayed by four months so prosecutors can hire an expert to evaluate him for insanity. District Judge William Eichman in the 364th District Court on Friday granted prosecutors' request for a continuance and rescheduled Todd Bryant Miller's trial initially set for July 22 to Nov. 18. ...
Monday morning top stories: FBI still looking for motive in Trump assassination attempt
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - On Daybreak Today,. Investigation into shooter who tried to assassinate former President Trump. The FBI identified the man as 20-year-old Matthew Crooks. Investigators say there are no social media posts or other evidence to help explain a motive for the shooting. Follow the latest here: Authorities...
Lubbock Fire Rescue offers cool tips for summer power outages
LUBBOCK, Texas – Power outages can happen anytime, and they are certainly not rare in the summertime. Lubbock Fire Rescue’s Derek Delgado told EverythingLubbock.com what measures people should take if they encounter an outage. According to LFR, there are multiple ways to stay cool during a summertime power outage. To start, there are cooling centers […]
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