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Crews working wreck south of Amarillo
AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — The Randall County Sheriff’s Office reports that crews are working a traffic accident on Loop 335 and Foxtail Street. The sheriff’s department is asking people to avoid the area while crews work the scene.
‘Someone left my baby on the ground,’ Lubbock family, police search for driver who failed to stop in deadly crash
LUBBOCK, Texas— A Lubbock family is asking the public for help searching for the driver involved in a crash that killed their 22-year-old son and brother, Joshua Bustos Jr. “He was very young,” said Joshua’s mother, Shirald Bustos. “He had so many dreams.” Shirald said her son was a plumber apprentice and enjoyed riding bikes […]
9 arrested near Levelland after Sunday investigation reveals gambling, cocaine
Charges of racketeering, racing, money laundering and gambling promotion have led to nine arrests near Levelland, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. On Sunday, Sept. 29, investigations with DPS, the Texas Racing Commission, South Plains Auto Theft Task Force, and Hockley County Sherriff's Office executed a search warrant on a property linked to a Levelland resident. The search revealed 135 grams of cocaine and "numerous gambling devices" found and seized, according to a DPS release. ...
Lubbock Man Guilty of Shooting Death Avoids Prison Time
A man who pled guilty of shooting his girlfriend has avoided a prison sentence by accepting a lesser punishment. Jason Mercado, 53, was placed on probation following a guilty plea for the shooting death of his girlfriend in 2020. Instead of serving the normal five years to life in prison, Mercado will stay on probation for 10 years.