Why have Lubbock County Commissioners raised taxes 2 years in a row for a jail that is not yet built? NewsChannel 11 General Manager Dan Jackson shares his thoughts.
8/12/08
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine studied the body weight, blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol readings of over 5000 adults. They found that over 50% of overweight adults and 30% of obese adults had healthy heart profiles.
8/12/08
One of the ways to stay healthy used to be to get married. Now researchers say the health benefit of marriage may not be as significant anymore.
8/12/08
The Naval Health Research Center says that, of those on the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan, one in four started binge drinking and suffered other alcohol related problems when they came back home.
8/12/08
The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce will lead a petition drive to get an alcohol sales vote on the ballot. They say it will be a lot of work, but they are up to the challenge.
8/12/08
Breaking news from the City of Lubbock: City Attorney Anita Burgess has resigned.
8/12/08
Jury members decided there is enough evidence to go forward with trials in several cases.
8/12/08
Two thousand signatures were presented to the city council today, all against spending $5.9 million on Lubbock's new visitor center. NewsChannel 11's Katie Bauer explains.
8/12/08
The Lubbock City Council wants to go ahead and allow a portion of Yucca Lane to be called Lubbock Business Park Boulevard.
8/12/08
He says a community college would provide opportunity for a better education to residents of east Lubbock, and could ultimately lead Texas Tech closer to its goal of 40,000 students.
8/12/08
The Lubbock Public Transit Advisory Board will hear public comments on the proposed Citibus fare increase in two meetings this week.
8/11/08
Authorities say the chemicals, found in a North Lubbock storage facility, were stolen from Helena Chemical Company during the July 4th weekend. NewsChannel 11's Ben Lawson has details.
8/12/08
Citibus is considering increasing its fares, but not before it hears from Lubbock citizens.
8/12/08
The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce will lead a petition drive to get an alcohol sales vote on the ballot. The Chamber of Commerce is in the process of forming a political action committee to organize the effort.
8/12/08
The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors have voted to lead an alcohol sales petition effort.