8/9/09
Even in nursing homes, falls account for the highest number of injuries and most of them occur when residents are in their rooms unattended, but a new computer system is taking a first of its kind preventive step in alerting the staff before a fall happens.
8/7/09
Move over Equal, Splenda and Sweet and Low there is a new zero calorie sweetener on the market, it's called Truvia. The newest sugar substitute comes from Rebiana, which is an extract of the Stevia plant.
8/7/09
The coffee debate has been ongoing for years and now the National Institute of Health is looking into whether America's favorite stimulant could actually be good for the heart. Now, new research has found that coffee beans contain antioxidants which could be protective.
8/7/09
Whatever you do, try not to close schools - that was the advice from the CDC Friday, as they issued new guidelines in anticipation of a spike in the Swine Flu this fall.
8/9/09
Prosecutors are laying the groundwork to use audio tapes of former Hockley County Sheriff's Deputy Gordon Bohannon.
8/9/09
It's a first for Texas Tech University, a national title in chess. Hungarian international master Gergely Antal, a senior at Texas Tech, took the 2009 title during...
8/9/09
After some delay, Lubbock businesses can apply for permits to sell packaged alcohol, beginning Monday. But the actual granting of permits could be put on hold again.
8/9/09
A Shallowater teen remains in critical condition as of Sunday night.
8/9/09
Four former Italian P.O.W.s, along with the Under Secretary of State of Italy came to West Texas this weekend for a special dedication to the prisoners of war.
8/9/09
It was almost one year ago that eight men escaped from the curry county jail. This morning another man escaped but he was caught about 10 hours later.
8/9/09
Four families are displaced by recent storms. That's according to the Plainview Daily Herald.
8/9/09
About 60 people got a look inside the new Lubbock county jail Saturday, without having to be arrested.
8/9/09
The Fitch bond rating agency released a report of Covenant's financial health.
8/9/09
So far, the plan is for no property tax hike by the city of Lubbock.
8/9/09
The city holds a public hearing on the issue of storm water rates, which are proposed to increase.
8/9/09
Nearly 20 ducks were found dead today at Crow Park.
8/9/09
The new school year is right around the corner but not all parents can afford new supplies as their kids head back to class, so the South Plains Community Action Association wants to help.
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