Timing of the front is everything, but more certain is that we will see some precip out of this whole thing, with those chances going up ever so slightly starting Sunday evening.
In addition to a spike in coronavirus cases in the U.S., the percentage of people who are testing positive for COVID-19 is up in many parts of the country.
Election Officials with Lubbock County say the early voting site at the Shallowater Community Center will be closed for the remainder of today and tomorrow, after an election worker tested positive for COVID-19
Lubbock reached its fifth day of consecutive high hospitalizations on Friday. Lubbock County Judge Curtis Parrish said he thinks numbers will stay high until we get to the seventh day on Sunday, but he’s encouraging Lubbock residents to do what they can to stop this train.
Ken Lambrecht, President & CEO, Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas said Lubbock has a higher uninsured population rate than the state of Texas, which has the highest rate in the country. As a consequence, Lubbock also has higher rates of STI and unplanned pregnancies.
Lubbock Police Officers obtained a warrant for 36-year-old Dereck Garcia for an aggravated robbery that occurred shortly after 9:30 a.m. Oct. 10 at Dollar General, located at 9604 University Ave.
West Texas for Life held a news conference on Friday, accusing the city of Lubbock of violating the Texas Open Meetings Act as they considered the ordinance to make Lubbock a Sanctuary City for the Unborn.
With the rise in COVID cases across the South Plains, many viewers have reached out to KCBD asking for help, concerned for their loved ones in nursing and rehabilitation centers.
Lubbock company Armstrong Mechanical Co., which is Armstrong Plumbing-Air-Electric, issued a statement after the U.S. Department of Labor released information about an investigation about the company violating the prevailing wage requirements.
With the game tied at 27 in the fourth quarter, Red Raider Zach McPhearson scooped up a fumble and scored with 8:44 left to earn Texas Tech a 34-27 homecoming win over West Virginia.
The winds of change are blowing behind a cold front this morning. But an even greater change in our weather will follow a polar* cold front late in the weekend. In addition to a hard freeze, wintry precipitation is expected.
The CEO of the Brownfield Regional Medical Center, Jerry Jasper, says his staff is working hard to deal with a high number of COVID patients, as Lubbock and surrounding hospitals fill up.
Blake Brickman, who had served as deputy attorney general for policy and strategy initiatives for less than a year, was fired Tuesday, the official said. Lacey Mase, the deputy attorney general for administration, was also fired Tuesday, The Texas Tribune reported earlier this week.
California prosecutors said Friday they again will seek the death penalty for Scott Peterson even as a county judge considers throwing out his conviction for murdering his pregnant wife because of juror misconduct during a 2005 trial that riveted the nation.
“At some point, I think last week, we probably had at least 100 nursing home residents currently positive with COVID. That number has continued to grow this week,” said Public Health Director, Katherine Wells.
Even before the pandemic, Dr. Rakhshanda L. Rahman said getting people to screen for cancers was a concern. Now, a significant drop in the rate of screening has presented a possible deadly effect.
Meadow City Council and the Mayor held an emergency meeting Thursday afternoon and they say given the increase in COVID cases, they have issued a Mayoral Order prohibiting all gatherings of more than 10 people.
Organizers of the auction say the former owners of the building left everything inside, and they want to give the public a chance to pick up some of these items at deep discounts.
