Andrew Wood
Photojournalist
Lubbock, Texas
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Last year, 245 peace officers across the country died in the line of duty, including 35 from Texas. All were honored Wednesday morning at the front entrance of South Plains College.
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The Adventure Park is hosting its fourth-annual Pet Fest this weekend, which allows patrons to bring their best friend to the park with them.
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Whether it’s the victory celebration from last year’s Texas Bowl win, or the arrival of the new men’s basketball coach, Raider Red was there.
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“I’m just looking forward to spreading a lot of positivity. This program has given me so much... Just love and joy, and I’m excited to share that with the community of Texas Tech and outside states as we travel.”
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Every year, hundreds of believers in Lubbock and millions of worshipers around the globe set aside time for the annual Good Friday tradition, “The Stations of the Cross,” a reenactment displaying Jesus Christ’s final moments leading into His death.
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With Saturday’s weather sitting perfectly in the low 70s, kids and parents came to the National Ranching Heritage Center anxious to learn about a bird that’s well-known on the South Plains - the Bobwhite quail.
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Most recently, educator Carrie Roark, has earned the honor of this month’s “One Class at a Time” recipient.
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Hundreds of boxing fans, fighters, and parents packed the Prima Vista event center Friday and Saturday night for the Golden Gloves Lubbock Regional tournament.
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Dozens of West Texas veterans joined Coronado High School students at the Willie McCool Memorial Friday morning, reflecting on the lives of two area astronauts: Rick Husband of Amarillo and Willie McCool of Lubbock.
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This week, more than 270 predator birds will be flying over the Hub City. Once they leave, there will probably be fewer jackrabbits.
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The United Family took a moment to honor a group of retired veterans who have shown up for coffee, mostly every day, for the last 17 years.
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For the Seagraves Eagles “Pride of the Plains” Marching Band, a chance to compete for the UIL State Marching Band competition appeared out of sight, after an October 15 bus crash (one mile north of Brownfield on US Highway 62/82) left some students and the band director sidelined with moderate injuries.
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While the professionals at Arrington took care of his medical needs, the family received some much-needed moral support from superheroes in town, whether they came from the comic books or the basketball court.
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In a school as small as Patton Springs, it’s pretty much all hands on deck when it comes to putting together a football team.
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Thanks to the efforts of the South Plains Honor Flight, Lubbock residents are gathering to honor those who served in Vietnam at the traveling memorial wall in Texas Tech's Memorial Circle.
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Months after the nine-year-old black stallion, best known to fans as “Buzz” was announced as the horse to replace “Fearless Champion,” Tech fans throughout Texas all chimed in on what his name should be.
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While the Red Raiders are days away from kicking off the 2022 campaign against Murray State, Red Raider fans can access new delicacies- and not have to wait as long.
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While many recognize him as the friendly face of the book, and subsequent film, “Friday Night Lights,” which documents Odessa Permian’s 1988 season, those close to Gary Gaines say he was even a better man than the way he was portrayed.
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A nine-year-old quarterhorse gelding, from Shallowater, known to the program as “Buzz”, will be taking on the Red Raider responsibilities this fall.
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UMC held a surprise ninth birthday party for Brantley Parrish of Amarillo on Saturday, six weeks after he suffered serious burns in a fire pit accident.
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Caroline Hobbs has been around horses pretty much for all her life. In the next 12 months, she will be around two more as she becomes the program’s 61st Masked Rider. For her, it’s a dream two decades in the making.
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At a time when Texas Roadhouse would typically be closed, doors were open Wednesday as administrative professionals from Lubbock were welcomed by UMC employees and KCBD’s on-air staff, raising money for the Children’s Miracle Network.
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“One in three women, and one in 50 men report experiencing military sexual trauma,” says social worker Heather Harris, who serves as the VA’s MTS coordinator for West Texas.
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On Friday morning, kids from Guadalupe Early Learning Center walked the short trek over to the Catholic Charities parking lot, and were presented with bubbles. The effort was to show how all youngsters should be able to enjoy their childhood- without any fear.
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Rodriguez was unanimously appointed by the Lubbock ISD Board of Trustees at Thursday morning’s meeting.
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During the closing hours of the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, two American teams saved their best for last.
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More than 30 years ago, Emt arrived as a walk-on to play basketball for Jim Calhoun at Connecticut...
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While Ukraine’s athletes are under a much-greater microscope at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, the biathlon skiers have shown the world just how talented they are.
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As Ukrainian citizens continue to show the world a new form of resistance and resiliency in the face of Russian attacks, its twenty athletes have triumphed early in the 2022 Winter Paralympic Games- both on and off the snow.
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The program was implemented by the University Interscholastic League last spring. It allows general education students to pair up with special education students to participate and win.
For many around the globe, the extinguishing of the Olympic cauldron marks the end. For others, it’s one step closer to their time in the international spotlight- the Winter Paralympics.
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While many know the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for its wide range of resources, the agency raises awareness for one that many may not know of- Women’s Veterans Services.
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Arlington native, bobsledder Sylvia Hoffman, is now an Olympic bronze medalist.
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The former Red Raider returns to the ice 7 a.m. C.S.T. Saturday to compete in the pairs free skate finals.
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Sunday, Feb. 13, was a day of many firsts. Not only was this the first time for the Super Bowl and Winter Games to happen at the same time, it was also the first time bobsled’s “monobob” was contested on the Olympic stage.
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Soon after she crossed the finish line in her fourth-and-final run (51.14), the former McGregor Bulldog was all smiles as she was slowing down towards the end of the track.
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This win is the first time in 12 years the U.S. men have beaten Canada on the Olympic ice.
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The facility will open to the public Saturday for an “Opening Day.” Fans and potential clients can meet the trainers and receive autographs from collegiate baseball players.
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This year, the former Lubbock reporter, who is now a meteorologist for WPTZ-TV in Burlington, Vt. has been a popular subject on the other side of the news. While Caitlin’s husband, Leif Nordgren, is representing the United States as a biathlon skier at the 2022 Winter Olympics, his wife gave birth to her first child Astrid Lynae Sunday night.
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A ceremony Monday morning was held to celebrate and announce Tamyra Mensah-Stock Day at City Hall with Plainview Mayor Charles Starnes.
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With a Daft Punk medley which included the songs “Contact,” “Touch,” and “Within,” the veteran duo scored a 129.07, the highest score of the final.
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History was made at the Zhangjiakou Genting Snow Park as Julia Marino of Westport, Connecticut claimed silver in women’s snowboard slopestyle during the second day of competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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At the first day of competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, the American mixed doubles curling duo of Vicky Persinger (Fairbanks, Alaska) and Chris Plys (Duluth, Minn.) were one throw away from losing to the Australian pair of Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt.
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In the summer of 1970, Bill Wagner, then a student at Bradley University in Peoria, Ill., and his friends decided to take the ultimate road trip - a cross country trek with the Flying Scotsman, a British-based steam engine built in the 1930s.
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While the ringing of a bell often signifies a win against cancer, friends and family took it one step closer. Even after Jacob took part in the symbolic bell-ringing, he and his loved ones walked over to a surprise of fire engines, courtesy of Lubbock Fire Rescue.
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The snow was enough for dozens of kids to have an enjoyable Monday morning at Lobo Lake in Levelland. Most of the snow was held over from Saturday. City employees tried to add more the next day, but the temperatures did not cooperate.
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In one of the slowest business weeks of the year, bars and restaurants across Lubbock are working at full-staff on a Tuesday afternoon.
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For the kids in Hockley County, the morning included breakfast at McDonald’s followed by a shopping trip to Walmart.
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To go with frantic holiday shopping, one of the time-consuming parts has always been gift wrapping. That’s why volunteers with the Covenant Foundation donated their time Friday, to wrap presents for caregivers and make it one less stress factor to worry about.
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Against the backdrop of unusually warm fall weather, Texas Tech students, fans and alumni enjoyed the school’s first in-person Carol of Lights since 2019.
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