Camelia Juarez

While reasoning for the ban is unclear, the TDHS agreed that it is difficult for law enforcement to distinguish between hemp flower and marijuana.

Texas Tech will provide non-mandatory COVID-19 tests for all students, faculty and staff as they begin the fall semester.

All four of Hope’s daughters said that their mother was a true believer who prayed for everyone. Now, they are hoping to use the power of prayer to bring their mother back to health.

The classic guide, “What to expect when your expecting” could not have prepared Taylor Nelson for giving birth to triplets during a pandemic.

So much has changed since English teacher Morgan Kirkpatrick walked back into her classroom. She and so many other teachers, have spent the summer missing their students more than usual, but conflicted by the personal risk.

Lubbock Independent School District has spent the past few weeks fine-tuning their fall reopening plan based on a recent survey sent to parents.

At least five days a week, McConic would wear a gown, medical mask, N-95 mask and face shield for her twelve hour shifts. She was treating twenty COVID-19 patients on ventilators per day. During her first month, she would lose a patient to COVID-19 every day.

New passenger traffic data reveals that despite the pandemic, more people are slowly starting to board planes again. From April to June there was a 26% increase of passenger boarding traffic.

The South Plains is mourning for the loss of Lynn County Sheriff, community leader and family man Abraham Vega after he died last week from COVID-19 complications.

The top three misconceptions: masks are ineffective, masks are harmful to those with lung related illnesses and hospitals are profiting from COVID-19. All of these statements are completely false, according to local health experts.

It takes ten to 15 days for antibody results to become available. Once your positive antibody results are in, you can come back and donate your plasma to help COVID-19 patients.

Air conditioning usually takes the most electricity, so as temperatures rise so does electricity usage. So far, Lubbock is approaching last year’s peak usage, which was 640 megawatts.

Last night’s storm caused tree branches to fall and injure three people at Joyland Thursday evening. Due to damage the storm caused, Joyland won’t be able to open for another two weeks.

Everyone is struggling with high temperatures across the South Plains, but while most of us can avoid the heat indoors, there’s no escape when you work outside.

Ralph Kelley, 91, is Papa to his family but to the strangers he spreads kindness to- he is the Heart man. He spends his morning carving and cutting little wooden hearts that fit right in your hand. While he chisels, he quietly meditates on the happiness this little token will bring.