Emma McSpadden
Digital Content Producer
Lubbock, Texas
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Emma is a Digital Content Producer and a lover of writing. She graduated from Texas Tech University in 2021 where she studied journalism and creative media industries. She has worked with Just The News in Washington, DC, The Daily Toreador and Women's Republic. She also worked as an undergraduate researcher for TTU's Classics department.
Emma has been writing since she could pick up a pen and paper. When she is not in the newsroom, she is reading a fantasy book, taking pictures or playing an instrument.
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Updated: Nov. 29, 2022 at 10:24 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
A Lubbock man is accused of threatening and assaulting a woman, causing her to be taken to the hospital.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2022 at 6:34 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
One person has been taken to the hospital after a shooting in South Lubbock.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2022 at 6:33 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Two people were injured in a rollover on Hwy 84 Tuesday morning.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2022 at 2:32 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
A fundraiser has been set up for the family of Ruben Garcia, who was killed in a stabbing on Friday.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 6:48 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
A man has died from his injuries after being struck by a vehicle earlier this month.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 6:30 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Two children were in the vehicle and the driver was ejected.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 6:23 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Hwy 84 has been partially shut down after a crash just southeast of Shallowater.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 6:20 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Lubbock Police say one person has been arrested and another is in critical but stable condition after a domestic disturbance and a house fire in South Lubbock Monday afternoon.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 7:53 AM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Your Monday morning brief.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2022 at 2:29 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
One person was moderately injured in an overnight shooting in Northeast Lubbock.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2022 at 8:23 AM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Your Sunday morning brief.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2022 at 11:27 AM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
A trailer house in West Lubbock caught fire Saturday morning, leaving three dogs dead.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2022 at 7:34 AM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Your Saturday morning brief.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 3:27 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Lubbock police have a suspect in custody after an early morning stabbing that killed 49-year-old Ruben Garcia.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 7:40 AM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Your Friday morning brief.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 2:51 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Police are blocking off portions of the road to remove the two vehicles.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 8:25 AM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Your Thanksgiving morning brief.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 8:09 AM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
The Texas Tech Police Department issued a crime alert after a masked man attempted to rob two people near campus.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 7:49 AM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Police are looking for a pickup truck involved in a crash that left one person seriously injured.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 6:27 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
A Central Lubbock apartment building was evacuated after reports of “the smell of gas” from inside one of the apartments.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 9:15 AM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
The Four Sixes longtime horse manager Dr. Glenn Blodgett has died.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2022 at 11:24 AM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
A woman has died after a crash just south of Denver City on Friday evening.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2022 at 7:31 AM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Your Sunday morning brief.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2022 at 3:28 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
A 19-year-old has died after being shot on the main campus of the University of New Mexico early Saturday morning.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2022 at 12:23 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Texas Parks and Wildlife is hosting Holiday in the Parks with events across the state, including in Palo Duro Canyon State Park.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2022 at 11:23 AM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
The Lubbock Police Department will be conducting follow-up crash investigations on Sunday.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2022 at 8:11 AM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Your Saturday morning brief.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 8:10 AM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Need a new fishing spot? Anglers in Levelland and the surrounding communities have the opportunity to find one closer to home.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 6:26 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
A former boys basketball coach for O’Donnell ISD has been federally indicted on charges involving inappropriate contact with a 14-year-old student.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2022 at 8:23 AM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Your Sunday morning brief.
Updated: Nov. 12, 2022 at 7:54 AM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Your Saturday morning brief.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 8:17 AM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
The Museum of Texas Tech University is hosting Dino Day this Sunday afternoon.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 4:04 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Hobbs police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the vehicle and driver suspected in a fatal hit-and-run crash on the morning of Oct. 28.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 11:40 AM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Plainview voters approved the sanctuary city for the unborn ordinance.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 10:47 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
The City of Post is voting to go wet, allowing the legal sale of alcohol.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 10:46 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
The amendments address new vocabulary, terms of office for the city commissioner, passing ordinances and nepotism.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 10:39 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
The City of Lubbock’s $200 million road bond proposition has been passed.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 6:35 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
A Lubbock grand jury indicted 17-year-old Bailey Forrest on a murder charge; Forrest was one of three teens arrested after a man was found dead in his car parked in an alley.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2022 at 9:21 AM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
The Lubbock Habitat for Humanity will be building a home for a local veteran in honor of Veterans Day next Friday.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2022 at 7:33 AM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Your Sunday morning brief.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2022 at 8:44 AM CDT
|By Emma McSpadden
Your Saturday morning brief.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 12:27 PM CDT
|By Emma McSpadden
Many famous names will grace the stage at the Lone Star Amphitheater.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 11:07 AM CDT
|By Emma McSpadden
Deputies with the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office and the Idalou Fire Department have responded to a two-vehicle crash east of Idalou Friday morning.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 6:29 PM CDT
|By Emma McSpadden
A detention officer at the Lubbock County Detention Center has been arrested.
Updated: Oct. 30, 2022 at 7:49 AM CDT
|By Emma McSpadden
Your Sunday morning brief.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2022 at 12:04 PM CDT
|By Emma McSpadden
Your Saturday morning brief.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2022 at 11:51 AM CDT
|By Emma McSpadden
One person is in custody after a vehicle pursuit ended in a crash Thursday evening.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2022 at 8:11 AM CDT
|By Emma McSpadden
One person was left with serious injuries in a crash early Saturday morning.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 10:49 AM CDT
|By Emma McSpadden
Gov. Greg Abbott will host an event on Tuesday in Lubbock, hoping to hear the concerns of voters prior to the midterm elections.
Updated: Oct. 24, 2022 at 6:46 PM CDT
|By Emma McSpadden
A Plainview man has been arrested following an assault with a knife on Sunday.
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