The director of Lubbock Animal Services confirmed one employee has been terminated and an internal investigation is underway following the euthanasia of 12 puppies.
A Lubbock County District Court issued a protective order against Jamie Lee Pruett, 49, four days before deputies arrested him for a deadly shooting. Pruett remains in the Lubbock County Detention Center charged with one count of murder and three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Pruett's bond is set at $20 million.
The founders of The Good Dog Gang said they made an unpopular decision to euthanize 12 puppies that showed aggressive behavior. The founders said since they made the decision, they have received threats.
A Lubbock County teenager said she warned the Lubbock Police Department about Jamie Lee Pruett, 49, weeks before he was arrested in a shooting that left three people injured and one dead.
A teenager said she filed a police report against Jamie Lee Pruett weeks before he was arrested for a deadly shooting. She said Pruett had made inappropriate comments to her and then tried to follow her home from work. She reported the incident to the police and attempted to get a protective order less than three weeks before the shooting. She says she wishes people would have taken her warnings more seriously. The Lubbock Police Department said a detective did investigate the allegations, but ultimately did not have enough evidence to move forward with charges.
The KCBD Investigates Team obtained copies of search warrants executed after the March 13 shootings that left three people injured and one person dead.
The Lubbock County Sheriff's Office says it partnered with the United States Secret Service to recover more than a half a million dollars lost in a phishing scam at the courthouse.
The debate over regulating game rooms in Lubbock County continues. On Tuesday, county commissioners again voted to table a proposed ordinance until September to give their attorneys time to review the document.
The ordinance they created would limit game rooms to one per 30,000 county residents. The game rooms would also have to be at least 1,000 feet away from places like schools and residential areas.
Officer East's widow offered thanks to law enforcement and condolences to the killer's family after Hollis Daniels was sentenced to life in prison on Friday.
Parrish said that currently, the medical examiner’s office does not have a forensic pathologist, so autopsies are handled at the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.
A Lynn County grand jury indicted William Ray Pamer III on charges of improper relationship between educator and student, indecency with a child by contact and indecency with a child by exposure.
A Wilson ISD employee is on paid administrative leave after the district learned of allegations of inappropriate interactions with high school students.
Seagraves ISD Superintendent Joshua Goen has died by suicide, just days after being released from jail. Goen was accused of recording female students in their locker room without their consent.
The Gaines County Sheriff’s Office confirms Seagraves ISD Superintendent Josh Goen is out of jail. Goen is charged with invasive visual recording after a student found a recording device in a Seagraves locker room.
A week after Seagraves ISD Superintendent Joshua Goen was placed on administrative leave, the FBI and other agencies searched his home as part of the investigation Tuesday morning.
Lubbock County Sheriff Kelly Rowe said the Lubbock County Detention Center is near capacity as inmate populations increase statewide. Rowe said the jail needs an expansion.
A Lubbock woman said she is lucky to be alive after three stray dogs attacked her at Buddy Holly Park. Lubbock police believe the same dogs that attacked Ruth Ann Muffley are responsible for mauling a man to death just feet away.
According to the World Economic Forum, fake online reviews cost businesses and consumers $152 billion a year. BrightLocal research found 82% of consumers have read a fake review in the last year. Now, one of the largest retailers in the world is fighting back, as Amazon is suing the administrators of more than 11,000 Facebook Groups.
From California to Iowa and Texas, school districts across the US are facing an increase in ransomware attacks. Consumer Investigator Rachel DePompa explains the high-tech attacks and what parents can do to help protect their child's personal information.
The KCBD Investigates team has obtained never-before-seen videos of Bailey County judge Judge Sherri Harrison, charged with official oppression, criminal trespass, and providing alcohol to a minor.
Lubbock County District Attorney Sunshine Stanek said the number of juvenile cases presented to her office is up 30 percent from this same time last year.
A petition has been filed in the Bailey County District Court to remove the current Bailey County Judge, Sherri L. Harrison, from her position after allegations were made about “incompetence, official misconduct, and habitual drunkenness,” the petition states.
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