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Two injured in crash near 50th and Avenue Q
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - First responders are on the scene of a crash involving a passenger car and a motorcyclist in the southbound lanes of Avenue Q near 50th Street. LPD received the call at 3:51 p.m. One person sustained serious injuries and the other sustained minor injuries. First responders...
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Moped driver arrested after hit-and-run in central Lubbock
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - One person has been arrested after reportedly hitting a pedestrian with their moped. Police responded to 19th Street and Avenue S around 8 p.m. Tuesday evening in response to a crash. Upon arrival, officers found one person with moderate injuries. Police stated a moped hit the...
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Utility work affecting Knoxville Avenue
LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) - Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L) is currently working to complete a utility line construction project affecting Knoxville Avenue and 42nd Street. LP&L is upgrading electrical facilities in order to improve the long-term reliability of the City’s electrical infrastructure. The work will begin on the east end of the 3500 block of 42nd Street and move to the west end of the 3600 block of 42nd Street.
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LPD still searching for vehicle connected to January murder, reward available
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Police are still searching for a black four-door sedan that is possibly connected to a deadly mid-January shooting. The LPD’s Metropolitan Special Crimes Unit is again asking for the public’s help to identify and find the vehicle. The sedan was last seen in the...
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Family of Ropes student killed in crash encouraging others to ‘#LiveLikeHunter’
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A Lubbock family is honoring teenager Hunter Mayhall’s legacy after he was killed in a crash, encouraging others to #LiveLikeHunter. The 18-year-old Ropes student died in a rollover Tuesday morning on an icy Brownfield Highway while on his way to school. Since the crash, the...
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Wednesday morning top stories: Lubbock-Cooper student brings firearm to school
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Your Wednesday morning brief. The second day of the Hollis Daniels trial saw new testimony from Daniels’ friend group. He pleaded guilty to the murder of TTPD Officer Floyd East, Jr. on Monday. Former friends and roommates testified on Tuesday, discussing the events leading up...
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Midland man sentenced to probation following manslaughter conviction
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - After deliberating for two hours, a Lubbock jury sentenced Alexander May to 10 years of probation following his manslaughter conviction. His sentencing comes after the jury deliberated for just 30 minutes before finding him guilty of manslaughter on February 3 for killing Jonathan Pesqueda in a wrong-way crash in 2017.
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Lubbock-Cooper student taken into custody
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A Lubbock-Cooper Middle School student was taken into custody by Lubbock-Cooper ISD Police after having ammunition confiscated by a teacher. According to a media release provided by LCISD, at approximately 2:25 p.m., a middle school teacher became aware of a student in possession of ammunition. After confiscating the ammunition, the student fled the building, running away from school property. LCMS and South Elementary activated the Alert protocol, bringing all students inside and all exterior doors shut and locked along with all classrooms.
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‘The kid that included everyone:’ Lubbock-Cooper dedicates bench to honor student killed in crash
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Lubbock-Cooper West Elementary honored its late student Conrad Thomlinson Tuesday afternoon, dedicating a bench to the 4th grader who was killed in a crash. The 9-year-old died in a wreck in August at the intersection of 114th and Indiana. Conrad’s mother, Joni Smith, 44, died at the hospital.
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Code Administration neighborhood deployment in Guadalupe neighborhood
LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) - The Code Administration Department of the City of Lubbock will conduct a field exercise in the Guadalupe neighborhood on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. This exercise area will be bordered by Interstate 27, Marsha Sharp Freeway, Avenue Q, and Erskine...
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Daniels trial day 2: Testimony outlines events leading up to deadly shooting
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Feb. 6 marks the beginning of the capital murder trial for Hollis Daniels III. The now-24-year-old is accused of fatally shooting Texas Tech Police Officer Floyd East, Jr. Jurors heard opening arguments discussing the Oct. 2017 shooting Monday morning. Daniels submitted a guilty plea to the...
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Special ceremony honoring pilot of space shuttle Columbia held at Commander William McCool Academy
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Willie McCool, a Coronado high school graduate, was one of seven astronauts on the STS-107 mission that ended catastrophically 16 minutes prior to its scheduled landing upon re-entry, killing all 7 crew members. The Lubbock ISD magnet campus named in his memory honored his legacy Monday morning.
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Warmer weather tomorrow precedes a return of cold northerly winds Thursday
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - As expected, a cold, windy day on the South Plains with little moisture for communities. Tomorrow, a brief warm-up with afternoon temps is expected to edge back into the low to mid-50s by late afternoon. Some clouds through mid-day, then westerly winds of 15-20 should push the clouds east and combine with the sunshine to bring in some warmth.
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Lubbock’s Texas Roadhouse to open at new location Wednesday
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Lubbock’s Texas Roadhouse has made its big move to its new location at 6101 Slide Rd. The popular chain restaurant will be serving Lubbock starting Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 3 p.m. The restaurant closed Saturday to start moving in. Michael Smith with Texas Roadhouse says...
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Lubbock-Cooper ISD: ‘This student will no longer be attending LCMS’
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A Lubbock-Cooper Middle School student was taken into custody by Lubbock-Cooper ISD Police after having ammunition confiscated by a teacher. According to a media release provided by LCISD, at approximately 2:25 p.m., a middle school teacher became aware of a student in possession of ammunition. After confiscating the ammunition, the student fled the building, running away from school property. LCMS and South Elementary activated the Alert protocol, bringing all students inside and all exterior doors shut and locked along with all classrooms.
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Monday morning top stories: Hollis Daniels trial begins today
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - On Daybreak Today,. Opening statements begin today in the capital murder trial of Hollis Daniels. He is accused of killing Texas Tech Police Officer Floyd East Jr. in October 2017. Full story here: Jury trial to begin for murder of Texas Tech police officer. Driver arrested...
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South Plains weather whiplash
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Like yesterday, this afternoon will be very warm, for the season. High temperatures, however, will drop about 30 degrees between today and tomorrow. Temperatures will peak about 20 degrees above average this afternoon. In addition to seasonably very warm, it will be mostly sunny and breezy.
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Winter says, “Wait just a minute”
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Pleasant spring-like weather graced the South Plains area yesterday afternoon. We are getting a reminder, however, that we are not yet in Spring. Lubbock yesterday hit 78° degrees. Twenty degrees above the average and just three degrees shy of the record for February 6. With the mostly sunny sky and light wind late in the afternoon, it was a nice respite from the cold spells during the last two weeks.
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Pesqueda family says justice was not served following Alexander May’s manslaughter sentencing
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The family of 18-year-old Jonathan Pesqueda, the victim of a wrong-way drunk driving crash that happened in 2017 is speaking out. This comes after a Lubbock jury sentenced Alexander May for Pesqueda’s death Monday. The family says May’s privilege is getting in the way of justice.
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Jury trial to begin for murder of Texas Tech police officer, Hollis Daniels pleads guilty
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The capital murder trial will begin February 6, 2023, for the man accused of shooting and killing a Texas Tech University police officer in 2017. Hollis Daniels III, 24, faces the death penalty or life in prison without parole. As of Monday morning, Daniels has submitted a guilty plea to the court.
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