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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Strong winds wrap up the week on the South Plains with gusts from 55-63 mph over the area. Fortunately, winds will be much lower on Saturday and Sunday. March did exit like a lion, but the weekend will be much calmer. Saturday will feature winds of...

Calm weather greets the South Plains for April

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Fire weather watches and red flag warnings expire tonight at 10 pm, but pick back up tomorrow from 9 am to 10 pm. Tonight, lows temperatures drop into the upper 40s and low 50s. A small chance of showers overnight and into the morning for the southeast counties.

Fire Weather again tomorrow

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Strong winds will sweep across the West Texas and South Plains this afternoon, with even stronger winds tomorrow. Areas of low visibility in blowing dust are possible today and are likely tomorrow. In addition, the wind and the drought will send the wildfire danger to critical levels.

West Texas wind machine spinning up

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) -On Daybreak Saturday. Tornadoes kill at least 11 across Midwest and South. City of Lubbock spring & summer irrigation guidelines start today. As always, be sure to join Parker Shofner (kcbd.com) for your top weekend headlines. Download the free KCBD NewsChannel 11 app, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

Saturday morning top stories: Grant McCasland arrives in Lubbock

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - 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. “Quailapalooza is a partnership with Quail-Tech, where we teach...

Kids learn all about the Bobwhite quail at RHC Quailapalooza

LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) - The City’s spring and summer irrigation restrictions become effective on Saturday, April 1 and continue through Saturday, September 30. Irrigation is allowed from midnight to 10:00 a.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to midnight on your assigned watering days. Turn off irrigation every day from...

City of Lubbock announces spring & summer irrigation guidelines

LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) - Upbring invites you to our annual Spring Gala on Saturday, April 1, 2023, for an unforgettable night!. The gala will be hosted at the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center at 2521 17th St. We will spend the evening with friends and family enjoying stories of your impact,...

Noon Notebook: Lubbock Upbring Spring Gala

LUBBOCK, TX (NEWS RELEASE) - With Easter around the corner, we ask the community to help us keep the parks clean. Easter holiday weekend is traditionally one of the busiest within our park system. Therefore, Parks and Recreation staff will place additional trash bins at City Parks and staff will be working through the weekend in an effort to keep parks clean.

City of Lubbock’s Parks and Recreation Easter Clean-Up

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Here’s Pete with your high school baseball scores and highlights from around the South Plains.

Extra Innings Scores for Friday, Mar. 31

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Easter Sunday is April 9, but you can celebrate this weekend with various events hosted by the City of Lubbock and various organizations. Here’s a list of events ahead of Easter weekend:. Saturday, April 1. The City of Lubbock’s Parks and Recreation Department will be...

Celebrate upcoming Easter holiday with events planned around Lubbock

Garza County, TX

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SOUTHLAND, Texas (KCBD) - 35-year-old Juan Bartolo Garcia and a 16-year-old passenger have died after a Saturday morning wreck on US 84 in Southland. DPS tells us the wreck happened just before 7:30 a.m. DPS says Garcia was traveling east through a right curve in a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban. This...

2 killed in Saturday morning wreck on US 84 in Garza County

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Meet Rolo KCBD’s Pet of the Day with Lubbock Animal Shelter! He is a one-year-old shepherd mix who’s been at the shelter for about five months. Staff says he is very outgoing! He also loves to play in water and is very active. Rolo is up to date on all his shots, is neutered and microchipped. He can be adopted for free today for the Lubbock Animal Shelter.

KCBD’s Pet of the Day: Meet Rolo

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Some Lubbock residents may remember a popular bar that shut down in 1999. What used to be Lucky’s is rebranding to be Lubbock’s newest honky tonk bar. Adam Rock, the general manager of Cowpokes, says their goal is to have a fun bar that...

Lubbock bar rebranding with familiar name: Cowpokes asking donors to be a part of history

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - On Daybreak Today,. A man is in custody after a six hour standoff yesterday near North University and Colgate Street. Joshua Molinar is now charged with aggravated kidnapping with bodily injury. Details here: LPD: Barricaded subject in custody, charged with aggravated kidnapping. Migrant center deaths investigation.

Thursday morning top stories: Grant McCasland to be named new Head Coach for TTU Men’s Basketball

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A Lubbock-area student out-lifts his competition, while some others donate their time to the community for KCBD NewsChannel 11′s Tell Me Something Good. Lubbock-Cooper High School junior Jaileel Ross won the state powerlifting championship for the 198 pound weight class. Ross also set a record...

Lubbock-Cooper powerlifter snags state title, LCU having ‘Day of Service’

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - South Plains College educators came together to learn about the transfer process today for “Transfer Summit Day” in partnership with Texas Tech. The event had the goal of addressing student transfer issues and finding ways to improve the transfer process for students. Panel discussions are also offered on topics ranging from scholarships and financial aid to housing and dorm information.

SPC ‘Transfer Summit Day’

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A Lubbock nonprofit that provides therapy services through horses is seeking your help to keep clients riding. Refuge Services provides three types of therapy to help clients mentally, physically and spiritually. All therapy types use horses. One service the organization provides is called hippotherapy. “Which is...

Equine therapy organization in Lubbock looking for donations, more horses

Fort Worth, TX

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The 22nd ranked Red Raiders trailed 8-0 after an inning an a half, but they kept battling and ended up coming back to beat TCU 20-16 Friday night at Rip Griffin Park. Tech trailed 16-10 in the 7th, but plated 9 runs in the inning to...

No. 22 Texas Tech baseball rallies to beat TCU

Levelland, TX

LEVELLAND, Texas (KCBD) - The ABC Pro Rodeo is giving attendees a front-row look into what cowboys and cowgirls do in their daily lives. The gates swung open Thursday night and it’s an eight-second ride these cowboys are focused on. “It doesn’t take a crazy freak athlete, it’s all...

ABC Pro Rodeo sparks interest in agriculture for younger generation

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Lubbock police responded to a robbery at Harbor Freight Tools in central Lubbock on Thursday morning. Police were called to Harbor Freight in the 3400 block of I-27 just before 9 a.m. Police described the robber with the following characteristics:. Male. Hispanic. Six feet tall. Thin...

Police looking for suspect after robbery at central Lubbock Harbor Freight

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Mackenzie Middle School students are making a difference in the community, staying late after school to serve. The ‘Mack Makers’ club was created in the fall, after six students approached Library Media Specialist Angela Rajcic, wanting to use their creativity and kindness to help others.

Mackenzie Middle School ‘Mack Makers’ making a difference through community service

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Damar Hamlin, the Buffalo Bills player who collapsed on the field in January, was on Capitol Hill Wednesday to advocate for more Automatic External Defibrillators or AEDs, the portable device that can jump start the heart. Athletic trainers used one at that game to save his life.

Athletic trainer: Much more than ice and tape

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Personal information for thousands of students in the Texas Tech College of Engineering was accidentally sent in a mass email to students on Friday. The information, sent by a staff member, included an Excel spreadsheet that contained names, school emails and ID numbers, home addresses and academic information including intended graduation dates, GPAs and transfer information.

Personal details for TTU engineering students ‘inadvertently’ sent in mass email

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A 17-year-old said she warned law enforcement about Jamie Lee Pruett weeks before deputies arrested him for a deadly shooting. The teenager said the 49-year-old was a regular customer and was always friendly, but on February 22, he crossed a line. “He went in for a...

KCBD Investigates Discounting Danger: Lubbock police say they investigated teenager’s complaints about Jamie Lee Pruett weeks before the deadly shooting

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Warming before the next cold front

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A slow warming trend is underway around the South Plains. While mornings will continue cold, each of the the next several afternoons...

Warming before the next cold front

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