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Town’s only barber retiring after 72 years cutting hair
GLENWOOD, Wis. (KARE) - A Wisconsin mainstay is hanging up his clippers. After cutting hair in Glenwood for more than seven decades, Norm Hagen announced his retirement. Many people said they will miss the 92-year-old. Maybe it was inevitable that he’d become part of Glenwood’s history. It’s been...
City of Lubbock celebrates winners of Keep Lubbock Beautiful art contest
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The City of Lubbock is celebrating this year’s winners of the Keep Lubbock Beautiful art contest. The Keep Lubbock Beautiful program partners with the city’s Solid Waste department every year to judge the contest. This year, the board reviewed 147 pieces of artwork from...
City of Lubbock meets Lubbock Chief of Police finalist, all four looking to tackle high crime rate
LUBBOCK, Texas— The City of Lubbock invited the public to the civic center Thursday night to meet the four finalists for Chief of the Lubbock Police Department. Lubbock City Manager, Jarrett Atkinson said they started the search months ago with 17 qualified applicants. They are now down to the final four.
Pro-Palestinian protestors gather, pray on Texas Tech campus
About 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered on the Texas Tech campus Friday afternoon, joining protestors at college campuses around the country responding to continuing violence in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. A few dozen people, some holding signs, had gathered around Texas Tech's Administration Building early in the afternoon. The group grew...
Red Raiders conclude outdoor regular season
Texas Tech track and field concluded its outdoor regular season with the Corky/Crofoot Shootout on Saturday at the Linda and Terry Fuller Track & Field Complex in Lubbock. Saturday started with the women’s 10,000 meter event with freshman Juliet Cherubet coming in first place running for a time of 34:22.42. Freshman Anastacia Chepkorir claimed the spot behind placing second with a time of 35:38.67.
Lubbock Independent School District selected in Give Back to Schools program
Note: The video above reflects with top headlines from morning of April 26, 2024. LUBBOCK, Texas— Three Lubbock Independent School District campuses were selected to be a part of the Office Depot’s Give Back to Schools program. According to a press release, three schools in the district selected were Roberts Elementary School, Irons Middle School […]
Texas Tech baseball's Dylan Maxcey stretchered off field after taking pitch to the head
A scary situation developed late in the Texas Tech baseball game Saturday against Kansas. Dylan Maxcey, a sophomore catcher who got the start in the second game of the Big 12 series, took a fastball off the helmet on the first pitch of the seventh inning. Maxcey immediately went down to the ground and stayed there for several minutes.
Texas Tech Track wraps up Corky/Crofoot meet
LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) – The Texas Tech track and field team concluded the Corky/Crofoot meet Saturday afternoon as Tech now turns its attention to the 2024 Big 12 Outdoor championships in two weeks. The meet kicked off at 7:30 morning with the women’s 10k race led by Juliet...
Houston evens series with shutout win
HOUSTON, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) – Texas Tech (27-17, 7-13) fell 8-0 in six innings to Houston (24-25, 4-19) on Saturday afternoon. The Red Raiders offense was limited to just one hit but did draw five walks, however they were not able to bring across any runs. The Cougars put...
Winners announced for Keep Lubbock Beautiful 2024 art contest
LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) - The Keep Lubbock Beautiful Program (KLB), with its partners at the City of Lubbock Solid Waste Department, is proud to announce the winners and honorary mentions of the annual art contest. The contest encompasses youth from kindergarten through 12th grade, in Elementary, Middle and High School categories.
Lubbock gymnasts to compete on national stage
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Six local gymnasts are gearing up to compete in the USA National Championships. Those six gymnasts are Andrew Ferris, Greighson Fankauser, Paxton Daniel, Memphis Williams, Will Brackeen, and Wyatt Woodson. They tell KCBD that qualifying for the national stage is no easy feat. “It’s a grind,...
Lubbock-Cooper softball gets over bi-district hurdle with sweep of Plainview
PLAINVIEW — After consecutive seasons ending in excruciating fashion, Lydia Pesterfield did her part to make sure Lubbock-Cooper wasn't done in the first round this time. After belting one in the opening game of the series, Pesterfield hit two more home runs Saturday to help Lubbock-Cooper complete its Class 5A bi-district sweep of Plainview. ...
Levelland HS senior recognized for hard work on the field and in the classroom, local middle school teacher awarded for creative writing
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A Levelland High School senior baseball player was recognized for his hard work on the field and in the classroom and a Hutchison Middle School teacher was awarded for his success in creative writing in today’s KCBD News Channel 11′s Tell Me Something Good.
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