1+ hour, 32+ min ago  (64+ words) Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Layne's arrives, Big Chicken flies out in Lubbock June business news June brought a mix of business openings and closings, along with new restaurants and upcoming announcements. From a board game store/cat lounge opening to the closure…...

13+ hour, 32+ min ago  (266+ words) A 44-year-old Clovis, New Mexico, man who reportedly admitted to making threatening comments about shooting at a Lubbock Pride festival faces federal charges. Michael Kenneth Thompson was arrested Monday in connection with an FBI investigation after agents received a tip…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (68+ words) Flour Bluff's Kyle Barganski leads 2026 All-South Texas soccer boys team Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Flour Bluff's Kyle Barganski leads 2026 All-South Texas soccer boys team High school boys soccer history was made this season in Corpus Christi. London broke through to win a…...

21+ hour, 35+ min ago  (452+ words) A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to five years in prison after admitting to sexually abusing a family member for years starting when she was about 10 years old. Samuel Culpepper, who has been out on bond since August 2024, appeared in…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (97+ words) Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Check out fireworks safety tips as Lubbock prepares for hot July 4 As the Fourth of July weekend approaches, firework safety continues to be a concern for residents nationwide. In West Texas, those concerns are heightened by persistent drought…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (182+ words) Lubbock police arrested a 38-year-old man in connection with a June 13 shooting at a nightclub in Central Lubbock that sent one man to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Cesar Ledezma was booked Sunday into the Lubbock County Detention Center on…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (126+ words) Amid a boom in the Lubbock chicken restaurant scene, one of the city's mainstays is extending hours. Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers announced that three of the Lubbock locations will now be open longer. Three Lubbock Raising Cane's restaurants have expanded…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (108+ words) Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Meet the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal's 2026 softball Super Team Here is the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal's softball Super Team for the 2025 season. Selections are based on nominations by area coaches. Read about our player of the year, Monterey senior Jaden Smith, here....

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1015+ words) I must study war and diplomacy so that my children may study mathematics and science so that their children may study art and philosophy," wrote John Adams as he explained his sense of duty and how he had a responsibility…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (25+ words) Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Lubbock council candidates Green, Boren respond to wins, look to runoff...