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A Lubbock woman is home recovering after a hit and run sent her to the hospital last week.

The drop was more significant in districts that had most of their instruction online, compared to districts with more in-person classes. 

Wolfforth Police were called to a crash with unknown injuries Sunday just after 12:30 p.m.

Summer months can mean more screen time, but the FBI estimates that online predators have increased exponentially this past year.

HOCKLEY COUNTY, Texas (KJTV) - DPS says a Lubbock man has died and a child was injured in a wreck in Hockley County on Saturday afternoon.

Lubbock police confirm 58-year-old Robert Belasco died from his injuries Monday morning.

DPS says a Lubbock man has died and a child was injured in a wreck in Hockley County on Saturday afternoon.

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Police say one person suffered moderate injuries from a stabbing in the parking lot of Executive Inn, 4401 Avenue Q, on Saturday night.The call came in around 8 p.m.Officers found a victim with a stab wound when they arrived.Copyright 2021 KCBD. All rights reserved.

New Deal Police, Fire, and EMS responded to a call Friday evening around 8:40 p.m. in reference to a child who was unresponsive after being found in a swimming pool.

In Lamesa, the clean up has just begun. The small community wasted no time in its recovery efforts Sunday morning.

Lubbock-Cooper ISD teachers and staff will be getting a 3% across the board pay raise next school year.

Texans were asked to cut back on their electricity use for a week because of “tight” power grid conditions, according to ERCOT officials. They still haven’t said what caused the plant outages. 

A murder warrant has now been served to an 18-year-old in the death of a Lubbock teenager in the South Plains Mall parking lot on May 4th.

At this point one year ago, the steering committee was expecting steady progress on the highly-anticipated Lubbock County Expo Center, but the ground hasn’t even been broken yet and it’s unclear when the center will finally become a reality.

It’s been a year and a half of challenges for 7-year-old Josiah Villarreal, who was wounded in a drive-by shooting in 2019. After surviving a bullet wound to the head, he’s relying on his therapists and his strong will to help him fully recover.

LUBBOCK COUNTY, Texas (KCBD) - Small cities across the South Plains are joining forces for aerial mosquito spraying, to combat the threat of disease following recent rainfall.

Stand workers have been unpacking their inventory all morning to get ready for the Fourth of July. Stands say they saw “record-breaking sales” in 2020 and they hope to top them in 2021.

Texas Tech’s Atmospheric Science program will team up with four other universities in the United States to look into severe weather research.

A former City of Lubbock employee must self surrender Friday after signing a plea agreement back in May to charges of possession of child pornography.

A former Lubbock man, accused of shooting a Rhome police officer in New Fairview last week, was arrested at a motel in Batesville, Arkansas Thursday morning, according to the Wise County Messenger.

LUBBOCK, Texas (KJTV) - By the end of this week, Texans will no longer receive the additional $300 a week in federal unemployment aid. While Lubbock’s unemployment rate is better than the state’s, many employers are still struggling to hire.

LUBBOCK, Texas (KJTV) - Lubbock is not spared from a nationwide blood shortage. With no other blood center to turn to, Vitalant is encouraging the South Plains to take care of its neighbors by donating.

A 20-year-old Lubbock man has died after a crash near 4th Street and Toledo Ave., according to police.

LUBBOCK, Texas (KJTV) - 23-year-old Edward Lee Munoz has been sentenced to 18 years in jail for a drive-by shooting that injured a 6-year-old boy and his grandmother back in November of 2019.

LUBBOCK, Texas (KJTV) - Lubbock families with children can expect thousands of dollars to hit their bank accounts soon as the Child Tax Credit funds come early this year. The amounts have nearly doubled.

If you’re driving out near Shallowater, you can’t miss the 28 acres of sunflowers. Hamilton Farms kicked off their ‘Sunflower Days’ Wednesday morning, showing off farm-fresh food items and educating the community about what they can get locally.

LUBBOCK, Texas (KJTV) - The Lubbock City Council on Tuesday instructed city staff to prepare for a November bond election, proposing a total of $174.5 million for street improvements that includes Broadway’s bricks.

A toddler was found dead after reports of a drowning in Northwest Lubbock Sunday evening.

A central Lubbock family is considering moving after a car hit their house for the second time.

Abbott’s office did not specify what legislative priorities will be included on the special session agenda and said in an advisory that such items “will be announced prior to the convening of the special session.” 

The CDC reports that drownings are the leading cause of injury death for young children one to four years old.

Lubbock Christian High School graduates walked the stage tonight for a second time, to honor a classmate who missed out on the turn of her tassel the first time.

A man has been accused by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars of Christ the King Cathedral’s money through digital transfers, some from the country of Colombia.

Those looking to buy a house in Lubbock probably know how difficult it is, especially now.

Both handed in their letters of resignation at Monday night's council meeting, effective immediately.

The Wayland Baptist University and Plainview communities continue to mourn the loss of three pioneers killed in a car crash over the weekend.

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - All lanes of southbound I-27 at 19th Street is shut down after a crash.

LUBBOCK, Texas (KJTV) - A fire on June 15, 2021 in the 2900 block of East Bates St. has been ruled arson, according to the Lubbock Fire Marshal’s Office.

The man killed in a crash at south University Avenue and Woodrow Road Saturday evening has been identified by the Texas Department of Public Safety.

There are exactly 962 flags at Katsman park and each one represents a confirmed child abuse case.

FLOYD COUNTY, Texas (KJTV) - The Floyd County Record is reporting that three Wayland Baptist students have died following an accident in northwestern Floyd County on Saturday afternoon.

Starting Monday, June 21, and running through Friday, June 25, City of Lubbock Traffic Operations in coordination with Barricades Unlimited will convert Avenue M, Avenue L and Avenue K in downtown from one-way to two-way traffic.

Two suspects wanted for a random sexual assault of teenage girl in Lubbock remain at-large. Lubbock police are asking for the public's help in finding those two men.

The governor’s move comes after Democrats walked out of the House in the final days of the regular legislative session to block passage of Senate Bill 7, Abbott’s priority elections bill that would have overhauled voting rights in the state.

LUBBOCK, Texas (KJTV) - It required a “personal best,” time of 9.86 seconds to grab the third and last-available spot, but Fred Kerley, formerly of South Plains College, is going to Tokyo. He qualified at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, Ore. Sunday night.

Levelland police are looking for information about people vandalizing parks

Over the past year, the pandemic has pushed personal finances to the forefront of many minds. At the same time, lockdowns and life changes prevented many from visiting their advisors.

One person is said to have moderate injuries after a shots fired call at the Landing Apartments Saturday afternoon. 

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A fire that destroyed a home Sunday afternoon has now claimed the life of a 13-year-old boy who has autism. Hunter Cash St. Clair was pulled from the burning home Sunday around 2:15 p.m.