A Longview man will spend the rest of his life in prison after DNA evidence connected him to two brutal child sexual assaults committed nearly 40 years ago – one in East Texas and the other in Arizona.
The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Texas stands at $2.76, up just one cent from last week but 50 cents lower than last year.
Two individuals on Texas’ 10 Most Wanted lists were taken into custody earlier this week in a coordinated operation in Converse and Lubbock, the Texas Department of Public Safety announced.
The 2025 Playoffs begin for many high school baseball teams around the South Plains this week. Several of these teams are in the Top 10 in their respective divisions in Texas.
A semi-truck transporting millions of dimes overturned early Tuesday morning on U.S. Highway 81/287, spilling an estimated $800,000 in loose dimes across the southbound lanes.
Lubbock Christian will open the Lone Star Conference Softball Championship as the No. 5 seed Thursday, facing fourth-seeded Oklahoma Christian at 5 p.m. at Schaeffer Park, hosted by top-seeded West Texas A&M.
No. 11 Texas Tech rolled to its 40th win of the season and set a program record with its 20th shutout, defeating Abilene Christian 9-0 in five innings Tuesday night at Rocky Johnson Field.
Texas Tech was unable to overcome a seven-run third inning by UTRGV and a lengthy weather delay, falling 13-4 Tuesday afternoon at Rip Griffin Park in the opener of a two-game midweek series.
A Houston man has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for illegally transporting 36 undocumented migrants in a sealed compartment in a box truck.
