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Tuesday, September 8, 2026
The lead · Sep 8
LPD's First Responder of the Week is a Marine who came to Lubbock by way of Wyoming
Lubbock Lights' First Responder of the Week, published Tuesday morning: Officer Ruslan Kolb, a Marine Corps veteran with eight years at Wyoming's Rock Springs Police Department, now patrols LPD's North Division after a year in Lubbock, saying he wanted to “continue my service on a local level.”
Sources Lubbock Lights
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Sorsby case closed: Big 12's suit against Texas Tech and Paxton dismissed with prejudice
The Big 12's federal suit against Texas Tech and Attorney General Ken Paxton over Brendan Sorsby's eligibility ended for good: conference attorney Natali Wyson filed Friday to dismiss it with prejudice, and Lubbock Lights reported Monday night the matter was 'resolved internally.'
Sources Lubbock Lights · Yahoo Sports · EverythingLubbock · KCBD
Council votes today on a $994 million budget and a higher tax rate
Lubbock's City Council takes its final vote today, Tuesday, on the $994 million FY27 budget and a 51.3421-cent tax rate - about $117 more a year for the average homestead. Councilman David Bruegel opposed the rate, preferring one below no-new-revenue.
Snyder's countywide warning system equipment starts arriving
Snyder's emergency management office received the first equipment Monday for a new countywide outdoor warning system, with the rest due by September 18. Installation and routine signal testing begin once everything arrives - so warning soundings this month are tests, not emergencies.
Sources KCBD
Duffy Law Firm, PCTTUHSC researcher is testing a cancer drug against Alzheimer's
TTUHSC researcher Boris Decourt said Monday his team's Phase II trial of lenalidomide, a blood-cancer drug, targets brain inflammation after Phase I showed it slowed brain shrinkage in Alzheimer's patients. The trial, running since July 2025, still faces years of testing before a Phase III study.
Sources KCBD
Driver hurt by self-inflicted gunshot after south Lubbock pursuit
A stolen-vehicle pursuit ended in the 8900 block of Highway 87 Monday afternoon when the driver fled on foot and suffered an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, Buffalo Springs police and Lubbock County sheriff's deputies said. The driver's condition was not released.
Sources EverythingLubbock · KCBD
Buddy Holly's 90th drew fans from England and Spain
Fans from the UK and Spain were waiting at 10 a.m. Monday when the Buddy Holly Center opened its 90th-birthday bash, curator Alexandra Pitts said - a day of live tributes and tours of the J.I. Allison House for what would have been his 90th birthday.
Sources EverythingLubbock · KCBD
No. 12 Texas Tech preps for its first-ever trip to Reser Stadium
No. 12 Texas Tech (1-0) opened preparations Monday for Saturday's 6:30 p.m. game at Oregon State - the program's first visit to Reser Stadium in 102 seasons of football. Coach Joey McGuire praised the Beavers' near-comeback against Houston; Tech seeks its first nonconference true road win since 2017.
Sources Texas Tech Athletics · Staking The Plains · KCBD
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Texas Children's court-ordered detransition clinic is a month from opening
Texas Children's Hospital's court-ordered detransition clinic is about a month out, The Texan reported Monday. Under a settlement with the state finalized in August, the Houston hospital must appoint a medical director and open by late October, providing five years of free care for patients 21 and under.
Sources The Texan
First-ever GOP midterm convention opens Wednesday in Dallas
The Republican Party's first midterm convention runs Wednesday and Thursday at Dallas's American Airlines Center, with 109 speakers and President Trump and JD Vance headlining the two nights, as Republicans try to energize midterm voters against inflation-driven headwinds two months before November 3.
Sources Fox News · FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth
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Gas hits a record Labor Day high as the Iran war squeezes supply
Gasoline averaged a record-for-Labor-Day $4.14 a gallon Monday, nearly a dollar above last year, and diesel hit a record $5.85 Friday, driven by the Iran war choking Strait of Hormuz traffic and strained refineries. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said futures point to relief by November.
Russian missiles return to Kyiv as the ceasefire expires
Russian drones and missiles killed at least two people and wounded ten in Kyiv early Tuesday, striking civilian sites in at least five districts hours after a three-day ceasefire lapsed - the first major barrage since envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner left Moscow and Kyiv peace talks.
Hurricane Lowell gives Kauai its strongest blow overnight
Category 3 Hurricane Lowell made its closest pass to Hawaii between Monday evening and early Tuesday, with Kauai County under a hurricane warning: up to 16 inches of rain, gusts near 74 mph, 20-foot surf and flash-flood danger, while Oahu takes tropical-storm conditions.
Sources Fox Weather · ABC News
NTSB: Amazon jet's crew survived; all five dead were on the ground
The crew of the Amazon-contracted Boeing 767 that overran a Miami runway survived, the NTSB said Monday - all five killed were in two vehicles the jet struck after sliding 1,300 feet past the pavement Saturday. Both recorders are recovered; a 32-member team works the scene this week.
New Hampshire and Rhode Island vote in today's primaries
New Hampshire and Rhode Island hold primaries today, Tuesday: Rep. Chris Pappas faces socialist-backed Karishma Manzur for retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen's seat, and former Sens. John E. Sununu and Scott Brown battle for the Republican nod in a race the GOP calls its top flip chance.
