Two Lubbock hotels on Avenue Q might be forced to close depending on how far the city wants to go with legal action, spurred by hundreds of police calls. The […]
Category: Public Safety
One year later: Fentanyl is still a deadly problem in Lubbock. What’s changed? What hasn’t?
Pills smoked on tin foil. Image from TAG presentation by Sgt. Tony Williams Editor’s note: Last February, we published “High school salutatorian’s tragic death illustrates Lubbock’s deadly fentanyl epidemic.” The […]
Mayor ready to bring failed ordinance to address dangerous dogs back before city council
Shutterstock photo A failed proposal to address dangerous dogs will come back before the Lubbock City Council, said Mayor Mark McBrayer. The mayor and two council members spoke to LubbockLights.com […]
Illegal dumping in Lubbock alleys is one of the biggest complaints city gets – here’s what you can (and can’t) do about it
Debris left next to a dumpster in West Lubbock in September 2024. Staff photo. During a Coffee With the Mayor in December, people complained about illegal dumping in Lubbock’s alleys […]
UMC paid ransom with insurance, data was restored, not sold on dark web
University Medical Center in Lubbock. Staff photo. University Medical Center (UMC) paid a ransom to get its computer data back after a security breach in September, LubbockLights.com has learned from […]
Ransomware attack in Lubbock, El Paso affects more than 1.4 million people, federal agency reveals
Texas Tech Health Sciences Centers (HSCs) in Lubbock and El Paso must inform more than 1.4 million people their personal information was compromised in mid-September cyber-attack, LubbockLights.com has confirmed. In […]
More dogs expected to be put down by city amid hike in dog attacks
Photo illustration from Shutterstock More dog attacks over recent years mean Lubbock will probably euthanize more dogs at its facility off Loop 289. Lubbock Animal Services (LAS) is not officially […]
New Texas policing standards implemented by Lubbock’s former chief, designed to raise professionalism, but could close some small departments
Stock image of police from Shutterstock New standards are on the way for every police and sheriff’s department in Texas, which might lead some one-person or two-person departments to close. […]
As school design must consider active shooters, architects and educators have to consider many other kinds of threats, emergencies
Artist rendering of new school in Uvalde from uvaldecisdmovingforward.org School safety. Sandy Hook, Uvalde, Parkland, Columbine come to mind. But for the people who design and operate schools, school safety […]
Reducing traffic deaths? Roads that charge your EV while you drive? Collision alert systems? That’s the vision (and more) for future for Interstate 27
Interstate 27 highway shield in the foreground with a combination AI generated image of a futuristic highway and the Lubbock skyline in the background. The trip from Laredo to Dalhart […]
Could Frenship’s new high school be a traffic nightmare or will a secondary route in and out be developed?
Frenship Memorial High School under construction In 16 months, Frenship ISD will open Memorial High School northwest of 50th Street and Milwaukee Avenue. At least for now, the school only […]
High school salutatorian’s tragic death illustrates Lubbock’s deadly fentanyl epidemic
(Cloe McCullough, image courtesy of Lori McCullough) Cloe McCullough woke up in the emergency room. “You are very fortunate. We’ve already had four other cases today … not as fortunate […]