Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

2 days ago | lubbockonline.com | Adam Young

One person was killed and two were injured in a two-vehicle crash Sunday in Lamb County. Zack Rankin, a 19-year-old from Lamar, Colorado, died at University Medical Center in Lubbock following the crash that was reported around 9:25 p.m. Sunday on U.S. Highway 385 near Country Road 242 in Lamb County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

2 days ago | lubbockonline.com | John Leuzzi

If you are looking to win the lottery, you might want to consult Texas Tech softball coach Gerry Glasco. That's because the first-year Red Raiders coach landed arguably the biggest player in the portal over the offseason in former Stanford ace NiJaree Canady. She has not only helped bring the program to national relevance, but also led the Red Raiders to the Women's College World Series championship series in their WCWS debut, the first team since Oklahoma in 2000 accomplish that feat.

2 days ago | lubbockonline.com | Ehsan Kassim

Texas Tech softball is just two wins away from its first-ever Women's College World Series championship — a feat in which NiJaree Canady has played a large role. The Stanford sophomore has been the catalyst for the Red Raiders in the postseason, not only pitching every inning since the start of the Tallahassee Super Regional, but also contributing at the plate with her power. The Red Raiders are going to ride as far as she can carry them.

2 days ago | lubbockonline.com | Stephen Garcia

NEW HOME — New Home baseball coach Brady Webb isn't going to complain about an abundance of pitching talent, but there is a small drawback. There are times, like last season, when the Leopards have so many capable arms there aren't enough innings for all of them. On the flip side, it allows players to emerge seemingly out of nowhere. Such was the case for Graham Stanford. A catcher the majority of his time with New Home, Stanford took control of the No. 1 pitching spot this spring.

3 days ago | lubbockonline.com | Suzanne Wright

The Galveston (Texas) District Mega Projects Division (MPD) of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) sounds like something out of a comic book. But the district is taking on the serious, real-world task of rolling out the USACE’s biggest, most ambitious mission to date: the $34 billion Coastal Texas Project (CTX). The storm risk management and ecosystem restoration project was signed into law in December 2022, and appropriated in May 2024, paving the way for phase one implementation.