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Turned Inside Out: Drag Queens and Transvestites Perform

Dylan Weidner walked into Club Luxor a man. After hours of applying makeup in the dressing room, he fixed his blonde wig ready to emerge as drag queen, Brooke St. James. “I do this every Friday and Sunday night,” James said. “I love the feeling I get when I put on makeup and heels.” James […]

Three-year-old Accidentally Strangles Self

Eric Gomez stood by in shock as the Saturday afternoon with his 3-year-old daughter came to an end when emergency paramedics burst into his home. “I watched them put her in the ambulance,” Gomez said, as he clutched her favorite stuffed animal. “I knew I was going to lose her.” Gomez, who shared joint custody […]

Fires Fly High for Safety

Gavin Daniel spends most of his days fighting fires, but early morning on Jan. 31, he stood in a control room, pushed a few buttons and watched an airplane go up in flames. “We simulate different fires and conditions for training purposes,” Daniel, the Lubbock Fire Department airport shift captain, said. “Our fire rescue crews […]