Reporting Live from the Tragedy

“I’m terrified and freezing,” is a text message Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Business Reporter Sarah Self-Walbrick sent from the scene of the murder of Texas Tech Police Officer Floyd East on October 9. Self-Walbrick, who is a Texas Tech alumna and former Hub@TTU employee, only works the “night cop” shift on Monday nights. When she got a […]

Car Chase Ends In Traffic-Halting Wreck

Recap according to police Captain Roy Bassett: Police tried to stop the driver in the white Lincoln for reckless driving before he sped away. The officer followed the suspect a few blocks down 82nd, through a neighborhood, and back down 82nd. He clipped a white car before swerving into other traffic, hitting a beige car […]

Gas Explosion At CASNR Annex

Update (8:10 a.m., 2/28) – Tech work crews have contained and begun repairing the gas lines inside of the CASNR Annex building. The building will be closed off from classes and students for “probably the next few days” according to the crew lead. (10:15 p.m., 2/27) At around 9:30 p.m. tonight, a small gas explosion blew a […]