Grave Matters

Rock n' roll's most macabre historical artifact will go on the block when the family of the late 1950s pop star J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson auctions his casket on eBay sometime in the next few weeks - almost 50 years after "the day the music died."

Mallard finding groove with Lady Raiders

Texas Tech freshman forward Kierra Mallard struggled in the first half of a non-conference game against UCLA. She knew there wasn’t anything bothering her. She just needed to find her groove. She found it, and scored 11 points with eight rebound

Volatile commodities markets expected to stabilize in 2009

During the first six months of 2008, commodities looked to be the savior of investors who were losing money in the stock market. In the second half, particularly for those who had...

Medieval Southwest

A shiny half-suit of armor. A swordsman’s chain-link glove. Rusty coins that likely slipped from a soldier’s pocket.These medieval artifacts have underexposed and surprising connections to Lubbock...

Giant of the skyline

For decades, it has been one of Lubbock's most recognizable buildings, rising from the brink of destruction and shaking off a legacy of controversy along the way. From landmark to eyesore and back again, this is the journey, literally and figuratively, of a battered but unbowed structure.