After 61 recent earthquakes, Scurry County Judge Dan Hicks declared a State of Disaster Friday morning as many in the Big Country felt the second big quake in less than six days.

After a person was seriously injured in a shooting at a Lubbock game room Wednesday morning, a call for tighter regulations on the venues has resurfaced. And Congressman Jodey Arrington introduced an amendment that would defund plans to expand conservation efforts in the United States, including protections for up to 700,000 acres at the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge.