Lubbock Fire Rescue

The United Supermarkets Lubbock Marathon is taking place on Sunday. Our Bishop Van Buren reports on the different races in which folks can participate. The marathon and half marathon start at 8 A.M. with entry fees of $95 and $75, respectively. The 5K begins at 8:10 for $40, the 10K at 8:15 for $50, and the kids run at 8:20 for $10. Lubbock Fire Rescue and the American Red Cross are offering free smoke alarms and installations to residents. You can sign up at LubbockFireRescue.com.

The City of Lubbock and Lubbock Fire Rescue cut the ribbon on the Eric Hill Memorial Station, yesterday. Our reporter Samantha Larned has more from the ceremony. Despite attempts from some lawmakers to abolish the Texas Lottery Commission, the Texas Newsroom's Blaise Gainey reports the state house has instead settled on a bill to move the commission under the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Our reporter Samantha Larned has more on the incoming chief of Lubbock Fire Rescue following his confirmation at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. And Lubbock Public Health announced the city's first human death from the West Nile Virus.

Our reporter Samantha Larned reports that the U.S. Department of Labor found three restaurants in Lamesa and Lubbock illegally withholding employee tips. And the City of Lubbock announced Richard Stewart, the current assistant chief of special services for the City of Irving Fire Department, as the finalist for Chief of Lubbock Fire Rescue.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKvLUa5UTs4&feature=youtu.beRoaring hail, rain and winds swallowed the walls of warning sirens the evening of May 11, 1970…