COVID-19

Most of the COVID cases in the U.S. this August were the new Stratus variant. Our reporter Sean Ryan has more on the status of COVID-19 cases in Texas. Yesterday, the City of Lubbock cut the ribbon on a new Book Vending Machine at the Patterson Branch Library. Kids who participate in library programs will have the chance to win a token for a free book from the machine.

The Food and Drug Administration approved the next round of COVID-19 vaccines, but is restricting them to people at high risk for COVID complications.

COVID cases are on the rise again in Lubbock. Recently, The city has seen the highest volume of daily new cases since the start of the year. That number…

Almost half of Texas residents are vaccinated. It’s estimated that at this rate, the state will reach herd immunity—or 70% vaccinated—by November. Now…

Our community has been living with COVID-19 for a year and while we've learned a lot in that time, there's still a lot we don't know...and may never know.…

In many places in Texas, staffing shortages are forcing already burnt out teachers to cover for sick coworkers. The workload is pushing educators to leave the profession, and forcing school districts to do what they can to retain them.

Cases of the highly contagious omicron COVID-19 variant are skyrocketing across Texas. While it’s disrupting everything from travel to education, the healthcare industry is facing staffing struggles of its own.