As outbreaks for several diseases are being monitored across the U.S., state DPH Commissioner Robbie Goldstein has an update on the ongoing public health initiatives in Massachusetts.

A physician who spent decades disparaging the life-saving measles vaccine is poised to be the next head of the largest US public-health agency.

Lubbock Area United Way said Wednesday that Speaker Dustin Burrows is championing a bill that would enhance the Texas 211 Information and Referral Network’s (TIRN) ...

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This week's Caprock Chronicles history feature explores the impact of Texas Panhandle newspaper editor Ida Mae Farrell.

A man in Lubbock recently pleaded guilty to killing his infant son and engaging in a standoff with Lubbock SWAT.

David Garcia will spend 45 years in prison for the death and for shooting at Lubbock police during a SWAT standoff.

David Garcia, 40, was sentenced to 45 years in prison on Thursday in connection with the death of a 2-month-old baby, and for shooting at police during an eight-hour SWAT standoff in North Lubbock.

Two men are facing charges of hostage taking after members of a transnational organized crime task force raided an ...

There is little doubt that a ban will sail through the Senate. But its prospects are far less certain in the House.

Measles has sickened nearly 150 mostly unvaccinated people in rural West Texas, and a school-age child has died.