The public is strongly encouraged to take precautions to reduce mosquito bites and help prevent the spread of the virus.

The City of Lubbock confirmed West Nile virus was present in mosquito samples collected within the county, a press release ...

A new editorial outlines the alarming resurgence of measles in the U.S., with over 880 cases reported by April 2025, largely ...

Lubbock Public Health director Katherine Wells attributes the slowdown in measles cases to vaccination, natural immunity, and awareness about the virus ...

Yet at the beginning of this year, Katherine Wells, the public health director for the city and county of Lubbock, found herself in the midst of a measles resurgence. The disease, which most ...

Eric Hill Memorial Fire Station 20 was available and ready to serve the people of Lubbock. Mateo Rosiles is the Government & Public Policy reporter for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Got a news tip ...

Others are reading: Where are the splash pads in Lubbock? Here's what to know as they are set ... Other citizens raised the claim that the signs are a public health and safety concern, as they ...

Now, as public health director for Lubbock, Texas, Wells is at the center of a measles outbreak that has infected more than 700 people in Texas alone, sent more than 90 to the hospital and killed ...