Emma McSpadden
Digital Content Producer
Lubbock, Texas
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Emma is a Digital Content Producer and a lover of writing. She graduated from Texas Tech University in 2021 where she studied journalism and creative media industries. She has worked with Just The News in Washington, DC, The Daily Toreador and Women's Republic. She also worked as an undergraduate researcher for TTU's Classics department.
Emma has been writing since she could pick up a pen and paper. When she is not in the newsroom, she is reading a fantasy book, taking pictures or playing an instrument.
Education
Updated: 11 hours ago
|By Emma McSpadden
The Slaton ISD school board hosted a special meeting Friday to discuss the retirement of Superintendent Jim Andrus.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2023 at 6:16 PM CDT
|By Emma McSpadden
The robber was reportedly wearing a black mask with a skull, a black and red jacket, black pants and a Pittsburgh Steelers hat.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2023 at 6:14 PM CDT
|By Emma McSpadden
Police stated SWAT team members had to gas the subject out of a bunker in the backyard of the home.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 4:05 PM CDT
|By Emma McSpadden
Police have arrested two 16-year-old boys in connection to a deadly central Lubbock shooting.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 10:59 AM CDT
|By Emma McSpadden
Levelland ISD has announced the closing of one of its schools, citing falling enrollment and repair costs mounting to $2.1 million.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 4:18 PM CDT
|By Emma McSpadden
Police have identified the driver connected to a west Lubbock hit-and-run that left one woman dead.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 4:09 PM CDT
|By Emma McSpadden
Fort Hood is set to be renamed after the U.S. Army’s first Hispanic four-star general and a Texas Tech graduate.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 11:56 AM CDT
|By Chelsea Collinsworth and Emma McSpadden
Lubbock Fire Rescue was called to a house fire in central Lubbock that left two people seriously injured.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 6:23 PM CDT
|By Emma McSpadden
A Wednesday evening crash just west of Idalou has left one Lubbock woman dead.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 12:49 PM CDT
|By Emma McSpadden
The donation campaign begins when the restaurant doors opens on March 29.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 6:23 PM CDT
|By Emma McSpadden
Officers are on scene after a vehicle crashed into and damaged a traffic pole and drove away from the scene.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 6:15 PM CDT
|By Emma McSpadden
A Lubbock grand jury has indicted a man on murder charges after a deadly stabbing in central Lubbock earlier this year.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 6:26 PM CDT
|By Emma McSpadden
The legendary band The Beach Boys are coming to Buddy Holly Hall later this year.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2023 at 3:34 PM CDT
|By Chelsea Collinsworth and Emma McSpadden
49-year-old Jamie Lee Pruett will now be facing murder charges after 32-year-old shooting victim Christian Rios died from his injuries on Sunday.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 2:14 PM CDT
|By Emma McSpadden
A woman has been moderately injured after a car struck her and drove away Thursday afternoon.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 10:21 AM CDT
|By Emma McSpadden
A Lamesa resident has won a whopping $1 million from a scratch off lottery ticket.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 6:21 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Rep. Carl Tepper has filed a bill to prevent employers and higher education institutions from making employment or admission decisions based on ‘inherent classifications,’ including race, ethnicity and gender.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 3:51 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Officials described it as a “one-of-a-kind theme park” to be built on 97 acres of land in the Dallas area.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 12:41 PM CST
|By Chelsea Collinsworth and Emma McSpadden
Emergency crews responded to a gas leak in south Lubbock on Tuesday morning.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 7:21 AM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Fire crews are responding to Bryan’s Steakhouse for reports of a structure fire.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 10:11 AM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
A rollover on Saturday morning has left one Seminole man dead.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 6:26 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
A Littlefield man has admitted to exchanging sexually explicit photos with an 11-year-old girl and sneaking into her bedroom.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 6:24 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Two people have been arrested and charged after a man was attacked and killed by three dogs in Anton last year.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 6:16 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
A Lubbock jury has sentenced 24-year-old Luis Munoz to 99 years in prison for his role in a drug deal that left a man paralyzed.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 6:19 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Emergency crews are responding to a two-vehicle crash in Hockley Co.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 1:41 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
A woman is trapped in her vehicle after a crash on I-27 on Wednesday afternoon.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 1:31 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
One person has been moderately injured in a crash involving a semi-truck on Wednesday afternoon.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 1:00 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Lubbock Fire Rescue crews are responding to an apartment fire in southwest Lubbock.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 6:16 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
The Lubbock County Districts Clerks Office will begin accepting passport applications on Wednesday.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 4:45 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
The City of Lubbock is shutting down a Marsha Sharp Freeway frontage road to complete repairs to a water main line.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 6:18 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
A convicted drug trafficker who was arrested in Lubbock has been sentenced to over 13 years in prison.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 9:36 AM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
A boil water notice has been issued for the city of Petersburg.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 8:50 AM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Your Friday morning brief.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 11:27 AM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
The boil water notice for Cotton Center has been lifted.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 6:47 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
The act is named after Lubbock firefighter Matt Dawson, who was injured in the line of duty and suffered a long-term disability.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 6:25 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
A Lubbock grand jury has indicted a man on murder charges after a woman was found dead in the roadway in south Lubbock County.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 8:44 AM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Emergency crews have responded to South Loop 289 for reports of a crash.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 6:27 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
A member of Lorenzo ISD’s Board of Trustees has been arrested after reportedly firing a gun at a truck that was “hot rodding” in front of his home.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 6:39 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
A crash just east of Muleshoe has left one man dead.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 6:35 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Malcolm Dixon, who is accused of seriously injuring a one-year-old, has been found guilty of aggravated assault.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 8:30 AM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Your Friday morning brief.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 3:02 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
The Kansas City Chiefs are celebrating their Super Bowl win with a parade through the city.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 10:30 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Residents in Yoakum County have reported getting phone calls from people claiming to have taken their families hostage.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 1:33 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Crews have cut off access to roadways near the construction site on FM 2641 at I-27.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2023 at 6:30 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
A Lubbock man was exiting his car after a crash on Hwy. 84 when he was struck by a passing vehicle, according to DPS.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 6:17 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
A man involved in a deadly crash on Easter Sunday in 2018 has pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 10:21 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
A man has been arrested after reportedly hitting a pedestrian with their moped.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 10:18 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Investigators are currently looking for a black four-door sedan seen in the area of the 1900 block of Avenue M around 5:30 a.m. on January 13th.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 6:34 PM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
A widely-loved Lubbock musician has died after many months fighting pelvic cancer.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 8:59 AM CST
|By Emma McSpadden
Your Wednesday morning brief.
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