Amber Stegall
Digital Content Manager
Lubbock, TX
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Amber is the Digital Content Manager at KCBD NewsChannel 11. She has been with the company since 2007. She has moved within the company and has managed at WXIX in Cincinnati and WAFB in Baton Rouge. She is from Ropesville, TX. She is a graduate of South Plains College and attended West Texas A&M University.
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Updated: Jun. 24, 2022 at 5:23 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
A petition has been filed in the Bailey County District Court to remove the current Bailey County Judge, Sherri L. Harrison, from her position after allegations were made about “incompetence, official misconduct, and habitual drunkenness,” the petition states.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 7:41 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall and Jordan Gartner
Police in Texas got an interesting call Wednesday morning regarding goats running in and out of traffic in Lubbock.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 5:08 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
Lubbock Police were called to help wrangle two goats who were running in and out of traffic near 50th and I-27 Wednesday morning.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2022 at 4:57 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
As of 1 p.m., the Lubbock Fire Department reports the scene is cleared and residents can return home.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2022 at 11:54 AM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
Lubbock Police are investigating a Sunday night crash in West Lubbock that sent two teens to the hospital and a man to jail.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2022 at 5:30 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
A trailer home on Hwy. 87 near FM 1585 was destroyed by fire Sunday afternoon. The southbound access road to Hwy. 87 is blocked.
Updated: May. 31, 2022 at 10:40 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
The body of a baby was found buried in the backyard of a home in Northwest Lubbock morning during the investigation of an ongoing sexual assault of a minor.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 2:47 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
A man who was facing murder charges in the death and disappearance of 79-year-old Celestino Rodriguez in 2019 is now being charged with capital murder by terroristic threat or other felony.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 11:27 AM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
A man who appeared in a campaign advertisement for Texas House District 84 candidate David Glasheen has filed a defamation lawsuit against Glasheen’s opponent, Carl Tepper, two weeks before election day.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2022 at 11:17 AM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
A Plainview man was arrested earlier this week and is facing charges of aggravated kidnapping.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2022 at 9:51 AM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
Evacuations have begun for residents north of Research Blvd. and Ursuline St. due to fire and heavy smoke. PLEASE avoid the area.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2022 at 10:19 AM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
The area of 16th Street between Peoria Avenue and Orlando Avenue has been blocked off due to a gas leak.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2022 at 1:06 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
It took firefighters about an hour to put out a grass fire at Buddy Holly Recreational Center early Tuesday morning.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2022 at 1:37 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
A man who has been wanted for the murders of two Lubbock men in 2020 has been arrested in San Angelo.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2022 at 10:56 AM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
A 36-year-old Lubbock man pleaded guilty in open court on Thursday morning to the 2015 murder of his girlfriend 53-year-old Evelyn Denise Rardeen.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2022 at 9:33 AM CST
|By Amber Stegall
U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk filed an order on Monday telling the prosecution and defense in Bart Reagor’s sentencing to brief the court on whether Reagor should be remanded into custody or allowed to voluntarily surrender following his sentencing hearing on Thursday.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2022 at 1:32 PM CST
|By Amber Stegall
A 17-year-old girl was seriously injured in a crash near Ropesville Thursday night, according to DPS.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2022 at 1:17 PM CST
|By Amber Stegall
A Lubbock woman died from her injuries after being shot during an apparent murder-suicide in Abilene on Sunday.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2022 at 4:34 PM CST
|By Amber Stegall
The Patriot Guard Riders are hoping the Lubbock community will help them locate a stolen pickup. The truck belongs to Ride Captain Willie Buckingham.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2022 at 3:04 PM CST
|By Amber Stegall
The area affected is that serviced by Slaton, Roosevelt, Ransom Canyon and Buffalo Springs Lake Fire Departments. The 30-day ban is in effect unless restrictions are terminated earlier by officials.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2022 at 4:45 PM CST
|By Amber Stegall
A 70-year-old man has only minor injuries after crashing a small plane in a desolate area in West Texas.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2022 at 4:17 PM CST
|By Amber Stegall
Sterman Young and his wife Virgie have been married for more than 80 years. The couple from Post, Texas both were diagnosed with COVID-19 and have been separated since. After many days apart, they were reunited thanks to the team at Covenant Health.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2022 at 5:15 PM CST
|By Amber Stegall
A former Lubbock doctor will continue to serve life in prison after being convicted of capital murder in 2015, after a second count was thrown out of court on Friday. The court agreed that he can’t be convicted twice for the same crime.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2022 at 2:52 PM CST
|By Amber Stegall
The alleged assaults happened from July 2014 to July 2021 and involved children who were as young as 5 when it started, court documents show.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2022 at 11:04 AM CST
|By Amber Stegall
Lubbock Police have identified the man who died after being shot in a shopping center parking area on Tuesday around Noon.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 3:55 PM CST
|By Amber Stegall
A Lubbock County man has been indicted by a Lubbock County grand jury for the shooting death of 68-year-old Alberto Garza Sr.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 2:22 PM CST
|By Amber Stegall
One person has died after being shot in South Lubbock, according to police.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 2:20 PM CST
|By Amber Stegall
One person has been seriously injured in a shooting near 86th and Indiana Ave., according to the Lubbock Police Department police desk.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 1:24 PM CST
|By Amber Stegall
Donations are being accepted for the newborn who was thrown in a dumpster behind the mall in Hobbs on Friday.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2021 at 2:12 PM CST
|By Amber Stegall
Santa and Mrs. Claus officially open Santa Land on Dec. 10 inside Mackenzie Park. This will be the 65th year of the Christmas display.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2021 at 4:45 PM CST
|By Amber Stegall
A woman and her family member are safe after their pickup rolled into a Brownfield pond Thursday.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2021 at 3:23 PM CST
|By Amber Stegall
A Springlake-Earth teacher will not have to worry about replacing or upgrading her wheelchair for at least the next two decades thanks to an idea sparked by the Gifted and Talented students at the school, and the overwhelming support from the community.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2021 at 6:12 PM CST
|By Amber Stegall
An El Paso man who was wanted for a 2016 murder in Houston was arrested in Lubbock on Monday.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2021 at 12:47 PM CST
|By Amber Stegall
Levelland Police and K9 Luna found 78 grams of crystal methamphetamine in a Tupperware-type container and other bags in the pickup.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2021 at 4:06 PM CST
|By Amber Stegall
The Lubbock Police Department Major Crash Unit is investigating a crash that occurred at 6:06 a.m. Monday at the intersection of the Marsha Sharp Freeway and Interstate 27 access roads.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2021 at 11:23 AM CST
|By Amber Stegall
A Hockley County jury sentenced 25-year-old Brennon Guerra to 55 years for the May 2020 murder of 31-year-old Anthony Delgado.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2021 at 9:24 AM CST
|By Amber Stegall
Troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety are on the scene of a crash involving two vehicles near Shallowater.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2021 at 4:45 PM CST
|By Amber Stegall
The Lubbock County Grand Jury has indicted a former New Deal baseball coach on a charge of indecency with a child. The Texas Rangers investigated Jason Ybarra, 33, earlier this year. His attorney has released a statement that Ybarra vigorously denies the allegations.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2021 at 5:03 PM CST
|By Amber Stegall
The day after Jennifer Read filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Kyle Carruth and his business for the death of her husband Chad Read, the judge presiding over the case recused himself. This makes the third recusal in the case.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2021 at 5:20 PM CST
|By Amber Stegall
Department of Public Safety Troopers were called to the scene of a crash at Frankford Avenue and Woodrow Road Monday morning.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2021 at 10:45 AM CST
|By Amber Stegall
A 15-year-old is in the hospital with serious injuries and another 15-year-old is in custody after a burglary led to a chase with police and a crash.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2021 at 9:03 AM CST
|By Amber Stegall
Eastbound traffic at South Loop 289 was being diverted at Indiana Ave. due to a crash near University Ave. on the loop.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2021 at 11:48 AM CST
|By Amber Stegall
Troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety pulled over a vehicle on US 84 in Lubbock County for speeding on June 20, 2021. The vehicle, with Arizona license plates, pulled over and the driver identified himself with a Mexico driver’s license as 21-year-old Angel Andres Fraga-Hernandez.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2021 at 3:19 PM CST
|By Amber Stegall and KCBD Staff
Recently filed court documents have revealed the man accused of a November 5 deadly shooting in south Lubbock; however, those court records are now sealed and not available to the public.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2021 at 2:37 PM CST
|By Amber Stegall
The Hockley County Sheriff wants to warn citizens of a financial scam that could hit your mailbox.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2021 at 11:13 AM CST
|By Amber Stegall and Gray News staff
A Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson said the driver of the pickup that collided with the bus died at the scene Friday afternoon, and two adults who were on the bus later died from their injuries.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2021 at 10:34 AM CST
|By Amber Stegall
Texas DPS says three adults have died and two students are in critical but stable condition. The driver of the F-350 who collided with the bus died at the scene, and two adults from the bus have now died from their injuries.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2021 at 3:43 PM CST
|By Amber Stegall
A man who admitted to stealing personal and business checks from the mail that total nearly $700,000 has been sentenced to five years in federal prison and three years of supervised release, which is the maximum sentence.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2021 at 3:38 PM CST
|By Amber Stegall
A man arrested during a Texas DPS sting in March has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempted enticement of a minor.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2021 at 3:34 PM CST
|By Amber Stegall
Jessica Roxana Wheeler, of Lubbock, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for receipt and distribution of child pornography.