Michael A. Cantu
News Reporter
Lubbock, Texas
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Michael A. Cantu is the morning News Now reporter for KCBD NewsChannel 11. For the past year, he worked in Central Texas at KCBD's sister station KWTX.
Before moving to Central Texas, Michael worked as a digital content producer and later flourished into a news reporter at KCBD NewsChannel 11.
He is a graduate of Texas Tech University and formerly wrote for its college newspaper, The Daily Toreador.
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“If there was ever going to be a time to show appreciation for not only teachers, but school employees, sports staff, that are so poorly paid in the state of Texas, this was the time,” Clinton Gill, a staffer with the Texas State Teachers Association, said.
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“Lubbock is typically more brown. I think by brightening up the colors, that will make a huge difference."
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The district superintendent posted the information overnight on the Seagraves ISD Facebook page. Administration does not believe the threats are legitimate, but cancelled as a precaution.
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In the Ogallala and Edwards aquifer, a -.71 average drop was recorded, which may not sound like a lot to some. But some individual wells recorded drops of more than a foot.
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Data from the American Psychological Association shows a majority of parents worry about school shootings. For psychologist John Cooley, the most important thing for kids’ mental health is to just talk.
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‘Doesn’t quite seem like 20 years’: Veterans needs mount as U.S. passes 20 years since Iraq invasion
For one Lubbock-area group, Monday serves as a reminder to continue helping those who have have trouble getting back to civilian life.
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In a recently released 53-page report, a special group of teachers focused on three key issues: compensation, training and support, and working conditions.
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Updated drought monitors show this area is in a better spot than it was last year, not as dry. But, with winds continuing as they have in recent weeks, folks out fighting fires are not expecting much — if any — relief this year.
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Lubbock native and New Deal graduate Jacob Nance is a masters student in the Michigan State University's music program and was on campus of the deadly shooting Monday night.
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His selection was announced via a district Facebook post on Monday, Feb. 13. His promotion is pending board approval.
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The latest round of reports shows jobless claims are up but companies are reporting more profits. And in numbers released a week prior, job openings were more than 500,000 for January.
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As drizzle falls throughout the South Plains Monday morning, area schools are reporting delays and some closures.
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Advancing this many times is not easy. Making it in the band once is difficult, three times is hard to do, but going four times is something that does not happen often.
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It is no secret that there is a lot of dust in the South Plains and West Texas. But, one area professor says there is not enough research on it.
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The flagship Helios facility will now be under the ownership of Galaxy Digital Holdings. The sale was for $65 million.
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“It’s not a problem, we all signed up for making sure we take care of this community,” Aubrey Spear, director of water utility, said.
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Lubbock small businesses are in dire need of customers, reaching out through social media for help.
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New data shows more teens are using tobacco and one Lubbock-area doctor said that is leading to more long-term lung problems.
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The district said investigators found no one had any firearms or was on-or-near campus when the threat was made.
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Workers are expecting somewhere between 25,000-and-30,000 voters to show up Tuesday. So long lines are expecting at many polling locations.
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Signs are going up around the community gardens in town, from Growing Together Texas. The organization wants the pumpkins to help in a composting project.
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Matthew Aguirre is going into his last round of practices before they head off to state competition in San Antonio. This is something the band has been doing for nearly a decade.
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A nation-wide shortage is making turkeys hard to find for smaller spots. And with the restaurant business, it seems it is always one thing after another.
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There are two figures the people with South Plains Food Bank are worried about: 40 and 70. Forty, is the decrease in percentage in government help. Seventy, the increase in percentage of people who need the help.
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Music in Lubbock, education and politics; those are some topics Tejano legend “Little Joe” Hernandez touched on ahead of his upcoming performance in Lubbock.
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People who receive SNAP benefits now have a chance to use them at the Lubbock Downtown Farmers Market, though time is running out.
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For the last 23 of Sharon Maines’ 27 years on Daybreak Today, she has shared the screen with forecaster Steve Divine.
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Now could be the start of the housing market getting back to normal.
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This comes after the city council OK’d special pandemic funds to be used for the process. With the newly passed city budget, this means three of four of Lubbock’s public pools will undergo the transition.
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A father in Texas is standing guard at an elementary school where his wife works and daughter attends in the wake of this week’s devasting elementary school mass shooting.
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Melissa Lucio was sentenced in for the 2007 death of her daughter, but since then much doubt has risen around whether she was wrongfully convicted.
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Authorities with Fort Hood report Pfc. Jennifer Sewell has been found safe. Sewell was reported missing Saturday evening.
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The Lubbock faith-based community organization, Open Door, is continuing its work to help people out of homelessness.
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After 10 years at the Haven Animal Care Shelter the staff was determined to get Titan adopted. So, Joshua Kennon, an employee, came up with an idea.
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From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday the City of Lubbock Health Department will have a free vaccination clinic inside Holy Spirit Catholic Church at 9821 Frankford Ave.
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It has now been five years since Texas Tech announced Lawrence Schovanec as its 17 president.
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Officials in Lamesa city hall are sending out reminders to residents doing house to repair weekend storm damage.
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The vehicle of missing 23-year-old Greg Balboa was found on Saturday evening near Clovis, New Mexico, and just after Noon Monday, Levelland Police announced his body was found in Curry County, New Mexico.
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The Lubbock Community Engagement Task Force will host a public forum from 6-7 p.m. Monday inside Smylie Wilson Middle School at 4402 31st St.
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