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. 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: 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: 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. 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. 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.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2021 at 3:29 PM CST
|By Amber Stegall
A Lubbock woman has been sentenced to five and a half years in federal prison for using Church on the Rock money to pay for personal expenses, including vacations to Disneyland and Las Vegas, in the amount of more than $450,000.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2021 at 9:51 AM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
A New Mexico man has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges relating to a sexual relationship with a student “13 or 14 years of age.”
Updated: Sep. 10, 2021 at 12:43 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
Forty defendants – including 15 arrested in Wednesday’s “Operation Taste the Rainbow” in Lubbock – have been charged with gun and drug crimes, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2021 at 6:20 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
A chase from Roswell, NM to Carlsbad, NM, ended with a convicted murderer under arrest and a kidnapped woman recovered safely. The chase ended after the vehicle he was driving ran out of gas.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2021 at 4:12 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
Arrest warrant reveals new details as Omar Soto-Chavira arrives at the Lubbock County Detention Center.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2021 at 1:10 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
Below is a list of community events the public is invited to attend to honor Lubbock County Sheriff’s Deputy Sgt. Josh Bartlett and injured Levelland Police Officer Shawn Wilson.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2021 at 1:03 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
A Lubbock man who turned himself in last week to police on a charge of aggravated assault of a peace officer, has now been charged with murder for a shooting in San Angelo.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2021 at 11:01 AM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
A Georgia teen who had been missing since May 15, 2021, has been found after a Lubbock man was arrested and charged with starting an online relationship with the 14-year-old and taking her from Georgia to Texas.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2021 at 10:09 AM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
A fire that destroyed a home Sunday afternoon has now claimed the life of a 13-year-old boy who has autism. Hunter Cash St. Clair was pulled from the burning home Sunday around 2:15 p.m.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2021 at 12:33 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
Texas Rangers say the arrest of 35-year-old Shawn Casey Adkins came after the Texas Rangers Unsolved Crimes Investigation Program took a new look at the investigation for the murder of 13-year-old Hailey Dunn.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2021 at 12:02 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
Bart Reagor and his wife Annette have been ordered to pay $2,715,760, plus pre-judgment interest, post-judgment interest and attorneys’ fees and costs in the amount of $38,560 to Universal Underwriters Services Corporation.
Updated: May. 26, 2021 at 2:45 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
A Lubbock woman has taken a plea deal after being accused of using Church on the Rock money to pay for personal expenses, including vacations to Disneyland and Las Vegas, in the amount of more than $450,000.
Updated: May. 25, 2021 at 4:18 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
A 27-year-old woman has been charged with capital murder after a 3-year-old was found dead in a Snyder apartment on May 18, 2021.
Updated: May. 25, 2021 at 12:30 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
Thirteen of the 15 former Reagor-Dykes Auto Group employees have now been sentenced to serve time in prison and are required to pay restitution monthly.
Updated: May. 13, 2021 at 9:40 AM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
A woman, a 14-year-old and a 12-year-old were arrested Wednesday evening after the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office was called to the 200 block of Kimberly Drive.
Updated: May. 12, 2021 at 5:05 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
A man who was indicted for the murder of a woman who went missing in 2006 in Llano County on May 3, 2021 turned himself in to the Lubbock County Detention Center on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. He was released after posting a $2 million bond.
Updated: May. 5, 2021 at 10:40 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
One person has died after a shooting at the South Plains Mall parking lot.
Updated: May. 4, 2021 at 7:19 AM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
Fifteen former Reagor-Dykes Auto Group employees have pleaded guilty to various crimes involving “dummy flooring” and check kitting at the fallen auto giant. The first sentencings are set to happen on May 4, 2021 in Amarillo. The last will happen on July 27, 2021.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2021 at 2:57 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
During the arraignment, he pleaded not guilty and was released on a personal recognizance bond.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2021 at 5:26 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the FBI and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office in Texas are searching for 17-year-old Kristen Galvan. April 23 is her 17th birthday. Authorities believe she is being trafficked in Texas.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2021 at 4:05 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
Recreational marijuana is now legal in New Mexico.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2021 at 11:32 AM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
A Lubbock woman pleaded guilty Thursday morning to an aggravated kidnapping that happened in January 2020 and has been sentenced to seven years in jail.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2021 at 3:52 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
Two female toddlers were rescued by U.S. Border Patrol Agents on Tuesday evening after being dropped over a border barrier just west of Mt. Cristo Rey, which is near El Paso, Texas.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2021 at 2:42 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
An unidentified man is lucky to be alive after being found dumped in the Meadow landfill early Friday morning.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2021 at 10:39 AM CST
|By Amber Stegall
A Muleshoe ISD employee has been arrested after being accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2021 at 5:02 PM CST
|By Amber Stegall
The Lubbock Police Department received a call requesting a welfare check to the Ashton Pointe Apartments. Officers arrived on scene shortly before 9:30 p.m. and located 23-year-old Molly Beckman deceased with multiple stab wounds.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2020 at 2:01 PM CST
|By Amber Stegall
KCBD has learned an Arizona real estate development company, BH DevCo, signed a letter of intent with Lubbock Economic Development Alliance (LEDA) in August 2020 to build a 278,000 square foot, $24 million warehouse near the Lubbock airport.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2020 at 4:09 PM CST
|By Amber Stegall
Lubbock Police, with the assistance of federal and Michigan agencies, have located 14-year-old Mattie Worley in Alden, Michigan.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 2:03 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
18-year-old Dominic Joe Rodriguez has been sentenced to five years after pleading guilty to a sexual assault that happened on Texas Tech campus back in December 2019.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2020 at 12:00 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
Two men who allegedly purchased sex from a 13-year-old trafficking victim have been arrested and charged with child sex trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2020 at 11:52 AM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
Just after 10 a.m. on Sept. 16, authorities said the toddler was found and is being placed in a foster home.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2020 at 11:46 AM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
Lubbock Police Officers are searching for 30-year-old Darren Coker of West Monroe, Louisiana, who was last heard from at approximately 9:40 p.m. Sept. 14 while at the Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport.
Updated: Sep. 4, 2020 at 6:59 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall and KCBD Staff
It has been 17 years since the murder of 21-year-old Cynthia Palacio in Lubbock. Now, authorities say the murder has been solved.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2020 at 12:38 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
On Wednesday, 99-year-old Anna Jo Thomas was released from Covenant Health after being hospitalized for COVID-19. She was hospitalized for a week and was sent home with a large celebration and a birthday cake. You see, she will turn 100 years old on Sept. 19.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2020 at 1:03 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
Family members of two of the deceased victims of last August’s mass shooting in Odessa are filing suit against a gun parts manufacturer and supplier who provided the semi-automatic weapon to the killer, according to the attorneys for the families.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2020 at 2:45 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
A four-day sex offender compliance operation with federal, state and local law enforcement led to 20 arrests in Lubbock County. The operation started on Aug. 10 and lasted through Aug. 13.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2020 at 10:52 AM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has issued a missing child notice for 3-year-old Wyatt Price and 5-year-old Alysandra Price.The Lubbock children were last seen on July 23, 2020.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2020 at 3:06 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
Officials say three people were arrested during the operation, which was in the 600 block of Avenue Q.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2020 at 1:20 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
The Roswell Police Department searching for a man accused of fatally shooting his brother early Wednesday morning.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2020 at 11:26 AM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
Officials with 4ore! Golf in Lubbock say they are aware of three employees who have tested positive for COVID-19.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2020 at 3:28 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
Attorneys for the Reagor-Dykes Auto Group estate filed a motion late Monday morning claiming former CFO Shane Smith “cooked the books,” allowing him to take $527,076.81 commission payments he was not owed.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2020 at 4:17 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
Officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety say a State Trooper was arrested in Lubbock and charged with prostitution on June 3, 2020.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2020 at 5:23 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
A Lubbock man and woman were arrested at the Hidalgo International Bridge by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on June 10, 2020 after officers found 77 pounds of alleged methamphetamine and nearly five pounds of heroin hidden in the vehicle they were driving.
Updated: Jun. 11, 2020 at 1:17 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
Officials with the City of Tahoka have issued a COVID-19 disaster order update, mandating a stay-at-home order other than travel for essential activities or to obtain essential goods and services.
Updated: Jun. 5, 2020 at 3:54 PM CDT
|By Amber Stegall
A 33-year-old New Mexico man is recovering in a hospital and is in custody of the New Mexico State Police after being accused of assaulting a Roswell police officer and stealing his patrol vehicle.