Judge sets execution date for – suitcase killer’ sentenced in Randall County

Judge Jim Bob Darnell issued Wednesday an order of execution for 37-year-old Rosendo Rodriguez III, who was convicted and sentenced to death by a Randall County jury for the 2005 slaying of a pregnant woman whose body was stuffed inside luggage found at the Lubbock city landfill. Darnell's order comes two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Rodriguez's appeal and sets a March 27 date for his execution by lethal injection.

Potter, Randall counties see uptick in voter interest

More Potter and Randall county residents will likely register to vote in November's presidential election than in previous cycles, and county officials are stressing that now is the time for residents to make sure their registrations are up to date. As of July 15, 82,827 Randall County residents were registered to vote, a number that's already higher than the 78,657 total voters registered for the November 2012 general election.