August 2020 was the wettest August on record for Texarkana, according to the National Weather Service. Texarkana received 7+ inches on August 12 alone causing widespread flooding. According to the NWS, southwest Arkansas received from 10-20 inches in the month…
TEXARKANA, Texas – A 55-year-old Titus County, Texas, man and a 54-year-old federal inmate have pleaded guilty to a bribery conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox today. James Thompson pleaded guilty on August…
August 30th, 2020 – Imagine waiting years on a transplant list for the organ that could save your life knowing that for most – that lifesaving gift never comes. Then one day, the phone call that changes everything – the…
A man accused of rape, sexual assault and battery involving a 4-year-old boy is being held in the Miller County jail with a $100,000 bond. Kegun Dwayne Daigle, 25, was allegedly babysitting two boys, ages 4 and 5, while their…
A Bowie County woman has been charged with aggravated assault for allegedly shooting her brother following a dispute at a home where they both lived last month. Eloisa Alaniz, 35, was arrested July 15 by the Bowie County Sheriff’s Office.…
Texarkana, Ark. Police are investigating a fatal shooting that happened in the 3000 block of Jefferson Avenue. The shooting happened around 8:20 a.m. Saturday morning. According to police a 78-year-old Richard Mullens allegedly shot his 42-year-old son Mark Mullens during…
A 26-year-old Queen City, Texas man drown overnight while canoeing in Atlanta State Park. On Friday, August 28 at approximately 2 a.m. Texas Game Wardens along with Deputies from Cass County were dispatched to a drowning at Atlanta State Park.…
A lawsuit filed in Bowie County last week alleges a local man discovered a “rodent carcass” in a can of Red Bull energy drink in May. Weston Rhea, a resident of Bowie County, alleges he bought a can of Red…
Some Texarkana area schools have announced they will be closing due to weather expected with Hurricane Laura. Hurricane Laura is expected to reach the Texarkana area midday Thursday. Texas Schools Bowie County Schools say they will wait until early Thursday…
A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for the Texarkana area until 7 p.m. Thursday. Hurricane Laura is currently category 3 but is expected to increase to category 4 before making landfall on the Texas/Louisiana…
Miller County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has charged a local man with rape and sexual assault involving a young girl. Jimmy Ted Standridge, 44, allegedly sexually abused the girl beginning when she was 7 until age 10 when she was living…
Last week two men were arrested and charged with online solicitation of a minor in Bowie County for allegedly attempting to arrange sex with a 15-year-old girl. An agent with the Texas Department of Public Safety posed as a 15-year-old…
NEW BOSTON, Texas: A Bowie County jury found one of three teens accused in the shooting of a Texarkana man guilty of capital murder Thursday. Daveon Woods, aka “Shoota,” was sentenced by 202nd District Judge John Tidwell to life in…
Texarkana, Texas, police arrested a third suspect last week in the Nov. 9 shooting of a local father and husband in the family’s Texarkana, Texas, apartment. Kentraile Collins Jr., 17, was arrested Aug. 13 on a charge of capital murder…
A local doctor accused of operating a pill mill in the Texarkana area is scheduled for trial in January. Lonnie Joseph Parker, 55, is scheduled to face a jury Jan. 19 in the Texarkana Division of the Western District of…
