Today at 5 p.m. the Texarkana Arkansas police department responded to the 3500 block of Garland Avenue in reference to a shots fired call. Upon arrival the victim was located and transported for medical attention. The investigation revealed that an…
Bowie County Emergency Operations Center reports a total of 391 positive COVID-19 cases, with 186 recoveries and 28 deaths. There are currently 177 active cases being traced in Bowie County. Cass County has a total 62 cases with 35 recovered…
A former correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Institution in Texarkana has been charged with violating federal bribery laws. James Thompson allegedly accepted money from inmates and brought them contraband in exchange, according to an information filed last week in…
The Arkansas State Police is searching for a murder suspect who is believed to have shot a killed a Howard County woman this morning. The state police Criminal Investigation Division is coordinating the crime scene investigation while Highway Patrol ground…
The number of COVID-19 patients in the Texarkana and surrounding region has increased significantly in the past weeks, resulting in rising hospitalizations. Like area residents, we are concerned about this trend. First, we want to assure our community we have…
A Bowie County grand jury has indicted a man for intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault in connection with a major accident in Texarkana, Texas, on May 1. Kendrick Sauls, 21, was originally charged with two counts of intoxication assault but…
A Texarkana, Ark. man was killed in a motorcycle crash on East Street in Texarkana Tuesday. According to an Arkansas State Police Fatal Crash Summary, 50-year-old Phillip Burnett, was pronounced dead on scene. According to the crash summary, Burnett was…
A man who allegedly streamed live on Facebook as he drove around Texarkana looking for a police officer to kill pleaded not guilty Tuesday to attempted capital murder of a peace officer. Aaron Swenson, 36, appeared from a live feed…
Prosecutors in Miller County have charged a Longview, Texs, man with second-degree sexual assault for alleged misconduct with a 5-year-old girl. Kevin Eugene Armstrong, 51, allegedly assaulted the girl in Texarkana, Ark., and Longview, according to a probable cause affidavit.…
On July 2-3 the Miller County Sheriff’s Office, after consultation with the Arkansas Department of Health, conducted facility wide testing for COVID-19. All persons incarcerated, along with all employees at the Sheriff’s Complex received tests provided by the Arkansas Department…
One person was killed in an early morning house fire in Texarkana, Arkansas. According to a Texarkana, Arkansas Fire Department Battalion Chief on scene, the fire was caused by an electrical problem in the home. TAFD was dispatched to the…
TEXAKANA, TX—Overnight, four additional COVID deaths occurred in Bowie County; three of those deaths were Bowie County residents. Bowie County Emergency Operations Center reports a total of 301 positive COVID-19 cases, with 119 recoveries and 22 deaths. Cass County has…
NEW BOSTON, Texas: A Texarkana pastor was sentenced Thursday to five life sentences plus 220 years for 16 counts of child sexual abuse. Logan Wesley III, 56, was found guilty by a jury in Bowie County of five counts of…
Two Texarkana restaurants announced today that they will be temporarily closing after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. Hopkins Icehouse downtown location and Benchmark American Brasserie will both be closing after an employee tested positive. Benchmark says they will be…
Two Bowie County Correctional Officers are in custody after being investigated for an alleged excessive use of force incident. According to a press release, On June 30, 2020 the Bowie County Sheriff’s Office was notified by the administrative staff of…
