A New Boston, Texas, man facing charges of transporting and possessing child pornography pleaded not guilty before a federal judge in Texarkana this week. John Matthew Emerson, 35, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Caroline Craven for arraignment Tuesday in the…
On Tuesday September the 4th at 3:00 p.m. the Governor of Arkansas, Asa Hutchinson, and Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, will attend the REDI economic development announcement at the Federal Court House, located in downtown in Texarkana USA. According to…
TEXARKANA, TEXAS – The Texarkana Texas Police Department continues to investigate a three vehicle crash that claimed the life of Virginia Comer, 17, of Nash Texas on Wednesday afternoon. Officers were dispatched to the crash at 5:12 p.m. yesterday on…
NEW BOSTON, Texas: A Texarkana, Texas, man received both the maximum sentence and the maximum fine Wednesday for sexually abusing a young girl who lived near him in 2014 and 2015. Jimmy Lee Mathis, 64, was sentenced to life in…
A man and woman from Tennessee entered pleas of not guilty to charges of conspiracy to transport illegal aliens for financial gain at a hearing Tuesday before a federal judge in Texarkana. Gloria Esperanza Sosme, 25, and Leonel Sosme-Pucheta, 28,…
NEW BOSTON, Texas: A jury of six women and six men was selected Tuesday to decide the case of a 64-year-old Texarkana man accused of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in 2014 and 2015. Testimony is scheduled to begin Wednesday…
A Texarkana man entered pleas of not guilty Monday to charges stemming from the alleged sexual abuse of two girls. Cedric “Gunsmoke” Cooley, 56, appeared with Bowie County Public Defender Clayton Haas before 202nd District Judge John Tidwell on Monday…
A mistrial was declared Thursday in a Miller County rape trial after a jury of eight men and four women could not reach a unanimous verdict. Costello Byrd, 23, is accused of sexually assaulting a female relative while he was…
TEXARKANA, TEXAS – The Texarkana Texas Police Department arrested Jordan Galbert, 25, of Texarkana Texas for Injury to a Disabled Individual on Wednesday. Officers were originally dispatched to the area of W. 15th and Milam Streets in reference to an…
The defense in the trial of a 23-year-old Texarkana man accused of sexual misconduct as a teen with a younger female relative. The alleged victim, now 14, testified Tuesday that Costello Byrd repeatedly assaulted her in bunk beds at his…
TEXARKANA, Texas (Aug. 21, 2018) – After being open just shy of 15 years, Texarkana’s stand-alone Chick-fil-A at 2601 Richmond Rd. will close its doors Sept. 6 to be remodeled with the chain’s newest restaurant design which will increase the…
Testimony began Tuesday in the trial of a Texarkana man accused of raping a young girl when he was a teen. Costello Byrd, 23, was around the age of 13 or 14 when he allegedly crawled into bed with a…
Multiple RV’s were gutted Friday in a Fire at Payless Storage #2 on Hampton Rd in Texarkana. Texarkana, TX Fire Department responded to reports of a fire at the storage business around 1:15 p.m. Tuesday. When firefighters arrived on scene…
A fiery wreck has Interstate 30 eastbound lanes closed at the 219 mile marker between Texarkana and Nash. The wreck happened just after 9 a.m. when a truck rear-ended a semi-truck and caught fire. Texarkana, Texas Police & Fire, Texas…
A jury was chosen Monday afternoon to determine the fate of a 23-year-old Texarkana, Ark., man accused of sexually assaulting a girl when he was a teen and she was a young child. Costello Devonte Byrd was 14 and 15…
