TEXARKANA, TEXAS – The Texarkana Texas Police Department responded to a report of a vehicle underwater at Bringle Lake. Upon an investigation a Ford Mustang was located submerged. With assistance from the Bowie County Dive team, the vehicle was recovered…
The Bowie County Sheriff’s Office received information that an individual identified as Markelvin Lorenzo McHenry was involved in the distribution of methamphetamine. According to a press release, on Wednesday, McHenry was observed attempting to deliver methamphetamine at the EZ Mart…
A Miller County jury found a Texarkana, Ark., man guilty of murder Wednesday afternoon in a fatal 2016 shooting at a local nightclub and sentenced him to life in prison. LaJason Jaquize Coakley, 24, shot Montel Waller, 25, once in…
The Bowie County Dive Team located a submerged vehicle in Bringle Lake Monday afternoon. The vehicle was located at the end of the boat ramp near the dam. According to the Captain of the Bowie County Dive Team Lieutenant Todd…
The Bowie County Dive Team is currently searching Bringle Lake for a possible sunken vehicle. According to the Captain of the Bowie County Dive Team Lieutenant Todd Fore, they are searching for the vehicle at the request of Texarkana, Texas…
A Maud man has been arrested on multiple drug charges by Bowie County Sheriff’s Office. According to a press release, on Monday evening Deputy Shawn Martin stopped a black Ford truck for a traffic violation. The driver of this truck…
A jury of eight men and four women was selected Monday in the trial of a Texarkana man accused of murder stemming from a 2016 nightclub shooting. LaJason Jaquize Coakley, 24, is accused of shooting 25-year-old Montel Waller once in…
Multiple train cars derailed Sunday near the Texas-side Viaduct. According to first first responder radio traffic the tank cars are carrying crude oil. No evacuations have been ordered. No injuries were reported.
FULTON, AR (4-20) – Demolition of three spans of the old Interstate 30 Bridge over the Red River will require a brief closure of Interstate 30 and U. S. Highway 67 in southwest Arkansas early next week, according to Arkansas…
A Texarkana man accused of causing serious injuries to a woman by dragging her with his car was indicted Thursday by a Bowie County grand jury. Adonta Rashad Starks, 21, is accused of aggravated assault with serious bodily injury with…
A Bowie County grand jury handed down indictments Thursday for the parents of a 4-year-old boy who died last month of injuries consistent with being beaten and kicked. Benearl Lewis, 24, is facing a charge of capital murder in the…
An attorney rpresenting a former teacher facing criminal charges for allegedly filming boys in restrooms wants a Bowie County judge to move the trial to another jurisdiction. Shane Samuel Jones, 31, was arrested in November after allegedly being caught filming…
An 81-year-old Texarkana man was killed Monday in a wreck while driving in a funeral procession. According to an Arkansas State Police fatal accident report Royce Watson, 81, was pronounced dead upon arrival at Wadley Hospital. The accident happened at…
Bowie County Sheriff’s Office made a drug arrest Sunday on Interstate 30 near Hooks. According to a BCSO press release, Deputy Shawn Martin stopped a red Ford truck for a traffic violation on Interstate 30 in the Hooks area. The…
The National Weather Service has issued a Particularly Dangerous Situation Tornado Watch until 10 p.m. PDS tornado watches are issued when there is a higher than normal risk of multiple strong to violent tornadoes – especially those that are predicted to…
