TEXARKANA, Texas – The Texas A&M University-Texarkana community is navigating a period of profound grief following the recent passing of two students, Michael Pritchard and Aiden Villarreal. University officials released statements honoring both men, who were each nearing the completion…
The Texarkana, Texas Fire Department is investigating a fatal structure fire that occurred late last night in the 1800 block of West 7th Street. The incident resulted in the deaths of two occupants. Upon arriving at the scene, fire crews…
TEXARKANA, Texas – A Texarkana man accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl is being held in the Bowie County jail with bail totaling $1.45 million for six counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child and a single count…
Hooters has announced it will be closing its Texarkana location after nearly 20 years on Sunday. According to a social media post by a Hooters manager, the Texarkana location will be closed for good on Sunday. The location on State…
TEXARKANA, Texas – A former Texarkana police officer accused of sexually abusing a teen girl during ridealongs in 2024 was scheduled for a September jury trial Monday at a pretrial hearing in Bowie County. Zackary Taylor Gilley, 33, appeared Monday…
Friday afternoon at the Red River Athletic Conference Track and Field Championships hosted by Xavier University in New Orleans, LA, one of the members of the Texas A&M University-Texarkana Track and Field team suffered a medical emergency during a competition…
NEW BOSTON, Texas – A Bowie County jury on Thursday found a man who wasconvicted of sexually abusing a 16-year-old child in 2011 guilty of threefelonies in connection with a 16-year-old he molested in 2022 andrecommended three life sentences. Gary…
TEXARKANA, Ark. – Eight South Judicial District Prosecutor Connie Mitchell has determined that law enforcement officers were justified in the use of deadly force in connection with an April fatal shooting of a Texarkana man. The Arkansas State Police (ASP)…
TEXARKANA, AR — The Texarkana Advertising and Promotion (A&P) Commission moved forward with several major tourism initiatives during their latest meeting, headlined by the approval of funding for a national fishing tournament and preliminary discussions for a high-profile country music…
Dean Baldwin Painting is expanding to Texarkana, Arkansas, with a new aircraft painting facility expected to employ 150 to 160 workers, the company and Texarkana Regional Airport announced this week. The company unveiled the expansion at MRO Americas 2026, an…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A local man has been charged with two counts of child endangerment in connection with a crash last month that began as a dispute involving family members at a yard sale in Texarkana. Aniceto Salais Martinez, 50, is being…
TEXARKANA, Texas – A Texarkana man was sentenced to a decade in federal prison this week for possessing a sizable cache of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking. Kenneth Deantrious Collins appeared for sentencing on Wednesday before U.S. District Judge…
Richard Markeil “Lucky” Henson, one of two men convicted in the 2003 robbery and killing of three employees at the Texarkana Outback Steakhouse, has been denied parole. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles cited the brutality of the crime…
A 46-year-old man was killed Sunday evening during an officer-involved shooting on State Highway 296 east of Texarkana, according to Arkansas State Police. Tommy Ray Sevier was shot after he exchanged gunfire with a Texarkana, Arkansas, Police Department officer during…
BOWIE COUNTY, Texas–A man who received a 10-year probation for manslaughter last year in the 2023 death of a Texarkana motorist has been ordered to serve a 20-year prison sentence for the crime because of a reckless driving arrest involving…
