The earliest stage of jury selection in the capital murder trial of a Texas prison inmate accused of beating a correctional officer to death at the Telford Unit in New Boston, Texas, began this week. More than 300 potential jurors…
A Miller County jury imposed a $10,000 fine, the maximum allowed, after finding a man guilty of manslaughter in connection with an August 2015 confrontation at the Electric Cowboy in Texarkana, Ark., but did not order any prison time. The…
Texarkana area first responders switched radio systems last weekend causing scanners across the area to remain silent. Texarkana first responders are now working on two different systems, the Arkansas Wireless Information Network (AWIN) and a new Texas DPS system. The…
Trial began Wednesday for a Broken Bow, Okla., man accused of manslaughter in the death of a man who suffered a fatal head injury at the Electric Cowboy bar in Texarkana, Ark., in 2015. Taylor Caz Rogers, 27, faces three…
Two people have been arrested for multiple drug violations after police discovered an apartment that was actively selling narcotics, while they were investigating recently vehicle burglaries. According to Wake Village Detective Todd Aultman, while conducting a concentrated investigation into recent…
The Texarkana, Texas City Council will set an end date for the contract of City Manager John Whitson at a meeting Friday. The meeting will start at 5:30 p.m. with a closed session followed by a public portion. Two items…
According to Texarkana, Texas Police the woman pictured was involved in the theft of $2,000 worth of tires that were paid for using a stolen credit card. In early June, a local car dealership received a call from a woman…
A woman convicted last year of helping a Tennessee runaway come to Texarkana, Ark., to work as a prostitute was sentenced to nine years in prison Tuesday. Ashley Elizabeth Hatfield, 29, was sentenced in Miller County to a six-year term…
The Texarkana Texas Police Department is investigating a series of overnight robberies that appear to have been committed by the same men. Officers were dispatched to the Arista Apartment, located at 3515 Arista, where two victims advised that they were…
Arkansas State Troopers are routinely the primary first responders across Arkansas involving incidents of substance abuse and addiction. Now they have a new tool to combat the ever increasing crisis that is Opioid overdose. The U.S. Office of the Attorney…
An 18-year-old Karnack, Texas, man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to aggravated sexual assault of a child in Bowie County. J’Rome Shepard, who is related to the victim, was visiting the girl’s family at…
The Texarkana, Arkansas Police Dept. is asking for assistance with identifying the subject responsible for an armed robbery. In the early morning hours of Saturday, the subject in the attached photographs entered the E-Z Mart at 4524 N. Stateline armed…
Several new Arkansas laws go in to effect today. Act 706 The Arkansas texting and driving law, also known as Paul’s Law, now allows a fine of up to $250 for the first offense. The law prohibits writing, ending or…
An 18-year-old Texarkana woman accused of running into a man as he checked his mail in May is back in jail for violating the conditions of her $15,000 bond. Angela Dawn Cox is charged with failure to stop and render…
TEXARKANA, TEX- The City of Texarkana, Texas Parks and Recreation Department will be temporarily closing the Rotary Splash Pad on Monday, July 31 and Tuesday, August 1st for general maintenance. The Rotary Splash Pad will reopen on Wednesday, August 2nd,…
