A Bowie County grand jury indicted a Redwater, Texas, man Wednesday accused of beating his mother with a baseball bat and slitting her throat. Dakoda Leeves Dodd, 22, became the subject of a manhunt after a guest of Dodd’s mother…
Beginning in July 2017, the City of Texarkana, Texas will work in conjunction with Tatum Excavating Company (TEC) to dredge the Spring Lake Park Pond. The project is part of the City’s current Capital Improvement Plan and is estimated to…
A 10-year-old Texarkana girl drowned in the Red River in Oklahoma Saturday evening, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. The OHP says the girl from Texarkana, Texas was not wearing a life jacket when she slipped and went under while…
A Lafayette County Arkansas woman is in custody for animal cruelty charges after dozens of neglected and dead pets were found in her home. According to an animal rescue organization involved with the case, on Tuesday the 8th Judicial District…
A former producer of the Dr. Phil Show is accused of stealing video of the show’s star, in a federal copyright infringement lawsuit filed Thursday in Texarkana, Texas. The suit, filed on behalf of Peteski Productions Inc., the company which…
Texarkana, Texas Police is investigating a shooting that occurred at a residence in 2300 block of West 17th Street. Officers were dispatched to Wadley Regional Medical Center at 7:47 last night after two men were brought to the emergency room…
The body of Ryan Shane Johnson, 21, of Fouke was found just after noon Thursday in the Sulphur River near Smith Park. First responders have been searching since he disappeared while wading in the river with friend Tuesday evening. On…
A man required to register as a sex offender because of sexual misconduct with a 10-year-old is accused of failing to register as a sex offender in Miller County. Thomas Melvin Schermerhorn, 48, is required to register and must notify…
Little River County Sheriff’s Office is searching for Arion D. Walker of Texarkana for outstanding felony warrants, according to a press release. Walker is wanted for Residential Burglary, Commercial Burglary, Breaking and Entering, Theft of Property, and Criminal Mischief, all felony…
Texarkana, Texas Police arrested Bobbie Slater, 28, of Maud Texas for Forgery after she attempted pay for her purchases with “movie money” at a local convenience store. Officers were dispatched to the EZ Mart in the 2800 block of Richmond…
Four Texarkana men who allegedly used stolen pickups to smash a pawn shop store front on consecutive days in December have been charged with multiple felonies by prosecutors in Miller County. Davarski Ladarin Bradley, 21, Jucquian Martez Tyson, 20, Phillip…
First responders from across the Ark-La-Tex are searching for a man that went missing in the Sulphur River near Smith Park Tuesday evening. According to officials three people were wading in the Sulphur River Tuesday evening when one of them…
Miller County deputies have made arrests and returned property in two separate crimes. On May 16, 2017, deputies responded to a day time burglary in the 2900 block of Miller County Road 70, where numerous tools and collectables were stolen.…
During their recent end-of-year celebration, Texarkana Independent School District named Cynthia E. Gauntt as Elementary Teacher of the Year and Franshicka Banks-Brown as Secondary Teacher of the Year. Both now move forward for consideration as Region VIII Teacher of the…
A woman who pocketed more than $70,000 in funds belonging to her former employer pleaded guilty Monday before a judge in Bowie County. Latisha Nicole Jenkins McMurry, 33, appeared Monday morning before 102nd District Judge Bobby Lockhart for a plea…
