Anglers in both Texas and Arkansas will be able to cast their lines without a fishing license this weekend, as both states celebrate Free Fishing Days. In Texas, Free Fishing Day falls on Saturday, June 7, when anyone can fish…
There’s been an arrest made in last month’s murder of 21-year-old Jaylen Betts. Over the weekend, 24-year-old Benjamin Brem was taken into custody in Houston on several Texarkana arrest warrants. Detective Casey Schmidt was able to figure out who was…
Beginning July 1, 2025, major changes are coming to the way Texas handles temporary license plates, as part of a sweeping effort to crack down on fraudulent paper tags. House Bill 718, passed during the 88th Legislative Session in 2023,…
TEXARKANA, USA – Residents and visitors alike can expect a packed slate of activities and entertainment this Memorial Day weekend, May 23–25, 2025, as Texarkana rolls out a full lineup of local events, live music, and family fun across both…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A Texarkana woman charged with aggravated assault allegedly told police that the man she is accused of putting in the hospital following a knife attack stabbed himself in the back before crashing into an air conditioning unit at a…
TEXARKANA, Ark. – A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that occurred Sunday night at Village Park South Apartments in Texarkana, Arkansas. Randy L. Page Jr. was taken into custody on May 21, 2025, following the…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A suspect in the stabbing last month of a Texarkana man is being held in the Bowie County jail with bail at $125,000. Yahir Barboza-Valerio, 22, shoved a blade into the abdomen of a man who stopped his SUV…
Texarkana Man Charged With Negligent Homicide In Crash Death Of Hope Woman HOPE, Ark–A Texarkana, Texas, man is facing charges of negligent homicide and driving while intoxicated, third or more, in connection with a single-vehicle crash last June that took…
Texarkana’s pickleball community is getting organized. A new group, the Texarkana Pickleball Club, is officially forming to support and grow the rapidly expanding sport in the area. For just $25 a year, members of the club will gain access to…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A Texarkana man indicted for murder in connection with the death of a fellow inmate at the Telford Unit had been convicted by a Bowie County jury just months before the killing to a decade in prison for…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A Bowie County jury recommended a sentence of life plus 45 years Thursday for a Texarkana man they convicted of assault and deadly conduct on Wednesday. Brioni Sevon Dansby, 38, will serve the terms at the same time,…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A Mount Pleasant, Texas, man was sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison Monday for possessing more than 600 images depicting the sexual abuse of children. Rodolfo Trejo, 32, appeared for sentencing Monday before U.S. District Judge…
First Watch restaurant has filed plans with the State of Texas for plans to open a location at the old Texas Roadhouse location in Texarkana. According to the filing the work will consist of new interior partitions, new HVAC, electrical…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A man who allegedly assaulted another last week with a green-handled hatchet reportedly told police he attacked because the alleged victim “pissed him off.” Michael Keith Gerrity, 67, was reportedly pushing a cart filled with his belongings when police…
The Texarkana Arkansas Police Department (TAPD) has made an arrest in connection with a daytime shooting that occurred last Friday near East 32nd and Laurel Street. Peterios Davidson, 18, has been charged with Aggravated Assault and Battery in the First…
