On Sunday, December 18, 2016, at approximately 01:00 p.m. two female correction officers were attacked by an inmate within the Miller County Detention Center. Both correction officers were transported to Wadley Hospital for injuries sustained during the attack. According to…
A former Army officer who once tried to blame his sexual abuse of children in Colorado on his twin brother, has been indicted in a child sexual abuse case in Bowie County, Texas. Aaron Gregory Lucas, 35, is currently serving…
A fire at a residence in Wake Village, Texas, in May has led to a three-count, child endangerment indictment for a local woman. Latasha Bannister, 38, allegedly left her three children, ages 10, 6 and 3 years, alone May 30…
AEP Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO), submitted a request today to the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) to increase the company’s Texas rates by approximately $69 million annually. If approved, new rates could go into effect in mid-to-late 2017.…
A Simms, Texas, man accused of shooting and then driving the victim to a Texarkana emergency room was indicted Thursday by a Bowie County grand jury. Barry Kendall Green, 35, faces five to 99 years or life in prison if…
A Texarkana man accused of running over and killing his wife while under the influence of methamphetamine appeared before a Miller County judge Tuesday. Lucas Connor McCarley, 35, has been in jail since his arrest March 3 in connection with…
New Boston, Texas: A Bowie County judge sentenced a Texarkana, Texas, man to 20 years in prison Tuesday at the end of a short bench trial. In a bench trial, the judge decides if a defendant is guilty and determines…
New Boston, Texas–A Texas prison inmate accused of capital murder in the beating death of a guard at the Barry Telford Unit during the summer of 2015 appeared in court Friday morning. Jury selection in the capital murder trial of…
TEXARKANA, TEXAS – A Texarkana Texas woman has died after being involved in a motor vehicle crash earlier this week. Christina Pettit, 36, died last night at Parkland Hospital in Dallas. [su_survey] Texarkana Texas Police responded to a motor vehicle…
A 73-year-old Fouke, Ark., man was sentenced to a total 300 years Wednesday by a Miller County jury in a child pornography case. [su_survey] Ronald Antoniello denied he has ever touched a child sexually and claimed his interest in child…
On Friday, December 2nd, 2016, The United States Attorney’s Office, Western District of Arkansas, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, recognized many Federal, State, and Local law enforcement officers for their outstanding work in recent law enforcement operations. Officer Rick Cockrell was recognized…
A jury of Miller County citizens is scheduled to hear closing arguments Wednesday morning in the trial of a 73-year-old Fouke, Ark., man accused of possessing a large collection of child pornography. Ronald Antoniello is charged with 30 counts of…
The Interstate 30 westbound ramp at exit 213 at Leary will be closed during the daylight hours Wednesday thru Friday of this week, Dec 7- 9. Work will be conducted on the pavement on FM 2253 during the day and…
On Friday, December 2 at 5:55 p.m., Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers responded to two separate crashes on US Highway 82. The preliminary crash investigation indicates that a pedestrian was struck by a 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis after running…
TEXARKANA, TEXAS – The Texarkana Texas Police Department has experienced a recent upsurge in burglaries and is asking for citizen assistance in preventing more from occurring. The majority of the forty-six burglaries reported in Texarkana Texas during November were in…
