ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — On Monday, June 23, 2025, Clark County Circuit Court Judge Blake Batson sentenced Christopher Trentell Penny, 29, of Arkadelphia, to 20 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections for felony Fleeing in a Vehicle Causing Danger. “Flight…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A Texarkana man accused of sexually assaulting a relative’s 14-year-old daughter is being held in the Bowie County jail with bond set at $150,000. Anthony Ladun “Pooh” Scott, 42, faces five to 99 years or life in prison if…
Authorities have identified Clyde Stephens II as the lone suspect in a double homicide that claimed the lives of Charles Beckham and Donna Culpepper on June 19, 2025. According to the Bowie County Sheriff’s Office, evidence collected at the scene,…
HOOKS, Texas–Bond has been set at $5.5 million for a Texarkana woman accused of causing her eight-month-old baby’s death by placing him in scalding water. Jatoria Renae Cleamons, 21, was booked into the Bowie County jail on Friday on charges…
DE KALB, Texas–Deputies in White County, Arkansas, arrested a suspect Monday in the shooting deaths of a man and woman whose bodies were discovered in the De Kalb, Texas, area of Bowie County on Thursday morning. Clyde Allen Stephens II…
A grim discovery in rural Bowie County has prompted a double homicide investigation after two people were found dead on a private property near DeKalb. According to the Bowie County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and the Simms Volunteer Fire Department responded…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has opened the application period for the 2025 public land alligator hunt, giving licensed Arkansas residents the rare opportunity to harvest one of the state’s most elusive reptiles. To apply,…
TEXARKANA, Ark–A former staff pharmacist for College Hill Pharmacy in Texarkana, Ark., has pleaded guilty to altering records to hide his theft of narcotics, including 1,500 methadone pills, from April 2023 to April 2024, according to federal court records filed…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A New Boston man has been charged with felony animal cruelty for allegedly shooting a woman’s dog and hiding it in a wooded area following a verbal argument, according to court documents filed this week in Bowie County.…
Texarkana, TX – Patients across Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana may soon lose in-network access to CHRISTUS Health doctors and hospitals if ongoing contract negotiations with a major insurance provider fall through. Blue Cross and Blue Shield announced that its current…
ASHDOWN, Ark–A 20-year-old man who allegedly said he would use a machete to kill an Ashdown teen has been charged with terroristic threatening and possession of sexually explicit matter involving a child in Little River County, according to records filed…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A man who was already required to register as a sex offender before being charged with distributing child sexual abuse material has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison by a federal judge in Texarkana. Kris Matthew…
A Bowie County grand jury on Thursday issued indictments for nine former Telford Unit staff members and 10 inmates who allegedly conspired to bring contraband into the New Boston, Texas, facility of the Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice. The former…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A Texarkana Texas Police Department patrolman arrested Monday evening for crimes including sexual assault of a child involving a 15-year-old girl was released Tuesday after posting a $600,000 bond. Zackary Taylor Gilley, 32, was placed on administrative leave just…
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…
