City asks business owners to review handicap accessible parking
TEXARKANA, TEX- Recent citizen concerns have led the City of Texarkana, Texas to a renewed focus on handicap accessible parking requirements for businesses within city limits.
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Accident Sends Motorcyclist To Hospital 7th & Summerhill [VIDEO]
10:45 A.M. Tuesday | According to the traffic investigators, both the motorcycle and a Ford Pickup were eastbound on West 7th Street. The truck attempted to make a turn from the inside lane across the path of the motorcycle. [AdSense-A] To…
Fire Responds to Smoking Police Car at Sonic
12:30 P.M. Tuesday | Texarkana Texas Fire Department responded to Sonic on Richmond Rd. for a disabled smoking Texarkana Texas Police Patrol Vehicle. According to radio traffic the officer was having car problems and they pulled into Sonic where the…
Two Vehicle Fire Under Investigation
2:00 A.M. Tuesday | Texarkana 911 received a call that a vehicle was fire in the 1400 block of Jenkins St. The caller advised that the fire may have been set on purpose. Texarkana, Texas Fire Department was quickly…
Major 3 Vehicle Accident Involving Motorcycle I-30 at I-49
5:15 P.M. Monday | A three vehicle accident involving a motorcycle on I-30 near the I-49 bridge in Arkansas had traffic backed up for a few hours this afternoon. The accident involved a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, a Hummer and a Subaru.…
Texarkana Arkansas Mayor Wayne Smith Will Not Seek Reelection
Texarkana Arkansas Mayor N. Wayne Smith called for a special meeting Monday before the city Board of Directors meeting to announce that he will not seek re-election for mayor of Texarkana Arkansas.
Single Vehicle Rollover Accident 151 & Buchanan Rd.
5:15 P.M. Monday | Texarkana, Texas Police Department and Fire Department along with LifeNet responded to a single vehicle rollover accident on the Buchanan Rd. exit ramp from 151. It appears the accident may have been caused by a tire blow…
Mayor Wayne Smith calls special meeting
Texarkana, Ark. Mayor Wayne Smith has announced a press conference for 6 pm at the Texarkana, Ark., Board of Directors meeting room. This is 30 minutes before the regularly scheduled City Board meeting.
[Updated] Plane Diverted To Texarkana Regional Airport For Precautionary Reasons [VIDEO]
10:25 A.M. Monday | A King Air airplane diverted into Texarkana Regional Airport for precautionary measures. Stephen Luebbert, the Airport Director, stated that the airplane diverted for high heat in the cabin. A Texarkana Regional Airport Fire truck responded quickly with…
More Than 100 rabies cases reported in Arkansas
Arkansas health officials have confirmed over 100 cases of rabies in Arkansas so far this year. The second peak season for rabies is just about to begin, the first being in March and April.
Man On Bridge Taken Into Custody
TEXARKANA, Texas–Texarkana, Texas Police Officers responded to a call of a man threatening to jump off the Summerhill Road overpass of Interstate 30 at approximately 9:15pm on August 2nd, 2014. [AdSense-A] Officers were advised that a 45 year old white…
De Kalb woman sustains injuries during alleged domestic violence assault, man on the run
De Kalb, Texas – A woman, bleeding from head injuries reportedly sustained in a fight with her boyfriend, ran to a local business at 6 a.m. Saturday to telephone police saying she had been beaten. “She called us from outside the…
Rollover Ejection Accident Causes Delays on Interstate 30 at Leary
[AdSense-A] 2:30 P.M. Friday | Hooks first responders, Bowie County Sheriff’s Officers, Texas DPS, and LifeNet were on scene of a rollover accident that ejected the driver. The car was traveling westbound when they made contact for an unknown reason…
Two Car Accident Richmond & Robinson With Infant Onboard
3:30 P.M. Friday | Police, Fire, and LifeNet were on scene of a two vehicle accident at the intersection of Richmond Rd. and Robinson Rd.
TTFD Responds To Three Vehicle Accident 7th & Main
1:00 P.M. Friday | Texarkana Texas Police and Fire along with LifeNet were on scene of a three vehicle major accident at 7th & Main in front of Cal Williams Motor Co. The cause of the accident or the condition of…