Texarkana Texas Police have arrested 27-year-old Joseph Whitley Jr. of Texarkana Arkansas and charged him with Aggravated Robbery. According to Texarkana, Texas Police Department Whitley was one of two subjects involved in a purse snatching that occurred in the parking…
Two suspects involved in shooting at a DEA agent in Little Rock late last night were arrested early Thursday morning in central Texas. Texarkana area officers were alerted by Little Rock Police a little after 1 a.m. that a suspect…
A Bowie County jury on Wednesday sentenced Delbert Dewayne Sisemore to 45 years for for breaking into a Texarkana home and threatening a woman with a gun. According to Assistant District Attorney Kelley Crisp Sisemore was sentenced to 45 years…
In light of the Supreme Court’s ruling on Friday that same-sex marriage is protected by the U.S. Constitution, the Texas attorney general’s office has conceded a separate legal challenge to the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. That challenge had been left…
The Texarkana Arts and Historic District committee has commissioned local artist Arthur Pletcher to update the Scott Joplin mural in downtown Texarkana located on the Norton & Wood Law Firm building facing the Perot Theatre and 3rd Street on the…
ATLANTA — The Texas Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD), has reopened US 59/71 at the Red River between Texarkana, TX and Ashdown, AR. The highway has been closed since Friday, June 26,…
A man accused of breaking into two houses and threatening a homeowner with a gun is expected to testify today in his trial for aggravated robbery. Delbert Dewayne Sisemore pleaded guilty to burglary of a habitation and possession of less…
Two suspects recently arrested by Mount Pleasant Police for allegedly coordinating shipments of heroin from Mexico to the Eastern seaboard have been indicted by a federal grand jury. According to Mount Pleasant Police Department 37-year-old Ivet Manrique-Banda and 22-year-old Edgar…
According to Texarkana, Texas Police Department the man pictured was allegedly involved in a theft recently at Lowe’s. Police are asking for you to call them if you recogiznie him. Contact TTPD at 903-798-3116 or CrimeStoppers at 903-793-STOP. TTPD asks…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with Texas abortion providers and temporarily put on hold a ruling that would have closed 10 of the state’s 19 abortion facilities. Abortion restrictions passed by the Texas Legislature in 2013 — and…
According to Bowie County Clerk Tina Petty her office intends to issue same-sex marriage license. This comes in the wake of Friday’s historic 5-4 Supreme Court decision that States can not keep same-sex couples from marrying. According to Petty her…
Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Kevin Bolton, age 39, of Gurdon, Arkansas, pleaded guilty today to one count of Kidnapping Resulting in Death. The Honorable Susan O. Hickey accepted the change of…
The Texas Department of Transportation brought its “Talk, Text, Crash” campaign to Texarkana on Monday to urge drivers to put down the phone and minimize distractions or else run the risk of crashing. Across the state in 2014, there were…
The Fourth of July is one of America’s favorite holidays. And why not? Families and friends gather to celebrate our country with food, parades, parties, picnics and fireworks. And yet there is a very dark side to this great holiday.…
Highway 71 remains closed despite the Red River cresting 5 feet below the record crest in early June. According to the National Weather Service the Red River has crested and is now on the fall in the Texarkana area. NWS forecasts…
