PINE BLUFF, Ark., — Escaped murderer Timothy Buffington on Saturday managed to take a hostage and break into a house that sits on prison grounds, arming himself with a shotgun and a backpack of extra ammo. Buffington was a trusty…
TTPD Press Release – On June 24, 2014 at approximately 12:30pm Texarkana Texas Police Officers were advised by Texarkana Arkansas Police Officers that the suspect in a hit and run accident from their town was seen fleeing west into the…
Texarkana, Arkansas Police Department allowed TXK Today to ride along with an officer today. Officer Rochelle was kind enough to let me tag along behind him most of the day and here is a glimpse at what we did. 1.…
7:00 P.M. Monday | At approximately 7:00 pm, TTPD and TTFD responded to a four vehicle collision on I-30 Westbound in front of the Travel Center just across the Texas State Line. According to the driver in the front, a car…
Red Lick, Texas – Around 1:45 pm this afternoon, a helicopter owned by EagleMed made an emergency landing in soybean field on Barkman Farms on FM 2253 about one mile west of State Highway 559. The helicopter made the landing…
PINE BLUFF, Ark., — Murderer Timothy Buffington reportedly grabbed a female hostage and a shotgun – with extra ammunition – when he escaped prison Saturday night. The unidentified woman, however, was able to escape his grasp on Sunday. A convicted…
3:00 A.M. Monday | Much of New Boston was left dark after an eighteen wheeler rolled over on highway 8 about half a mile north of New Boston. Highway 8 is closed at interstate and all traffic is being detoured…
Texarkana has a long and interesting history. It’s not many cities that are divided into two separate states and still manage to carry on a mutual admiration and respect for one another. Well, except when high school football season rolls…
6:00 P.M. Sunday | Texarkana Arkansas Fire Department responded to a call from a TAPD officer that a car was on fire in the parking lot of Starbucks on State Line Ave.. TAFD was quickly on scene and had the…
PINE BLUFF, Ark., — A convicted murderer serving a 20-year sentence walked away from a work detail Saturday evening in Pine Bluff just 150 miles outside of Texarkana. The Arkansas Department of Corrections, Pine Bluff Unit, has notified law enforcement…
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION – PINE BLUFF ADC records show that Buffington was convicted in Logan County of first degree murder in 1999 and is serving a 20 year sentence.
For June 22-28, 2014 Bowie County IH 30 – At Weaver Creek Relief, repairing bridge. US 59 – At FM 989 (Kings Highway), reconstructing intersection replacing asphalt pavement with concrete. Traffic restricted to one lane each direction. Expect traffic delays.…
The Faith Love and Hope Youth Corp. sponsored its 13th annual “NFL Weekend” fundraiser beginning with a golf tournament Friday morning with some 50 golfers in attendance. Organizer Rose Warfield-McGill, executive director of the corporation, said the numbers were a…
12:30 A.M. Friday | Hannah Shumaker and Jennifer O’Neal were looking at new cars at Gregg Orr Auto on Mall Drive when they heard a kitten meowing. At first they thought it was a woman screaming. It turned out the…
6:00 P.M. Thursday June 19, 2014 | Liberty Eylau & Redwater Volunteer Fire Department, LifeNet, & Texas DPS responded to a major one vehicle ejection accident at Clear Springs Road & Trexler Road. There were reported to be six passengers…
