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Wreck Snarling Traffic on Interstate 30

John Williams — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:16:49 +0000

Troopers are working a two vehicle injury accident involving two eighteen wheelers on Interstate 30 at Nash Texas.The accident in the westbound lane just past the Nash exit is backing up traffic. There was already repaving construction work going on in that area, so this accident is certainly making a mess of traffic [...]

New Boston Woman Arrested For Sending Ricin Laced Letters To President Obama And New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg

Jathan Fink — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 19:07:06 +0000

The media and officials have been searching for the person responsible for sending three ricin-laced letters to President Obama, New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg and the director of Mayors Against Illegal Guns since the notes were found during routine mail screenings in May. But now officials have now taken a culprit into custody. MSNBC [...]

Ashdown Schools to Close Early Today Because of Weather Concerns

John Williams — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:06:44 +0000

The Ashdown School District has decided to dismiss students early today because of the impending bad weather.The district will release students at 1:30 this afternoon. Parents can pick up there children at this time and the buses will run their regular routes at this time as well. The school officials were concerned about impending severe [...]

Boating Accident in Oklahoma Claims a Local Resident's Life

John Williams — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:07:55 +0000

A boating accident on Grand Lake in Northeastern Oklahoma has claimed two lives including a Texarkana resident. Authorities say William “Trey” Varner III of Texarkana, Arkansas was one of the two victims in the lake accident Tuesday afternoon in Oklahoma. Officials say several others on board were injured when the boat rammed into the back [...]

Rest In Peace George Jones

Kendra — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:22:52 +0000

I was so saddened to hear that George Jones passed away today. Most of my Facebook news feed is full of prayers and thoughts about his death and memories of the man. I grew up, like most of you, listening to country music. George Jones, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline, Barbara Mandrell, Loretta [...]

Billy Currington Indicted on Terroristic Threats in Georgia

Mario Garcia — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:07:57 +0000

Country star Billy Currington was indicted today (4/24) on charges of making terroristic threats against Charles Harvey Farrell. According to WSAV News in Savannah, Ga. the report states that Currington was not arrested after the incident in the waters off of Tybee Island along the Georgia shore. The terroristic threat charge alleges that Currington did [...]

Major Accidents Snarling Traffic on Interstate 30 in Bowie County

John Williams — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:04:54 +0000

The Texas Department of Public Safety is asking motorist to slow down and drive cautious on Interstate 30 in Bowie County in Northeast Texas after a series of major accidents.Authorities say if you can take Highway 82 or an alternate route between Texarkana and New Boston this morning that would be a good idea. The [...]

And the new Arkansas Head Football Coach Is….

Scott Mills — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:06:40 +0000

No, it’s not official yet. But, it appears Jeff Long has found his man and it’s going to surprise a few, errr, a lot of folks. It’s not Gundy. It’s not Gruden. It’s not Bobby Petrino. It’s Bret Bielema!! Wait? What!?!?! You know… he’s that guy, who has been coaching the Wisconsin Badgers the last [...]

I-30 Backed Up This Morning Due to Major Accident

John Williams — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:46:34 +0000

Interstate 30 in Miller County a mess this morning due to an accident involving serveral eighteen wheelers.The accident near the 12 mile marker between Texarkana and Hope westbound causing a big traffic problem this morning. The accident occured during windy, rainy conditions. Authorities recommend using Highway 67 instead of the Interstate for the next several [...]

Breaking News – Standoff in Malta

John Williams — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:36:50 +0000

Bowie county sheriff deputies trying to talk a woman out of a home off Highway 82 in Malta just west of New Boston. The situation has been going on for several hours. The person in the home had apparently fired a shotgun at something earlier and a male had received a very slight injury. No [...]

Breaking News:Hurricane Isaac Churns Toward New Orleans

Mario Garcia — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:22:45 +0000

The latest flight data from inside Isaac shows the storm now has maximum sustained winds of 75 mph. The storm was officially upgraded to a category one hurricane just moments ago. • FORECAST: The current forecast track places the center of the storm within 50 miles of New Orleans as a category 1 by late [...]

3 Killed in Shooting Near Texas A&M Campus [VIDEO]

Jathan Fink — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 20:44:09 +0000

Police report that at least one law enforcement officer and one civilian have been killed along with the gunman near the Texas A&M University’s campus. The gunman was shot prior to being brought into custody on Monday, says Assistant Chief Scott McCollum. The officer killed was a constable with Brazos County. A College Station police [...]

Texarkana Dog Park Contest – Find Out If We Won

Mimi — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 00:00:04 +0000

Did we win? Here are the results of all the hard work Texarkana put forth to win a $100,000 grant from Petsafe in the Bark For Your Park contest. Yes! We won! Texarkana is the winner of the 2012 Petsafe Bark For Your Park Contest. We have a $100,000 grant to build a dog park [...]

Breaking News: US Gymnast Gabby Douglas Makes History Winning Olympic Gold in Women's All-Around

KKYR- Kicker 102.5 — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:26:54 +0000

US Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas won perhaps the most coveted title in her sport when she took the gold medal in the women's all-around competition on Thursday in London, becoming the first African-American female gymnast to ever win individual Olympic gold.

Breaking News: Michael Phelps Shatters Olympics Record with 19th Career Medal

KKYR- Kicker 102.5 — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:59:48 +0000

Michael Phelps has managed to swim into history. Phelps set the record for most Olympic medals won by an individual when he picked up his 19th on Tuesday by leading the US to a gold in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay in London. It was the first gold medal of these Games for Phelps. Phelps has [...]

Breaking News – James Eagan Holmes Charged With Murder, Attempted Murder in Shootings [POLL]

Mario Garcia — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:12:38 +0000

The Associated Press is reporting today prosecutors from Colorado filed 24 counts of murder charges against James Eagan Holmes, who is accused of killing 12 people and injuring 58 others at an Aurora movie theater. In addition, prosecutors also filed 116 counts of attempted murder against the former neuroscience student, who police also said booby [...]

Tragedy at 'The Dark Knight Rises' Screening As Gunman Kills 12, Injures at Least 50

KKYR- Kicker 102.5 — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:36:15 +0000

At least 12 people were killed and 50 injured when someone went into an Aurora, Colorado movie theater during a midnight screening of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Friday morning, fired a smoke grenade and began shooting. Ten people died in the theater near the Aurora Mall and two more passed away in local hospitals. Initially, [...]

Flood Advisory for Texarkana

John Williams — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 20:30:16 +0000

The National Weather Service issued a Flood Advisory for Bowie County in Northeast Texas and Miller County in Southwest Arkansas.A Strong Thunderstorm was dropping rain by a rate of 2 inches per hour across the Texarkana Area with the heaviest on the Texas Side. This photo is of Oaklawn Shopping Center at Robison and New [...]

Breaking News: Trailer Fire On Interstate 30

Jathan Fink — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 20:28:35 +0000

We’ve received reports that a hay trailer caught fire on west bound I-30, just 20 miles east of Mount Pleasant. If you are traveling out of town toward Dallas, please be aware that there are traffic delays. It is reported that traffic is backed up for three miles as authorities put out the flames. It [...]

Overnight Fire at Ceder Ridge Apartments in Texarkana Causes Damage

John Williams — Tue, 22 May 2012 10:47:18 +0000

An overnight fire heavily damaged a handful of apartment units at the Ceder Ridge Apartments on Summerhill Road in Texarkana, Texas.The Texas-side fire department got the call around 3 a.m. and had to evacuate the complex while rescuing residents from the complex. The fire was brought under control and no serious injuries were reported. Several [...]