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An argument between two men leaves one dead and another behind bars. Texarkana Arkansas Police say 43 year old Frank Duggan was shot to death allegedly by his 19 year old stepson Kenon Strange Saturday night after the two got into an argument at their home on Meadows Road...

The Unemployment rate has dropped from 9% in October to just 8.6% in November. The Labor Department says that 120,000 jobs were added last month. However the news is tempered by the fact that the rate also dropped because some people simply gave up on finding a job, which means they are no longer counted in the unemployment numbers...

The Annual Bramlett  Beans & Cornbread Fundraiser is today from 11am to 1pm at the Southwest Center in Texarkana, Texas. The cost for lunch including tea, coffee, and dessert is only $5 per person or six non perishable food items. The money and food items donated at the lunch go toward food baskets to the truly needy families in the Texarkana area and is a joint effort between the Texarkana Wa

A campus celebration and steel signing event occurred yesterday in Texarkana, Arkansas for a new two year college facility. The University of Arkansas Community College in Hope is putting in a satellite campus on East 54th street. Dignitaries from around the area and the state were on hand for the ceremony including Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe...

A campus celebration and  steel signing is on tap today. The University of Arkansas Community College at Hope is holding the event for the new instructional facility that is being built in Texarkana, Arkansas. This facility is the first off campus instructional facility for UACCH...

Local law enforcement authorities are looking for a bank robber. The FBI and the Texarkana Arkansas Police are investigating the holdup that occurred yesterday around 2:30 at the Bancorp South in the 2200 block of North State Line Avenue...

Texarkana Texas City Council to meet tonight. The council will take up various issues, including appointing two board members to the River Bend Water District. Also during an executive session the panel will  discuss the search process and qualifications as they begin the process of hiring a new City Manager...

Shop, shop, shop. That is what retailers around the area hope you are doing this holiday weekend. The Black Friday Frenzy officially kicks off the Christmas Shopping Season. Retailers are hoping for at least a 3% increase over last year...

Law enforcement wants you to be safe this Thanksgiving Holiday. Drive the speed limit, buckle your seat belts, make sure children are properly secured in their safety seats and don’t drink and drive. The Triple A predicts 42.5 million people will be traveling 50 miles or better this Holiday Weekend which would be a 4% increase over last year...

3RD Quarter GDP was 2.0%. The revised figure today from the Commerce Department on the economic growth of the country in the June through September quarter. The government says businesses cut back on restocking shelves over the summer, but growth in this 4th quarter may improve is businesses forsee more demand and restock their shelves...

The Texarkana Arkansas City Board meets tonight. The meeting begins at 5:30 with a City Budget Workshop followed by a Texarkana Water Utilities Workshop at 6:30 and the regular board of directors meeting at 7pm. The public is invited to attend the open portions of tonights meetings at city hall...

A tragic plane crash in Arkansas. Authorities say the crash west of Little Rock has claimed the lives of the Oklahoma State Womens Basketball coach and a assitant coach along with the pilot and another passenger. Killed in the plane crash Head Basketball Coach Kurt Budke and assistant Miranda Serna...