The Texarkana Texas Police Department’s Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team recently completed a unique week long specialty training program at Fort Hood Army Base in Killeen, Texas. The focus of the training was in the planning and carrying out of high-risk arrest operations ranging from hostage rescues to barricaded persons and other scenarios.
The 2017 Heartwalk takes place Saturday morning from 8:00 am to 10:00 am at Spring Lake Park in Texarkana Texas. The Annual Heartwalk is hosted by the American Cancer Association of Arkansas.
The Texas Department of Public Safety reports that a single vehicle crash on Highway 67 in Texarkana claimed the life of Morgan Kyle Seals, 26, of Maud, Texas. An investigation into the accident will continue.
Stephanie Rice wowed audiences around the world with her recent performances on NBC’s The Voice. Stephanie will return to her hometown of Texarkana for a “Welcome Home Concert” at Scottie’s Grill on Friday, June 16.
The Texarkana Arkansas Police are seeking a suspect in a break-in at Joe’s Pizza & Pasta in downtown Texarkana. The man broke into the restaurant around 5:00 a.m. Wednesday morning. Can you recognize him in these photos?
The Miller County Sheriff’s Department has two men in custody after investigations into recent thefts, one in Garland and another near Fouke in Miller County. Dylan Thomas, 21, of Garland, Arkansas and Joshua Hanson, 36, of Fouke, Arkansas for residential burglary and theft of property.
Students at Texarkana’s Arkansas High School that participated in the concurrent credit program between Arkansas High School and UofA Texarkana to take college-level courses while still in high school have received their certificates of proficiency.
It is being reported that a Simms Texas house was leveled by an early morning explosion and tell us that two people were injured in the blast and have been transferred from Christus St. Michael’s in Texarkana to a burn center in Plano, Texas.
The Texarkana Arkansas Police Department will be out in force over the Memorial Day holiday weekend enforcing all traffic laws with extra attention to seatbelt use. ‘Click it or Ticket’ is a national seat belt campaign and will take place May 22 through June 4.
Victoria Brodski, 25, of Tulsa Oklahoma was only inside the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas less than 10 minutes on May 6 when she discovered a 2.65 carat gem that she has named the Michelangelo Diamond after the famed… Ninja Turtle!

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