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Several overpasses near New Boston Texas in Bowie County are closed this morning after an oversized load traveling eastbound on Interstate 30 struck the FM 993 and the Red Bayou Road overpasses causing damage to both structures. I-30 Traffic was reduced to one lane for a number of hours while damage assessments were made and debris was cleared...

Texarkana Arkansas Police have identified a suspect they allege held up a store over the weekend.  30 year old Johnny Hall is an escapee from a Mississippi Corrections Facility.  He is described as a white male 6’ 3” tall around 175 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes...

Texarkana, Texas Police worked a fatality accident during the noon hour at the Intersection of Summerhill Road and Mall Drive. The investigation and the clearing of the wreckage is underway. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Texarkana, Arkansas City Board of Directors meets tonight at city hall beginning at 6:30 p...

Texarkana, Texas councilmember Bob Bruggeman announced plans today to run for Texas-side Mayor. Bruggeman has been on the city council since 2005. Bruggeman says he wants to continue the growth and progress in the city. As for a new city manager, the candidate says besides being knowlegable in the workings of city government, experience in finances would be desirably and the new city manager would

Texarkana Arkansas Police have arrested a Lewisville, Arkansas woman in connection with fraud at local financial institutions. Authorities began an investigation in January concerning 40 year old Melissa Goza . The suspect allegedly entered several establishments and made fraudulent withdrawals of cash...

$3 million dollars  bond  has been set for a Bowie County Texas Teen charged as an adult in connection with the deaths of a Texarkana area woman and her two children last May. Rachel Nicole Pittman remains in the Bi-State Justice Center Jail...

Vice President Joe Biden in North Texas for some Private Democratic Fundraising events. One was reportedly held in the DeKalb area of Bowie County and the other two in the Fort Worth Area. Despite the fact that Texas is a solidly so-called Red State in the Republican Column, Democrats still do a lot of fundraising in the Lone Star State...

Americans incomes are up in the latest Figures released by the U.S. Commerce Department. Figures show personal incomes rose by 0.5% in December, the most since last March. For all of 2011 inflation adjusted incomes rose just 0.9% less than the modest 1...