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Weather for 5-26 Today will be cloudy with a 80% chance of showers and thunderstorms. The high will be 79 with a low of 64. Published May. 26 2020 @ 2:56am

Bertram Brown, who led National Institute of Mental Health, dies Bertram S. Brown, a psychiatrist who led the National Institute of Mental Health in the 1970s and was once labeled the country's "top shrink" for helping senior government leaders through professional and personal problems, such as anxiety and depression, died May 14 at an assisted-living center in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. He was 89. by By Louie Estrada / The Washington Post Published May. 25 2020 @ 10:05pm

Jimmy Cobb, drummer for Miles Davis, dies Jimmy Cobb, a jazz drummer who helped drive Miles Davis' masterpiece "Kind of Blue," an album of transcendent lyricism and spontaneity that also became one of the top-selling jazz recordings of all time, died May 24 at his home in Manhattan. He was 91. by By Adam Bernstein / The Washington Post Published May. 25 2020 @ 10:02pm

Stormy weather Storm clouds roll by Beech Street First Baptist Church on Monday evening in downtown Texarkana, Ark. by Danielle Dupree Published May. 25 2020 @ 8:59pm

Virgin Orbit's new rocket fails launch LOS ANGELES: Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit failed Monday in its first test launch of a new rocket carried aloft by a Boeing 747 and released over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California. by Associated Press Published May. 25 2020 @ 8:55pm

Shooting on Mother's Day leads to two in custody TEXARKANA, Ark.: Two Mineral Springs, Ark., women are facing battery charges in Miller County in connection with the shooting of a third woman on Mother's Day. by Lynn LaRowe Published May. 25 2020 @ 8:22pm

Bakery owner keeps creative, through pandemic WAKE VILLAGE, Texas: Before becoming a bakery owner, Wake Village resident Beverly Daniels never thought she would one day have to re-arrange the front of her business to look like a bank teller's window. by Greg Bischof Published May. 25 2020 @ 8:21pm

Community library on rural road gets upgrade NEVADA COUNTY, Ark.: There was a time when the Sutton Community was the largest town in the area of what is now this county. Published May. 25 2020 @ 8:19pm

WHO virus therapy trial pauses testing of hydroxychloroquine GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Monday that it will temporarily drop hydroxychloroquine — the anti-malarial drug U.S. President Trump says he is taking — from its global study into experimental COVID-19 treatments, saying that its experts need to review all available evidence to date. by Associated Press Published May. 25 2020 @ 8:10pm

Vehicle theft spikes in pandemic LOS ANGELES: The coronavirus hasn't been kind to car owners. by Associated Press Published May. 25 2020 @ 8:07pm

Pandemic brings smaller, subdued Memorial Day observances BILLINGS, Mont.: Americans settled for small processions and online tributes instead of parades Monday as they observed Memorial Day in the shadow of the pandemic, which forced communities to honor the nation's military dead with modest, more subdued ceremonies that also remembered those lost to the coronavirus. by Associated Press Published May. 25 2020 @ 8:05pm

Budgeting COVID-19 grants, TNB Building on council's agenda During a meeting Tuesday, the City Council will vote on amending the city budget to reflect recently received grants related to the COVID-19 pandemic. by Karl Richter Published May. 24 2020 @ 10:10pm

Area man among the first to sacrifice his life in World War II Although local Texarkana, Arkansas, resident Nedra Turney wasn't old enough to remember one of her distant cousins, Memorial Day still holds special meaning to her because of him. by Greg Bischof Published May. 24 2020 @ 10:09pm

The size of success: Booming business means Julie's Deli must add a new freezer unit Julie's Deli and Market, 4055 Summerhill Square, has reached the point that their original freezer unit just is not large enough. So they are adding an additional freezer unit for more capacity. by Junius Stone Published May. 24 2020 @ 10:07pm

Grand jury indicts one in theft of equipment A man accused of stealing heavy equipment in multiple counties was indicted by a Bowie County grand jury last week for the alleged theft of an excavator, a trailer and more from a Simms, Texas, rancher. by Lynn LaRowe Published May. 24 2020 @ 10:06pm

SpaceX breaking new ground with first private manned space mission The first astronauts launched by SpaceX are breaking new ground with hip spacesuits, gull-wing Teslas and a sleek rocketship — all of it white with black trim. by Associated Press Published May. 24 2020 @ 10:03pm

Israel's Netanyahu attacks justice system as trial begins To the sounds of his impassioned supporters chanting outside, a defiant Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strode into a Jerusalem courtroom Sunday to face corruption charges in a long-awaited trial that has overshadowed three inconclusive elections and deeply divided the country. by Associated Press Published May. 24 2020 @ 10:01pm

White House imposes coronavirus travel ban on Brazil President Donald Trump on Sunday further limited travel from the world's coronavirus hotspots by denying entry to foreigners coming from Brazil, which is second to the U.S. in the number of confirmed cases. by Associated Press Published May. 24 2020 @ 9:58pm

Memorial Day weekend draws crowds and triggers warnings The Memorial Day weekend marking the unofficial start of summer in the U.S. meant big crowds at beaches and warnings from authorities Sunday about people disregarding the coronavirus social-distancing rules and risking a resurgence of the scourge that has killed nearly 100,000 Americans. by Associated Press Published May. 24 2020 @ 9:57pm

This Memorial Day even more poignant as vets die from virus One was a 94-year-old veteran of World War II who was the first of his 11 brothers to enlist in the military. One was a Vietnam veteran who lost his leg overseas and was always touched when people thanked him for his service. Another was drafted into the military at 18 and won a Purple Heart. by Associated Press Published May. 24 2020 @ 9:49pm

Weather for 5-25 Today (Memorial Day) will be mostly cloudy with an 80% chance of showers and thunderstorms. The high is expected to be about 81 with a low of about 66. Published May. 24 2020 @ 9:30pm

Texarkana serviceman classified MIA since 1953 FOUKE, Ark. — While Memorial Day is usually set aside to honor those who lost their lives to protect us and our country, there are many American military servicemen and women still unaccounted for. by Greg Bischof Published May. 24 2020 @ 9:26pm

Senate Education Committee studies waiver impact on Arkansas schools LITTLE ROCK — In June the Senate Education Committee will hear a report on the effect public schools have seen due to the recent widespread requests for waivers from education standards. Published May. 24 2020 @ 7:29pm