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Texarkana police have arrested a woman whose home caught on fire after she left two young children there alone.

A Texas mother is accused of endangering her children’s lives after leaving them home alone before their house caught fire.

Terica Denise Scott, 28, accepted a deal that saw a manslaughter charge downgraded to negligent homicide and a second-degree ...

With the school holidays days away, parents will be considering whether it's time their child is old enough to be left home ...

TEXARKANA, Texas -- A woman was arrested Sunday after her house caught fire while her children were home alone. Hilda Xona ...

A mom in Texarkana is accused of endangering her children’s lives after her kids were left home alone, police say.