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Pine Bluff man killed after SUV hits bicycle he was riding on

Monday, June 27 by Staff

Monday night at about 7:30 PM, Pine Bluff police officers responded to the intersection of Dollarway and Spears for a traffic collision between a vehicle and a person on a bicycle. Officers located 62-year-old Terry Wilson of Pine Bluff lying in the roadway near a bicycle... Read More.

$30,000 bond set for man invovled in alleged residential burglary

Monday, June 27 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Ray King A $30,000 cash-only bond was set Monday for a Pine Bluff man who allegedly broke into a house on the west side of the city armed with a handgun. Pine Bluff District Judge John Kearney set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable... Read More.

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Bond set for two people that allegedly left two juveniles in car at casino

Monday, June 27 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Ray King A report that two juveniles had been left inside a vehicle parked at the Saracen Casino Friday resulted in the arrest of two people, including the father of the children. Brandon Geans, 32, of Stuttgart, and Janell Okey, 34, of Warren, were taken... Read More.

Tonya Williams provides hot car death prevention tips

Monday, June 27 by Staff

It's a tragedy that happens way too often every summer. Kids dying after being left in hot cars. As many as 40 deaths occur yearly, with most being in southern states like Arkansas. Tonya Williams with the Department of Human Services was a guest of... Read More.

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Rescue Road organization working to help pets that need homes

Monday, June 27 by Staff

Thousands of shelter animals are euthanized every year here in the Natural State because of lax spay and neuter laws. One organization in our area is trying to reduce that number. Babe Adams Free is with Rescue Road. It's an organization that takes animals from... Read More.

Law enforcement to increase traffic patrols for Independence Day holiday weekend

Monday, June 27 by Staff

The Independence Day holiday will be a prolonged celebration this year, as the nation’s birthday occurs on a Monday. Many Arkansas families will start their travel plans Friday with varied destinations over the following three days. With increased traffic volume anticipated, comes the risk... Read More.

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Jefferson County Sheriff Woods talks Roe v. Wade overturn and local affects

Monday, June 27 by Deseray Mckinzy

The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place for nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade on Friday, June 24th. The overturn and the law to outlaw abortions in Arkansas... Read More.

Parks and Rec Director explains new summer programs

Friday, June 24 by Deseray Mckinzy

Improving both the physical and mental health of Pine Bluff residents, both young and old is one of the major goals of the city’s Parks and Recreation Department. On Thursday, Parks Director Samuel Glover and Athletic Director Vincent Tate were guests on the Oldies 1013... Read More.

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Lawsuit filed in shooting death of teen by sheriff’s deputy

Friday, June 24 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The family of an unarmed Arkansas teenager fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the deputy and a county sheriff over the teen’s death. The family of Hunter Brittain filed the lawsuit... Read More.

Suspect in shooting of jail guard identified

Friday, June 24 by Ray King

PERRYVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A man being booked into a central Arkansas jail on drug charges pulled out a gun and fatally shot a guard before someone disarmed him, authorities said Thursday. Jeremiah Story, a 21-year-old detention officer at the Perry County jail in Perryville,... Read More.

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One killed, three hurt in Cleveland County accident

Friday, June 24 by Ray King

One person was killed and three others injured in a two-vehicle accident in Cleveland County early Thursday morning. According to a preliminary report, Madison Jackson Cary, 20, of Gurdon was northbound on U.S. 167 north of Moro Creek when the 2018 GMC she was driving... Read More.

Sheridan school board having to change selection process

Thursday, June 23 by Ray King

Because of results from the 2020 census, the Sheridan School Board is having to change the way board members are selected. According to the Sheridan Headlight newspaper, census results showed that more than 10 percent of the district’s population is a minority, meaning that instead... Read More.

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