Man accused of hitting pregnant girlfriend

By Ray KingA Pine Bluff man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly hit his pregnant girlfriend during an altercation.Tevin Young, 22, was taken into custody after officers responded to a reported armed disturbance at a residence in the 2400 block of West 25th Avenue.During... Read More.
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Bond set in alleged threats against White Hall students

By Ray KingA $100,000 bond was set Friday for a man who allegedly posted death threats on social media toward 2020 graduates of White Hall High School.Jefferson County District Judge Kim Bridgforth set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable cause to charge Erwin... Read More.
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Ark. woman charged with nearly $2M coronavirus relief fraud

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas woman was arrested Thursday after she was indicted on charges that she defrauded the federal small-business coronavirus relief program out of almost $2 million. The federal indictment charged Ganell Tubbs, 41, on two bank fraud counts, two of... Read More.

Victim identified in Thursday afternoon homicide

The Pine Bluff Police Department is in the early stages of investigating a homicide after officers were dispatched to 1203 Nebraska around 6:10 p.m. in reference to a possible shooting. Once Officers were on scene, they found 45 year old Omar Amos unresponsive inside the... Read More.
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Jefferson County records 28th Coronavirus death

Jefferson County now has its 28th community related Coronavirus death after a death Thursday afternoon. Jefferson County Coroner Chad Kelley confirmed the death to DeltaplexNews.com. The victim was an African American female in her 30’s that passed away at Jefferson Regional. Jefferson county recorded 27 Coronavirus... Read More.
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COVID-19 study includes data from UAMS

  LITTLE ROCK — COVID-19 patients who underwent surgery were more likely to develop lung complications or die compared to those without COVID-19 in an international study that included the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a collaborating partner. Because of this heightened risk,... Read More.
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Proton therapy treatment center planned at UAMS

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Arkansas Children’s, Baptist Health and Proton International (PI) have signed a Letter of Intent to bring proton therapy — an alternative to radiation therapy for treating cancer — to Arkansas. The proton treatment center... Read More.

PBPD seeking help to ID breaking and entering suspects

The Pine Bluff Detective Division is asking the public’s helping in identifying the two people in the attached photos. The two are wanted for the crime of breaking or entering that occurred at 601 W. 32nd Avenue on July 13, 2020. Anyone with any information is... Read More.