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Second victim in Jan. 3 homicide identified

Monday, January 6 by Greg

The Arkansas State Crime Lab has confirmed the identity of the male victim of Friday's double homicide as 18-year-old Jomarius Haltiwanger. Haltiwanger's cause and manner of death are still pending autopsy. Haltiwanger was killed along with 53-year-old Lisa Allen Moore at a house located... Read More.

Wanted man arrested by JCSO

Monday, January 6 by Greg

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office in conjunction with the Arkansas Community Correction Special Response Team, JCSO K-9 Soder, and Tri-County Drug Task Force have found and detained Kemonta Bishop, who escaped deputy custody on Saturday, January 4th. Bishop was located at 24th Avenue and Ash... Read More.

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AG mobile office visits to include SeArk

Monday, January 6 by Greg

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge’s mobile office sites will include Southeast Arkansas, according to a news release. The schedule includes: Grant County — Tuesday, Jan. 7, 10-11:30 a.m., Sheridan Senior Center, Grant County Park, Sheridan; Clark County — Thursday, Jan. 30, 9:30-11 a.m., CADC Arkadelphia... Read More.

UAPB spring registration starts January 8

Monday, January 6 by Greg

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff will host registration for the spring 2020 semester Wednesday, Jan. 8., through Friday, Jan. 17. The first day of instruction is Monday, Jan. 13, according to a news release. Prospective students can be admitted to the university as... Read More.

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Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is Searching for Man Who Escaped Custody

Sunday, January 5 by Greg

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help locating a suspect who escaped deputy custody. 22-year old Kemonta Bishop, a black male, escaped a deputy's custody while being transported from Jefferson Regional Medical Center back to the W.C. "Dub" Brassell Adult Detention... Read More.

Pine Bluff PD Reports First Two Homicides of 2020

Friday, January 3 by Greg

On January 3, 2020, at about 4:11 P.M., Officers of the Pine Bluff Police Department responded to 805 W. 25th in reference to a welfare check. On arrival they found 53 year old Lisa Allen Moore and a male deceased inside the residence. Mrs.... Read More.

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Why you should use the full year when writing a date in 2020

Thursday, January 2 by Greg

A message has been doing the rounds warning people of the pitfalls of not writing the year 2020 in full in important financial documents and cheques. The message says that if you do not write the date in the format DD/MM/YYYY and instead use... Read More.

REAL ID requirement takes effect in 2020

Thursday, January 2 by Greg

HOUSTON — It's 2020, and that means the deadline is nearing for air travelers to make sure their identification is in compliance with legal requirements or risk being turned away at the airport. Beginning this fall all travelers will be required to be "REAL ID... Read More.

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Arkansas judge orders officer who shot motorist reinstated

Thursday, January 2 by Greg

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge on Thursday ordered the city of Little Rock to reinstate a police officer who was fired for fatally shooting a black motorist. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox reversed the Little Rock Civil Service Commission’s ruling upholding... Read More.

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Locates Missing Man

Wednesday, January 1 by Greg

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office has located sixty-two-year-old Ivy Teague who was reported missing earlier this week. Teague was located Thursday in safe and good condition.

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Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr offers condolences following death of DEA Agent

Wednesday, January 1 by Greg

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-Little Rock District Special Agent Jonathan Vannatta from Maumelle was killed along with passenger Darcy Matthews of Belton, Texas in a plane crash Tuesday just moments after their takeoff from the Johnson County Executive Airport in Olathe, Kansas. Jefferson County Sheriff... Read More.

Small earthquake rattles England to open new decade

Wednesday, January 1 by Greg

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a small earthquake occurred in England, Ark. at approximately 1:59 .a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. A small 2.2 magnitude earthquake took place at that time. Even though it was a small one, seismologists say that is... Read More.

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