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41-year-old man arrested in UAPB basketball player’s shooting death

Wednesday, December 11 by Greg

LAKE VILLAGE, Ar. — Lake Village Police have announced that the suspect in the shooting death of a UAPB basketball player and ROTC cadet Sierra’Li Nicole Wade has been arrested. According to a post on Lake Village Police Department’s Facebook page, 41-year-old Octavious Easterling has... Read More.

Phillips Road Pump Station Now Operational

Wednesday, December 11 by Greg

Pine Bluff Wastewater Utility announced this week that the new Phillips Road Pump Station is now in operation. Wastewater Utility manager Ken Johnson said the new station is a $3.2 Million Dollars infrastructure improvement that was funded from a Bond Issuance of $5M dollars in... Read More.

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Mike Pesaresi, Jr of Lake Village

Tuesday, December 10 by Greg

Mike Pesaresi, Jr., 85, passed away on December 9, 2019 at the Lake Village Rehab and Care Center in Lake Village. He was born November 15, 1934 in Lake Village and was the son of the late Marino and Mary Pesaresi. Mike married Ellen Lou Carpenter... Read More.

PBPD Chief Sergeant Describes Saturday Police Shooting

Monday, December 9 by Greg

Hear Pine Bluff Kelvin Sergeant interview on Oldies 101.3 pm December 9, 2019 below Pine Bluff Police Chief Kelvin Sergeant joined Greg Horne and Will Jenkins on Oldies 101.3 Monday morning to discuss Saturday police chase and shooting in Pine Bluff. Sergeant said that 2 officers... Read More.

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Man arrested after leading White Hall Police Department on 70 mile chase

Monday, December 9 by Greg

A report to White Hall Police that a car had been stolen from Smart Motors Wednesday resulted in a chase through Pine Bluff and Little Rock before the driver was arrested. White Hall Police Chief Greg Shapiro identified the suspect as Joshua Sanford, 36, of... Read More.

Pine Bluff Police involved in officer involved shooting

Saturday, December 7 by Greg

The Pine Bluff Police Department has been involved in a shooting that was reported around 2 p.m. at the overpass on 28th Avenue. The exchange of gunfire involved two officers. No one was injured in the incident, and two people have been taken into custody,... Read More.

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Jefferson County Sheriff searching for Person of Interest in Altheimer homicide

Saturday, December 7 by Greg

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is searching for a person of interest in a recent homicide case. Stephanie Brickey who also goes by Stephanie Holmes, 39, is sought in connection to the homicide of Leslie Bradley, 56, a white male from Altheimer, Arkansas. Brickey is an Altheimer... Read More.

UAPB Physics student to present research at STEM conference

Friday, December 6 by Greg

Kayleigh Johnson, a junior Physics major at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, will present her research on Bacterial Motility and Chemotaxis at Different Concentrations of Magnesium Sulfate at the Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The conference... Read More.

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Arkansas court won’t prohibit judge from hearing AG’s cases

Thursday, December 5 by Greg

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the state attorney general’s request to prohibit a judge who demonstrated against the death penalty from handling any cases involving her office. In a 4-3 decision, justices rejected the request by Attorney General... Read More.

UAPB, UALR partner to create pipeline of success for aspiring law students

Wednesday, December 4 by Greg

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) William H. Bowen School of Law announced on Dec. 3, 2019 a joint-effort to create a 4+3 pipeline program. “Both schools have been working for several years to... Read More.

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Pine Bluff PD searching for man accused of impersonating an officer

Wednesday, December 4 by Greg

The Pine Bluff Police Department is currently searching for two men after one is accused of impersonating a law enforcement officer at the Saracen Casino Annex. One of the men was found going through a bag in the tail bed of a pickup truck at... Read More.

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office investigating Altheimer homicide

Wednesday, December 4 by Greg

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to the 600 block of West Third Street in Altheimer Wednesday afternoon in reference to a welfare check. A friend of the victim had been concerned after not seeing the victim for a few days. It was also... Read More.

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