Jury sentences Smith to 13 life sentences in 2020 murders

By Ray King After deliberating for an hour-and-a-half Wednesday, a Jefferson County jury found Bryant Lamont Smith, 36, guilty of two counts of Capital murder, one count of attempted capital murder and multiple other offenses that all happened the same day. He was found guilty in... Read More.

State daily COVID cases top 2,000

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — COVID-19 continues to rage through Arkansas as new day-over-day cases topped 2,000 for the first time since February. State health officials reported 2,015 new cases Saturday as the highly contagious delta variant swept across the state, prompting the state to... Read More.
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Arkansas virus cases rise by nearly 2,000, a new 1-day high

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ coronavirus cases continued to surge on Wednesday, with the state posting a new record one-day spike in cases for the second time in less than a week. The Department of Health reported the state’s probable and confirmed cases rose... Read More.