Victim identified following Thursday night homicide on Eva Road

UPDATE 8:15 A.M. Jefferson County Coroner Chad Kelley has identified Thursday night’s homicide victim as 33-year-old Anthony Alexander. Alexander was pronounced deceased at the scene by Deputy Coroner Eric Belcher. UPDATE 6:30 A.M. 51-year-old Charlie Irvin has been arrested in connection to Thursday night’s homicide. Irvin is being charged... Read More.

Ryan Watley talks improving education

Earlier this week, Ryan Watley, the CEO of Go Forward Pine Bluff sent an open letter to Arkansas Secretary of Education Johnny Key and members of the State Board of Education. In the letter, Watley outlined some of the investments GFPB has made to... Read More.
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Supreme Court rejects inmate claims of duplicate sentence

An Arkansas prison inmate serving a 60-year-sentence in Jefferson County has failed to convince the Arkansas Supreme Court that he was convicted twice for the same offense. Joe E. Morgan pleaded guilty to rape and first-degree sexual assault and later filed a petition in circuit... Read More.

Supreme Court rejects Grant appeal

The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday rejected claims by a prison inmate that his sentence was invalid because it exceeded the maximum sentence for the crime that was designated on his arrest warrant. Abraham Grant, 47, was found guilty of Capital murder and first-degree battery... Read More.
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Twin Rivers Paper Mill suffers fire

UPDATE 2:10 PM: Local fire departments have the fires contained and several of the volunteer fire departments are leaving the scene. The Pine Bluff and White Hall fire departments are still focusing on the fire located at the concrete pad that holds paper waste for the... Read More.

Avoid these mistakes in the turkey woods

LITTLE ROCK — Col. Brad Young isn’t just chief of law enforcement for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, he’s a dyed-in-the-wool hunter who was introduced to the turkey woods by his grandfather when he was 7 years old. During more than 30 years... Read More.
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Expansion planned for high-risk parole offender program

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson proposed on Tuesday a $1 million expansion of a program that supervises high-risk parolees. Hutchinson called for adding 10 officers to the intensive supervision program, which monitors high-risk offenders on parole who have a history of... Read More.

State Health Secretary taking federal job

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Health Secretary Dr. Jose Romero, who has led the state’s response to COVID-19 for most of the coronavirus pandemic, announced Tuesday that he is resigning to take a job with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Romero said... Read More.