(AP) — Arkansas on Friday reported its first case of the omicron COVID-19 variant as the state’s coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continued to increase.The Arkansas Department of Health did not release information about the person’s location, age or gender, nor whether they had been...
The U.S. Geological Survey has recorded a 2.9 magnitude earthquake near Prattsville in Grant county.It was initially called a 2.8, but was later upgraded to a 2.9 by the USGS.The earthquake happened at 12:01 p.m. CST at an estimated depth of five miles below...
Emergency personnel responded to a vehicle accident involving two Sheridan school buses and an SUV at approximately 8:55 a.m. Tuesday morning.The accident was located on Highway 167 where the new bus barn is located.It is reported that two buses were in the turning lane...
Deltaplex News sources are indicating that multiple law enforcement agencies have responded to the campus at Pine Bluff High School for what is being described as a “gang fight”.Sources have indicated that over 30 law enforcement officers, multiple ambulances, and other emergency personnel have...
By Ray KingA reported burglary in progress Saturday afternoon resulted in the arrest of two men found inside a convenience store.Aubrey Smith, 42, and Keandre Moore, 27, were taken into custody after police were sent to the Fast Mart on Cherry Street at about...
The search for a Pulaski County homicide suspect expanded into Jefferson County Friday morning.A state police helicopter and troopers on the ground were working north of Redfield and into Saline County, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.The homicide occurred Wednesday on Ivy Chapel...
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies and Pine Bluff Police Officers responded to what was initially reported as a school shooting at Pine Bluff High School Thursday afternoon but was actually a fight involving multiple students.Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr. told Deltaplex News that several arrests were...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Tuesday reported 38 new deaths from COVID-19 as the state’s capital launched a new incentive program to boost the city’s vaccinations.The Department of Health said the state’s death toll from COVID-19 now totals 7,108. The state reported...
By Ray King
A reported burglary in progress at a janitorial supply business Monday night resulted in the arrest of a Pine Bluff man found at the business.
Aundra Clary, 55, was taken into custody after police responded to 1319...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Tuesday reported 41 more COVID-19 deaths as the number of people hospitalized from the virus dropped.The Department of Health reported the state’s deaths from COVID-19 since the pandemic began now totals 6,539. The state’s COVID-19 hospitalizations decreased...