PBPD investigating multiple reported shootings

According to scanner traffic the Pine Bluff Police Department is responded to a shooting in the 2000 block of West 16th Avenue at approximately 9:45 p.m. Traffic indicates a house and vehicles were struck. It is unknown if anyone was injured in this incident... Read More.

261 cases of COVID-19 reported in Arkansas

By Ray King In what Governor Asa Hutchinson called a “challenging day,” 261 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Arkansas Thursday. That was the largest increase reported in a single day, the Governor said, and all were community based. There have now been 6,558 cases... Read More.
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455 cases of COVID-19 reported in single day

By Ray King On the same day that Governor Asa Hutchinson announced that team sports and overnight summer camps can resume, he also announced the largest increase in the number of reported cases of COVID-19 in a single day. At his daily press conference Thursday, the... Read More.
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Three prison inmates deaths reported at Cummins unit

LITTLE ROCK (AP) - Three inmates from the Cummins Unit died Sunday, May 3, according to the Arkansas Department of Corrections media contact Solomon Graves. One inmate was pronounced dead at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, the other inmate was pronounced dead at University of Arkansas... Read More.

More COVID-19 cases reported at Cummins Prison

By Ray King An additional 276 cases of COVID-19 were reported within the past 24 hours and 198 of them were from Cummins Prison. During Governor Asa Hutchinson’s daily press conference on COVID-19, State Health Officer Dr. Nate Smith said that a total of 690 inmates... Read More.
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Positive COVID-19 case reported at The Waters of White Hall

The Arkansas Health Department is now confirming 41 positive COVID-19 cases in Arkansas nursing homes, to include a positive case found Wednesday at The Waters of White Hall nursing home. Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. Nate Smith says the recent positive case is connected to... Read More.
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Fire reported near China Kitchen

A fire has been reported near China Kitchen, located at 2318 West 28th Street in Pine Bluff. The Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services has responded to the scene. No other information on the fire is available at this time.  
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2nd Flu Death of the Year Reported in Arkansas

A second flu death in Arkansas this season is being reported by the Arkansas Department of Health. The death was noted Tuesday in the release of the weekly flu report for the week that ended November 2nd. The first death of this flu season had... Read More.