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Arkansas awarded $1.8M to integrate mental health & substance use disorder treatment into primary care
Biden-Harris Administration awarded the state $1.8 million to work to integrate mental health and substance use disorder treatment into primary care. Read More
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Israel warned Austin ahead of pager explosions, US says
WASHINGTON — Israel warned U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in a call Tuesday that a military operation was going to take place in Lebanon but gave no details, U.S. officials said Thursday. The same day of the call, in an attack widely blamed on Israel, thousands of pagers belonging to Hezbollah militants exploded. Read More
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Arkansas suit against Family Dollar over rat infestation moves forward
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The lawsuit between the state of Arkansas and a major dollar store retailer over the infestation of rats and other vermin in a warehouse will move forward in court. Attorney General Tim Griffin issued a statement Thursday saying that Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Moran Welch denied a motion to dismiss…
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Rural Pulaski County 911 calls now going to Jacksonville call center
Pulaski County completed the consolidation of two 911 call centers into a newer countywide center in Jacksonville on Wednesday, the culmination of an effort to comply with state guidance that called for the state’s various emergency call centers to be pared down by the start of 2025. Read More
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Man arrested in early Wednesday fatal shooting of uncle in Jacksonville
Jacksonville police on Wednesday arrested a man facing a capital murder charge in the shooting of his uncle, a police news release states. Read More
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Jacksonville apartment fire being investigated
JACKSONVILLE, Ark. – The Sherwood fire marshal is investigating a fire that occurred Tuesday evening at a Jacksonville apartment complex. Firefighters quickly contained the damage to 13 units at the New Brittany Apartments. No one was killed or injured, but all those who were inside are now displaced by fire or water damage. Crews responding…
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13th annual Downtown Food Truck Festival moves westward
The Downtown Little Rock Partnership made a capital — or actually a Capitol — choice for this year’s 13th annual Downtown Food Truck Festival, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Read More
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Jacksonville police investigating deadly early-morning shooting; one arrested
JACKSONVILLE, Ark. – Police in Jacksonville are investigating an early morning shooting that left a man dead. Officials with the Jacksonville Police Department said officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 400 block of Smart Street at 2 a.m. Woodruff County man found guilty of assaulting sheriff during fight in beanfield When the…
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Man dead after Jacksonville shooting, investigation underway
The Jacksonville Police Department has made an arrest in the shooting death of a man during the early morning hours of Wednesday. Read More
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Rock Region moves toward larger, greener fleet
Rock Region Metro has entered a partnership with the Georgia-based Center for Transportation and the Environment, through the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, to develop a plan for transforming its fleet to zero-emission vehicles. Read More






