PARAGOULD, Ark. — A woman is facing felony and misdemeanor charges after police say she stole merchandise from Walmart and had previously been banned from the retailer’s properties. On Aug. 23, 2025, Walmart reported several women had stolen merchandise and provided a vehicle description as they left, according to the [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. — A Paragould man is facing felony charges following a sexual assault investigation involving a minor. According to the Paragould Police Department’s probable cause affidavit, detectives with the Criminal Investigation Division began investigating in August 2025 after receiving information about an alleged “sexual relationship” between Reese Wilson and [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A man faces charges, including felony commercial burglary, after he allegedly hid in a bathroom, waited for a store to close, and attempted to open the cash registers earlier this year in Jonesboro. On May 10, 2025, officers responded to a burglary alarm in Joensboro, according to [read more…]
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. – On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, Chiquita Roberts, 43, of West Memphis, entered a guilty plea in Crittenden County Circuit Court to the charge of First-Degree Death by Delivery. She was sentenced to 10 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections, along with an additional 10 years [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — St. Bernards Healthcare announced the arrival of cerebrovascular neurosurgeon Nicolas “Nick” Khattar, M.D., who joins the growing team of expert neurosurgeons practicing at St. Bernards Medical Center. Dr. Khattar arrives at St. Bernards after completing a cerebrovascular fellowship at the Semmes-Murpey Clinic in Memphis. He brings several [read more…]
JONESBORO – Arkansas State University’s Shooting Sports Club recently won several awards in the AIM Grand National Trapshooting Championships, held at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta, Ill. This is the largest trapshooting event of the year hosting thousands of the best youth shooters from across the country. [read more…]
by Tess Vrbin, Arkansas Advocate Arkansas faith leaders petitioned Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday not to restart executions in the state in light of a new law allowing the use of nitrogen gas suffocation for the death penalty. Seven clergy members of different Christian denominations held a news conference [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Two people are facing felony charges in connection with the alleged theft of a $45,000 piece of property from Home Depot, but one of the suspects is trying to take the blame. According to the probable cause affidavit, on May 16, 2025, Tyronza Allen, 26, rented a [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A young man was arrested this week in Jonesboro after police say they found him near several vehicle break-ins carrying the same amount of money reported stolen by a victim. Around 6:48 PM on Aug. 19, 2025, JPD responded to the 1300 block of Lakewood Drive about [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A man has been arrested after police say he forced his way into his ex-wife’s home, assaulted her, and later tried to take her vehicle. Rickey Lee Metcalf, 55, is accused of aggravated residential burglary, a Class Y felony, and third-degree domestic battery, a misdemeanor. On August [read more…]
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