Craighead County

Man Being Charged in Fatal Overdose of Woman in Jonesboro

JONESBORO, Ark. – More information about a tragic death was revealed in the probable cause hearing today of a man accused of giving a lethal dose of fentanyl to a woman in Jonesboro. On March 13, Judge Tommy Fowler found probable cause to hold Randy Joe Coaker on a charge [read more…]

Regional

Crawford introduces addiction recovery bill

WASHINGTON – Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-01) announced today the introduction of the Addiction Recovery for Rural Communities (ARRC) Act, a bipartisan bill that will help rural communities bolster their efforts to fight the opioid and addiction epidemic. Congressman Crawford joined Cheri Bustos (IL-17), Roger Marshall (KS-01) and Dwight Evans (PA-02) in introducing the legislation [read more…]

Craighead County

27-year-old dead after inhaling air duster

JONESBORO, Ark. – A mother went to her daughter’s home Wednesday afternoon after she couldn’t get her to answer the phone. She feared the worst. When she arrived, all of those fears were realized. Her 27-year-old daughter was dead. At about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jonesboro Fire Department and Emerson were [read more…]