Regional

Capital Murder Conviction in Death of Officer Travis Wallace

HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. — On Monday, December 15, 2025, a Phillips County jury found Latarius Quayshun Howard, 34, guilty of Capital Murder in the 2020 shooting death of Helena-West Helena Police Officer Travis Wallace, 41. The jury sentenced Howard to life imprisonment in the Arkansas Department of Corrections without the [read more…]

St. Francis County

Helena-West Helena Mayor Arrested on Tax Charges

HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. — Helena-West Helena Mayor Christopher Franklin Sr., 44, was arrested today following an investigation by the Arkansas State Police’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU). Franklin faces four charges of Failure to Pay or File a Tax Return, each classified as a Class D felony. The investigation, initiated in [read more…]