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Missing 13-year-old's family offers thanks

Jun 22, 2016 NEA Report 0

JONESBORO, Ark. – The family of missing 13-year-old Caleb Washington Berkley contacted NEA Report to offer gratitude to the community over the safe return of their son.

Jonesboro police addressing cyclist safety

Jun 21, 2016 NEA Report 0

JONESBORO, Ark. – At Tuesday night’s city council meeting in Jonesboro, many were thinking about Jason McDonald. The 42-year-old family man was riding his bicycle on Craighead County Road 766 Wednesday, June 8, when a truck struck him, killing him.

Beloved rugby coach, judge dies

Jun 21, 2016 NEA Report 0

JONESBORO, Ark. – Few could light up a room with such a genuine demeanor like Curt Huckaby and many felt sincere loss Tuesday as news spread of his death. Huckaby was known to many as a judge in Craighead County District Court, along with Judge Keith Blackmon. However, he was [read more…]

Update: Police locate missing boy in Jonesboro

Jun 21, 2016 NEA Report 0

JONESBORO, Ark. – A 13-year-old boy who ran away from church camp was found Tuesday afternoon in Jonesboro. Caleb Washington Berkley was originally from Liberia, Africa but was adopted when he was younger and moved to Oklahoma, according to the Jonesboro Police Department incident report. Berkley was at Corner Stone Baptist [read more…]

Rash of guns being stolen from vehicles in Jonesboro

Jun 21, 2016 NEA Report 0

JONESBORO, Ark. – Vehicle break-ins with guns being stolen are happening in large numbers across the City of Jonesboro, with at least three separate incidents reported Monday alone. When a homeowner walked out to his unlocked truck around 5:40 a.m. early Monday morning on the 3700-block of Pioneer Circle, he could [read more…]

L.M. Duncan returning as Jonesboro COO

Jun 20, 2016 NEA Report 0

JONESBORO, Ark. – Less than a month after his retirement, Jonesboro Chief Operating Officer L.M. Duncan is returning to his previous position. A press release from the City of Jonesboro said Duncan left on a Friday before the flooding issues of May 24. He reportedly knew the city faced a [read more…]

Suspected burglar killed in attempted break-in

Jun 20, 2016 NEA Report 0

JONESBORO, Ark. – One person died from a shooting late Sunday night in Jonesboro. The initial call came into police dispatch at 10:59 p.m., said Jonesboro Police Department’s information specialist, Paul Holmes. According to the incident report, two men showed up to a home at the 1300-block of Flint Street [read more…]