Two nursing homes in Region 8 have a positive COVID-19 test, one in Greene County, Greene Acres in Paragould, and the Walnut Ridge Nursing & Rehab Center in Lawrence County.

The Arkansas Department of Health is monitoring the spread of COVID-19 daily.

Preliminary results from the NWS in Memphis said the Jonesboro tornado had max winds of 140 m.p.h.

On behalf of the entire Dollar General family, we would like to thank all of the physicians, nurses, pharmacists, paramedics, police officers, firefighters, Guardsmen and other health care and front-line professionals working to support and care for our neighbors and communities.”

The Arkansas Department of Health reported Wednesday, March 25, that 9 more people died in the last week due to influenza.

One of the worst outbreaks of COVID-19 in Arkansas can be traced back to a single church outing in Cleburne County.

The discovery of nearly two pounds of meth and a foot-long alligator has a Sharp County man facing several charges, authorities said this week.

A college intern who has been student teaching at the Trumann School District is being “self-quarantined” as a precaution related to the COVID-19 virus, Trumann school officials said Thursday.

There has been a lot of coverage of COVID-19 as more and more cases are confirmed, but how do you care for yourself if you test positive?

Residents in Trumann say they're upset after the skate park was removed Monday. The Trumann mayor also gave her input on the situation.

As coronavirus concerns grow, the Arkansas Better Business Bureau warns residents to not fall for a coronavirus con.

Richard Lindsey was a 17-year-old senior at Scipio A Jones High School in North Little Rock in 1957 when he and five other students tried to integrate North Little Rock High School.

A Poinsett County mayor said Friday that she has seen a lot of problems pile up in her town in recent weeks.

The Arkansas State Police have issued a missing/endangered child advisory for a 13-year-old Sherwood teen.

A Forrest City man was arrested Friday after police say he shot one person outside a funeral home.

A Craighead County jury took about an hour Friday afternoon to convict a woman of criminal attempt to commit first-degree murder last May.

Six people were hospitalized Friday following a crash involving a school bus.

Medical Marijuana is already legal in Arkansas but groups like the Arkansas chapter of True Grass are seeking the legalization of Recreational Marijuana as well.

Harrisburg, Calico Rock, and Palestine-Wheatley students received a couple of days off due to illness in the schools.

One of the largest employers in Mississippi County announced Wednesday that they will be laying off employees at its plant in Osceola.

Walmart has started to take a more active approach to the opioid epidemic by trying to better control the medicine distributed by its nearly 17,000 pharmacists.

After weeks of significant drops, the price of gasoline continues to trickle down. But analysts warn, that could change in coming days.

Arkansas State Police have “inactivated” a Silver Alert issued Thursday morning for a missing pregnant woman.

A 17-year-old Mississippi County girl is recuperating at a Memphis hospital after investigators say she was found shot.

Trumann police are asking for the public’s help in finding the person responsible for shooting a dog to death.

On Aug. 19, 2019, Blytheville city workers found 23-year-old Kevondre Williams deceased, wrapped in a blanket and carpet in a ditch along the 2400 block of South Elm Street.

Though FEMA did not specify why the county was denied, county public safety administrator Robert McGowen said it was because the county didn’t meet the threshold for assistance.

Police now have a person in custody in connection with a reported shooting and standoff in Izard County.

Tenaris announced Thursday operations at the newly acquired IPSCO welded pipe were suspended.