Region 8 Newsdesk
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The Arkansas Department of Health is monitoring the spread of COVID-19 daily.
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We are just several weeks away from the start of the new school year, and the current surge in COVID-19 cases concerns Arkansas educators.
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A Texas man is the big winner in Arkansas’s COVID-19 vaccine incentive program.
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With gas prices remaining unchanged, one analyst suggests that the national average may have peaked.
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The humane society says, “the arrow barely missed his heart...breaking his ribs.”
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According to GasBuddy.com’s daily survey of 1,826 Arkansas stations, regular unleaded prices rose 4.1 cents in the past week to an average of $2.80.
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A weeks-long search for a wanted murder suspect ended Tuesday night when police found him hiding in an abandoned bus.
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Medical marijuana sales in Arkansas continue to remain positive, with the state surpassing $330 million in sales and over 5,000 total lbs. sold.
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It took a jury two hours to find a Lawrence County man guilty of raping an 8-month-old baby.
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Arkansas State Police say a missing Paragould toddler has been found safe in Louisiana.
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The Arkansas Department of Transportation fully reopened the U.S. Highway 63/412 bridge in Lawrence County following emergency repairs.
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Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Thursday the current COVID-19 State of Emergency will end on May 30.
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More help is coming to help renters in Arkansas who have lost jobs or are struggling financially due to the pandemic.
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There were nearly 4,400 children in foster care in the state of Arkansas last year, with state officials and officials with a Central Arkansas non-profit saying Friday that the need is great for help.
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To reach the goal, 20.9% of those in Craighead need to get vaccinated. The number is even greater in other Region 8 counties.
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Overnight storms knocked down trees and powerlines from one side of Region 8 to the other.
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A battle over a disco ball has a Jonesboro man facing residential burglary and robbery charges, police said Friday.
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A bill that would allow school districts to tell students about the availability of free feminine hygiene products on campus was signed into law Thursday.
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An 80-year-old Southside man reported missing since Saturday has been found safe in Illinois.
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Some women are experiencing changes to their menstrual cycle after getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Doctors are unsure if it's linked together.
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A mother of five claims she was fired from her job for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccination.
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The days of Arkansas students lining up at the water fountain after recess will soon become history.
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A North Little Rock college student became the one-millionth person in Arkansas to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. But the governor says more shots in arms are needed.
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“It’s not an easy decision. None of these are easy decisions because you’re affecting people’s lives,” said Greene County Tech Superintendent Gene Weeks.
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According to Scott Hardin, spokesperson for the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission, Arkansans are spending nearly $900,000 each day on medical marijuana.
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Police are looking for two suspects who broke into a Hardy gas station early Sunday and ran away with insert trays from a cash register, along with cash.
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Governor Asa Hutchinson signed two bills Monday afternoon that will raise the median teacher salary by $2,000.
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A Blytheville man who serves as the school’s head football coach will appear in court after an arrest in a domestic battery case.
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A Poinsett County woman has a May 28 court date after Craighead County deputies say she purposely crashed a vehicle with her and her child into a tree.
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A Louisiana woman faces charges after causing “extensive damage” by crashing a rental car to a rental home on Larkspur Lane in Mountain Home with her grandchildren inside.
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Hutchinson says the bill was overbroad, restricted people’s decisions, and sent a message about Arkansas that he did not want to send.
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A Trumann woman faces a second-degree murder charge after police say she backed over her mother with a car.
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Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Arkansas Department of Health Secretary Dr. Jose R. Romero provided an update on the state’s response to the coronavirus, including the latest cases of COVID-19 and deaths.
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Opponents of the reporting requirement say it could further traumatize rape and incest victims.
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The sound of a pop and the smell of smoke sent Wynne firefighters to a home around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.
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Several Northeast Arkansas school districts continue to report positive COVID-19 cases among their students and faculty.
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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed SB6, a near-total abortion bill, into state law on Tuesday.
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Law enforcement officers arrested 16 people and seized 56 suspected gaming machines Wednesday during a crackdown on illegal gambling.
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Supporters of the bill say it will help people protect themselves in a dangerous situation, while opponents said it would create a dangerous precedent.
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Hutchinson also announced that on March 31, the statewide mask mandate would end, as long as certain public health goals are obtained.
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Hutchinson announces Arkansas will receive an additional 4,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses next week from the federal government.
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Gov. Asa Hutchinson updates the public on the state of Arkansas's response to COVID-19, including the latest cases and deaths.
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With temperatures dipping in the single-digits and below-zero, utility companies are struggling to keep up with the demand and warn that rolling blackouts are possible if customers do not immediately turn down their thermostats.
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In December, the order was given for the mental evaluation by Circuit Judge Harold Erwin.
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Police and fire officials say they know how two people found inside a burning home died. Now, they want to know what started that fatal fire.
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Police and the Arkansas Department of Transportation are stressing people to stay home and stay off the roads.
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In a Monday morning news release, Griffin said he would leave the governor’s race, saying he “can do more for Arkansas in a different capacity.”
It is a problem that one area lawmaker says has increased in the past year or so, with the problem possibly creating a dangerous situation.
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A 16-year-old runaway from Jonesboro has been detained in connection with the murder of Bennie Mosley, according to Blytheville Police Chief Ross Thompson.