A teenager was shot to death during an attempted robbery in Pine Bluff.
Police say 19-year-old Jarvis Davis was at the University Deli shortly after midnight when an unknown man approached him and pulled a gun. Davis reportedly tried to fight him off, and that's when he was shot in the stomach. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The police department is asking anyone with information to please contact the Detective Division at 870-730-2090.
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Little Rock Police are investigating a stabbing murder that happened at the 1600 block of Elm Street early yesterday morning.
Marcus McFee died around 7 last night in the hospital. Police do have a suspect: Kenneth L. Smith was arrested on Battery Street. Smith is reportedly an ex-boyfriend of McFee's lady friend.
Smith stands charged with first-degree murder.
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A 37-year-old man from Jacksonville has been arrested for allegedly committing several attacks on the power grid in Lonoke County.
FBI investigators have charged Jason Woodring with destruction of an energy facility after neighbors reported an explosion beneath the power lines in Woodring's back yard.
Some neighbors say Woodring has mental problems, and that he's always tormenting people in the area. He reportedly lives alone. He was known as a neighborhood nuisance. Several people said law enforcement has been called to Woodring's house in the past about loud music in his house and a circus tent in his yard.
If convicted, Woodring faces up to 20 years in prison and $250,000 in fines.
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If you have state, personal, and real estate property taxes that aren't paid up, you might wanna get on that today. Those taxes are due before midnight tonight. Otherwise, you'll face a 10 percent penalty.
These taxes are used to fund schools, libraries, police, and fire departments. You can pay over the phone, online or at your local county collector's office.
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Don't forget your umbrella; there's an 80 percent chance of showers today and tomorrow. Oughta clear outta here by the time Ginuwine gets here for the fair on Thursday. Highs in the lower 70s, mid 50s overnight.
