Little River County News

Little River County has been told by the state to improve conditions at its jail within six months or close the facility.

A 13-year-old Ashdown girl was allegedly raped by 22-year-old Kio Demarcus Gaines of Ashdown, who is now a fugitive.

It's the time of year for alligators to start moving. And the rising flood waters are giving the gators more home options, says a sergeant with the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission.

Staff photo by Jim Williamson Firefighters spray foam on hazardous chemicals removed from a truck Wednesday morning near Mike's County Store south of Foreman, Ark., on Arkansas Highway 41.

EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 250 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EASTERN MCCURTAIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA... WESTERN LITTLE RIVER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ...

The first Little River County Relay for Life Benefit Ride will be Saturday. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. at the Brookshire's parking lot in Ashdown on U.S. Highway 71 South .

FLOOD ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1259 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009 ARC057-061-081-091-TXC037-182045- /O.NEW.KSHV.FA.Y.0003.090418T1759Z-090418T2045Z/ /00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LITTLE RIVER AR-HEMPSTEAD AR-HOWARD AR-MILLER AR-BOWIE TX- 1259 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT ...

The construction of a $1.62 billion coal-fueled power plant just north of Fulton is providing a much-needed boost to the Hempstead County economy.

EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 917 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL BOWIE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TEXARKANA... NORTHWESTERN HEMPSTEAD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ...

An 18-year-old man who used a homemade blanket rope to escape from the roof of the Miller County jail in February received six years in an Arkansas prison.

A surveillance camera helped the Ashdown, Ark., Burger King manager discover a theft from the store's safe, according to an Ashdown police report.

Some law enforcement officers consider Dee Sanders the 'blonde buzzard.' According to lore, she circles her prey _ alleged criminals _ until the time is right to make an arrest.

WILTON, Ark.-A Kansas City Southern train collided with a Ford van near Wilton Thursday afternoon, killing the driver of the van and seriously injuring two passengers, Arkansas State Police investigators said.

After slipping and sliding on gravel roads and following 15 miles of dust clouds Friday, area law enforcement agencies got their man.

A cell phone apparently helped in the rescued of a fisherman and his dog Friday morning on Millwood Lake.

Bossier Parish schools face major changes ahead High winds keep firefighters busy at Shreveport house fire LITTLE RIVER COUNTY, AR - 64-year-old Aaron Engle and his dog Bear set off on Lake Mill Wood Friday ...

Two people who reportedly helped an escapee from the Miller County jail pleaded innocent Tuesday in Little River County Circuit Court in Ashdown, Ark., to charges of hindering apprehension.

New security cameras will soon be installed at the Miller County jail, and metal will be welded over windows.

There are new developments in the search for a man who escaped from the Miller County Jail: deputies say he is back in custody.

A Miller County Correctional Facility inmate escaped Wednesday, but was captured when Little River County deputies arrested him with two other people in a vehicle on Arkansas Highway 41.