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LRSD hosting free vaccine clinic July 23-25
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The Little Rock School District (LRSD) is hosting a free vaccine clinic for all students. The immunizations begin today, July 23 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will run until Thursday, July 25. Vaccinations can be received at the Pulaski County Health Department (3915...
Conway opens state tourney with 6-1 win over Cabot
Conway Secures State Tourney Win with Dominant Performance. The much-anticipated state tournament match between Conway and Cabot took place, and Conway made a resounding statement with a 6-1 victory. From the get-go, Conway showed its intensity, combining for five runs in the first two innings. This early surge propelled them...
Dominos Delivery Driver gets Duped
Jonesboro, AR – (JonesboroRightNow.com) – July 23, 2024 – A 36-year-old Domino’s delivery driver got caught off-guard as a group of teenagers stole his pizza delivery out of his vehicle. 902 Scott Street was the address on his delivery order, but that’s an apartment complex, so...
Jonesboro couple donates $3M to Arkansas Children’s Hospital expansion project
JONESBORO, Arkansas — A Jonesboro couple has made a total of $3 million in donations to two hospitals. Two million dollars of the donation will go to the Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock with another $1 million going to the hospital’s branch in Jonesboro. Arkansas Children’s...
Former Hog Hunter Woodhall prepares for family affair at Paralympics in Paris
Fayetteville, AR (KNWA/KFTA) – Former Hog Hunter Woodhall qualified for his third USA Paralympic team in style over the weekend. Woodhall set a 400m Americas record of 46.09 early Saturday morning and then ran a wind-aided 10.78 (+3.5 wind) to win the 100m in the afternoon. Hunter is set...
Paragould Municipal Utilities deploys XGS-PON with Harmonic
Paragould Municipal Utilities in Arkansas has selected Harmonic's industry-leading cOS broadband platform for high-speed fiber broadband delivery. Harmonic's cOS virtualized core software and Pier optical line terminal (OLT) shelf will simplify Paragould's migration from GPON to XGS-PON, empowering the delivery of reliable, symmetric multigigabit connectivity to the local community. Paragould...
'It's fishy' | Alarming email makes its rounds in Central Texas claiming to be from TxDOT
BELTON, Texas — A suspicious email is swarming inboxes across Central Texas. People are reaching out to 6 News saying the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) emailed them urging them to validate their information for a REAL ID. A REAL ID is a driver's license, learner's permit or non-driver...
Louisiana doctor convicted in illegal opioid prescription scheme
A Louisiana doctor who illegally distributed opiates from his Slidell office was convicted Monday in federal court. Adrian Dexter Talbot, 58, pre-signed prescriptions for more than 1.8 million doses of Schedule II controlled substances between 2015 and 2018. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial in the U.S....
Arkansas court orders state to count signatures collected by volunteers for abortion-rights measure
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Tuesday night ordered the state to begin counting signatures submitted in favor of putting an abortion-rights measure on the ballot — but only ones collected by volunteers for the proposal’s campaign. The one-page order from the majority-conservative...
Missouri, Arkansas ranked among US states with the lowest costs of living
With the cost of living rising everywhere in the United States, the prospect of moving to places with lower costs of living is more attractive than ever. Luckily, residents of Missouri and Arkansas reside in some of the cheapest states to live in the country. A new report from GOBankingRates ranked each of the 50 […]
Geomagnetic watch and solar radiation storm incoming
Space weather is staying active and giving North America another opportunity to view the Northern Lights. A G2 geomagnetic storm watch is now in effect for Wednesday, July 24. In addition to the watch, a minor solar radiation storm event is expected on Tuesday. On Wednesday, a coronal mass ejection (CME) is expected to arrive […]
Why asbestos exposure may be an issue for Arkansas veterans, even today
Asbestos use was widespread in the U.S. military during the 20th century, reaching its peak during the Second World War WWII war effort, when large amounts of accessible materials were required to produce military equipment. The Navy, in particular, used the most asbestos compared to other military branches. Ships built...
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