Ava Thompson, Author at Pine Bluff Today

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6-year-old girl hospitalized with multiple skull fractures after her mother, who has self-control issues, struck her with a hammer “an unknown amount of times”; mother charged

Kentucky – In a horrifying case of domestic violence that has left Kentucky residents shaken, a 40-year-old mother, identified as Z. Abdi, stands accused of...

Ava ThompsonJune 21, 2025

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38-year-old man, who put a pill in his pregnant girlfriend’s drink without her knowledge as he wanted to end the pregnancy, ultimately killing the unborn baby, was arrested

Texas – In a harrowing case in Texas, a 38-year-old man, identified as J. Banta, is facing charges of capital murder and evidence tampering...

Ava ThompsonJune 17, 2025

Pine Bluff Police seek public help in solving two fatal shootings

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Pine Bluff police ask for public help in locating man wanted for domestic battering incident

Pine Bluff, Arkansas – The Pine Bluff Police Department is asking for the community’s help in locating a man wanted in connection with a serious...

Ava ThompsonJune 13, 2025

Crime news

Adult daughter exited her vehicle while her father was exchanging custody of her four minor siblings with his ex-wife and shot him in the back; charged

Florida – In a shocking act of violence during a routine custody exchange in Florida, a 28-year-old woman, identified as Gabriella N., has been...

Ava ThompsonJune 7, 2025

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Babysitter caught on hidden camera violently beating 2, 4, and 6-year-old children left in her care, hitting them 60 times with a belt while their mother was at work

New York – In a shocking incident in New York, a 24-year-old woman, identified as L. Jackson, assigned by Administration for Children’s Services (ACS)...

Ava ThompsonJune 5, 2025

New statewide initiative offers struggling families support job access and long term stability

Arkansas news

Batesville will temporarily serve as Arkansas’ state capital under Governor Sanders’ program

Batesville, Arkansas – Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has announced that Batesville will be recognized as Arkansas’ “Capital for a Day” on June 5, 2025. This...

Ava ThompsonJune 2, 2025

Crime news

1-month-old boy died after his mother got frustrated he wouldn’t stop crying and hit him hard three times on the head with an open palm; mother sentenced

Texas – In a harrowing case out of Texas, a 23-year-old mother, identified as S. Baker, was sentenced to 30 years in prison after admitting...

Ava ThompsonMay 30, 2025

Four-day trial ends with guilty verdict for a Little Rock man involved in meth trafficking and illegal firearm possession

Arkansas news

Fifteen South Arkansas drug trafficking members and California suppliers sentenced to over 130 years in federal prison combined

Magnolia, Arkansas – In a major blow to a South Arkansas drug trafficking organization, fifteen members and associates—spanning from Magnolia, Arkansas, to Los Angeles, California—have...

Ava ThompsonMay 28, 2025

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20-year-old man died after his 17-year-old sister joined her 19-year-old friend and discharged their firearms in his direction as he was standing on the side of the street, striking him multiple times; arrests

Florida – In a deeply unsettling act of family betrayal and senseless violence in Florida, a 20-year-old man, identified as Rae’quan S., was gunned down...

Ava ThompsonMay 26, 2025

Crime news

Mother, who let her boyfriend abuse their 2-month-old daughters and knew he used to bite and squeeze their faces out of frustration before he killed one and injured the other, was sentenced

Florida – In a harrowing case in Florida that caught nationwide attention, a 21-year-old mother, identified as H. Jones, has been sentenced to two...

Ava ThompsonMay 21, 2025

Pine Bluff Today

Ava Thompson

Crime news

6-year-old girl hospitalized with multiple skull fractures after her mother, who has self-control issues, struck her with a hammer “an unknown amount of times”; mother charged

Crime news

38-year-old man, who put a pill in his pregnant girlfriend’s drink without her knowledge as he wanted to end the pregnancy, ultimately killing the unborn baby, was arrested

Crime news

Pine Bluff police ask for public help in locating man wanted for domestic battering incident

Crime news

Adult daughter exited her vehicle while her father was exchanging custody of her four minor siblings with his ex-wife and shot him in the back; charged

Crime news

Babysitter caught on hidden camera violently beating 2, 4, and 6-year-old children left in her care, hitting them 60 times with a belt while their mother was at work

Arkansas news

Batesville will temporarily serve as Arkansas’ state capital under Governor Sanders’ program

Crime news

1-month-old boy died after his mother got frustrated he wouldn’t stop crying and hit him hard three times on the head with an open palm; mother sentenced

Arkansas news

Fifteen South Arkansas drug trafficking members and California suppliers sentenced to over 130 years in federal prison combined

Crime news

20-year-old man died after his 17-year-old sister joined her 19-year-old friend and discharged their firearms in his direction as he was standing on the side of the street, striking him multiple times; arrests

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Mother, who let her boyfriend abuse their 2-month-old daughters and knew he used to bite and squeeze their faces out of frustration before he killed one and injured the other, was sentenced

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6-year-old boy died after his father forced him into intense exercise regime only because he thought his son was overweight, then waited days before taking the boy to the hospital; father sentenced

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12-year-old girl died weighing only 50 pounds after her father and stepmother kept her tied to furniture and without food, and forced her to exercise as punishment; couple facing death sentence

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8-month-old boy died after his mother took him and his older brother outside as soon as she returned from the gas station and set them on fire; mother charged