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Leaving behind 32 years in the prosecuting attorneys office, Larry Jegley sees a future filled with fishing trips with his parents, traveling with his wife of 46 years and enjoying the achievements of his children.

The Pulaski County Quorum Court on Tuesday approved a $1.3 million budget for a program that helps newly released inmates

Pulaski County Sheriff Eric Higgins held a lead in preliminary returns over his Republican challenger Paul "Blue" Keller, who attacked the Democratic incumbents transparency, leadership style and crime-stopping ability.

Attorney Ben Crump has picked up the case for the killing of Terence Caffey in Arkansas, and the family is allegedly seeking a $100 million lawsuit.

When: Akron Borough Council meeting, Oct. 24.

In 2015, after Eric Higgins retired from a 30-year career with the Little Rock Police Department, he volunteered with an organization called The Exodus Project: Out for Life.

A staffing study ordered earlier this year by the Pulaski County Quorum Court will help decide whether the sheriff will get the money to hire as many as 26 additional deputies in 2023 to increase the agencys patrol capabilities and ensure his deputies have backup available, the countys top lawman said.

LITTLE ROCK -- The family of a man who died during a Dec. 10 arrest has asked the U.S. Department of Justice to review the actions of police from several agencies who were involved, alleging that the officers treatment of the man was driven by racial prejudice, their lawyers said in a news conference Wednesday.

In the race for Pulaski County sheriff, a Democratic incumbent who said hes brought the agency into the 21st century with new technology and made crucial repairs to the aging jail faces a Republican challenger who said he would mend rifts caused by what he described as his opponents divisive leadership and provide full transparency to residents in a way the incumbent has not.

The new detectors are able to detect more than metal.