The festivities of Christmas and New Year holidays is often mixed with good cheer leading to tragedies on Arkansas roadways. This year the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) is partnering with law enforcement agencies across the state to share the message about the dangers of drunk driving. Beginning this weekend (December…
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Car crashes into Walgreens Tuesday afternoon
Around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, a car crashed into Walgreens on S Martin St. in Warren near the southeast corner of the building. From the information SRC has gathered, no one was injured in the accident. Warren Police, Fire rescue, and EMS personnel arrived quickly on the scene. No further information is available at this…
Enter your truck in the Bradley County Fair Truck & Car Show
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Arkansas ranks as fifth most dangerous state for drivers
According to research by the Agruss Law Firm, who recently studied over a decade of data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Arkansas ranks as the fifth most dangerous state in the US for drivers. The study showed that between 2010 and 2019 there were 103.89 deaths per 100,000 people on Arkansas roads. The…
Warren Schools release new traffic flow plan for campus
The Warren School District released the following statement Monday afternoon ahead of the start of the 2022/2023 school year. Attention Warren School District Parents, Students, Staff, and the Warren Community: Beginning Wednesday, August 10, 2022, please be cautious of the new traffic flow that will be in effect for the Warren School District School Campuses.…
Huttig man dies in car accident Thursday
A Huttig man was killed Thursday in a one-vehicle accident in the small Union County community. Jackie R. Canfield, 64 of Huttig, died when his 1990 Mercury ran off the north side of Olin Avenue. The vehicle left the road, traveled about 380 feet before coming to a rest according the Arkansas State Police who…
Car accident occurs on East Church Street Friday
A two-vehicle accident occurred at the intersection of Gannaway and East Church Streets in Warren Friday, June 3, 2022 around 10:00 a.m. Warren Police Department officers as well as the Warren Fire Department Rescue vehicle arrived on the scene to assist. Paramedics from EASI were called to the site, but there were no apparent injuries…
Man charged with numerous offenses after wreck at Kelly and South Bragg
A wreck occurred at Kelly and South Bragg Streets around 7:00 p.m. Sunday evening, April 3, 2022. The driver of the vehicle was 46-year old Vincent Davis. He was subsequently charged with careless driving and prohibited driving, DWI alcohol, fictitious tags, driving on a suspended driver’s license, no driver’s license, and refusal to take a…
Two-vehicle accident sends one to hospital
Warren Police Department and Warren Fire Department Rescue Unit responded to a two-vehicle accident at Watson and Central at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. A Nissan driven by Amelia Martin apparently collided with the side of a Chevrolet Malibu, driver not immediately identified, sending the Malibu into a roadside ditch. Martin was to be evaluated at Bradley…
20-year old Hamburg man killed in Tuesday morning accident near Strong
STRONG, Ark. – A 20 year-old Hamburg man was killed win a two-vehicle accident Tuesday morning, March 8, 2022 near Strong in Union County on U.S. Highway 82. At 6:07 a.m. Tuesday morning 20-year old Chandler Knight of Hamburg was traveling eastbound on U.S. Highway 82 in a 2013 Avalon when he struck a 2017…
Rash of car break-ins have happened recently in Warren, residents asked to report suspicious activity
The Warren Police Department has taken multiple reports in reference to unlocked / unsecured vehicles having items stolen out of them. Various items have been stolen including but not limited to electronics, firearms, jewelry and money. As like any other time of the year we want to encourage everyone to take all of their valuable…
Warren PD tells local churches to keep an eye on church vehicles
The Warren Police Department released a statement Tuesday, October 26, 2021 asking citizens, church members and pastors in particular, to keep a close eye on their church vehicles after reports of parts being stolen locally. Warren Police Officer B. Johnston recently took a report at a local church in reference to catalytic converters being stolen…
Three people killed in car accident near the Saline River
Two women and one child were killed in a two vehicle accident Saturday, August 14, 2021 around 1:04 p.m. just south of the Saline River bridge on U.S. Highway 63 N near Warren. According to the official Arkansas State Police report on the accident, 27 year-old Britnee Hampton, accidentally crossed the centerline on U.S. Highway…
Rison woman killed in Friday night car accident near Woodlawn
According to an Arkansas State Police report, 20 year-old Ashlyn N. Harris of Rison was killed in a one-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 63 near Woodlawn Friday evening, August 6, 2021. One other person was injured in the wreck, the driver of the vehicle, 19 year-old Matthew S. Barnard of White Hall. The State Police…