Arkansas’ rental assistance funds languish
Erica McPherson of North Little Rock fears she will end up in a homeless shelter with her three children in the coming weeks.
Erica McPherson of North Little Rock fears she will end up in a homeless shelter with her three children in the coming weeks.
Despite rising numbers of children without health insurance and high levels of childhood poverty, Arkansas improved its national ranking by one in an annual re…
Dirty water bubbled just beneath the shower drain last week at Mark Burbank's Little Rock apartment.
More Arkansans will be eligible for rental assistance payments under a new state-run program with higher income limits and simpler documentation requirements, …
Arkansans can begin applying Monday for newly available rental assistance through the state Department of Human Services, officials said Thursday.
The state Department of Human Services will have new rental and utility assistance available Monday for people who have suffered income loss or financial hards…
Most Arkansas prison workers haven't been vaccinated against covid-19, leaving thousands in state lockups more vulnerable to the pandemic.
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman is again sponsoring legislation to allow more lenient federal sentences for kids who commit crimes to escape their abusers, to end li…
Nonprofits that provide services to child abuse victims saw a more than 40% increase in children served in 2020 over 2019, data shows.
FORT SMITH -- A Fort Smith homeless shelter, among a few in the nation with a fully staffed on-site mental health clinic, is seeking a state license and has re…
A Fort Smith homeless shelter, among a few in the nation with a fully staffed on-site mental health clinic, is seeking a state license and has received a grant…
A two-time All-American shot-putter. A Mabelvale man who wrote much of the state's tax code. A 36-year-old stage actor and mother of two.
Adrian Hummel was supposed to celebrate his granddaughter's fourth birthday when covid-19 swept through the household.
A line of people shuffling forward to get their vaccines stretches through the room where those staying at the shelter typically play board games or cheer on t…
A new hot line is available to help Arkansas renters connect to resources and information about the federal eviction moratorium, officials announced at a Thurs…
Arkansas recorded a 13% decrease in homelessness in 2020 compared with the previous year, though it ranks among a few states where more than half the homeless …
Though federal rules have protected some renters who fall behind on payments during the covid-19 pandemic, others in Arkansas have lost their homes because of …
All but one state bordering Arkansas saw rates of gun deaths increase in the years after passing stand-your-ground legislation similar to a bill under consider…
LITTLE ROCK -- The state agency charged with dispersing certain funds and tax credits to develop low-income housing is doling out that money based on economic …
About 33 Arkansans on average died each day from covid-19 in December and January, record numbers that left deep imprints of grief on surviving relatives and f…
Arkansas ranks high in child abuse and deaths. Officials say covid-19 has made it worse.
Arkansas is the only state in the country in which two separate state departments conduct non-criminal investigations of suspected child maltreatment.
This is what happens when the hot line receives a report of alleged child maltreatment, according to interviews with Arkansas State Police and Arkansas Departm…
Coroners’ reports, including certain identifying and medical information for people who died with covid-19, are public under Arkansas law, a state attorney gen…
Coroners' reports, including certain identifying and medical information for people who died with covid-19, are public under Arkansas law, a state attorney gen…
For the first time since its inception, the group responsible for counting Central Arkansas' homeless has asked the federal government to waive the biennial co…
For the first time since its inception, the group responsible for counting Central Arkansas' homeless has asked the federal government to waive the biennial co…
Arkansas reached 27,822 active cases of covid-19 Saturday, a new high and a mark a state health official said is likely a harbinger of higher numbers of hospit…
More children in Arkansas' youth lockups are leaving with high school diplomas or GEDs, according to counts provided by state officials.
At least two Central Arkansas people who died while experiencing homelessness this year were days away from being housed, steps from a new life.
With about a month remaining before a federal moratorium expires on many evictions for nonpayment of rent, housing advocates fear a January spike in Arkansans …
Less than a week after its launch, organizers of one of Arkansas' largest rental assistance programs added a disclaimer to its website.
State officials plan to repurpose a former youth lockup at Lewisville into a substance abuse treatment facility for teens, which judges and advocates say will …
The Hickory View apartment renovations aren’t working for residents — that was the message a group of tenants delivered in a news conference Thursday in front …
A new rental assistance program to help Arkansans affected by the covid-19 pandemic is expected to be available early this month, according to a news release f…
A staffer for the company that manages Arkansas' youth lockups omitted key information while reporting two incidents, including one in which a direct care work…
The company that manages Arkansas’ youth lockups promised to offer training sessions, hire new staff members and improve communication to address problems the …
A 73-year-old Little Rock woman who enjoyed volunteer work, travel and exercise.
Arkansans who have lost income because of the covid-19 pandemic can apply for federally funded rental assistance through nonprofits, local governments and othe…
A Pulaski County judge explains to an apologetic tenant that the time for negotiations has passed.
Despite a federal agency's ban on many evictions that started Sept. 4, Arkansas landlords are filing rising numbers of lawsuits to remove tenants from their ho…
The Arkansas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is urging federal officials to reject a proposed rule change that would allow homeless shelters that…
At 18 years old, she was on her own.
LITTLE ROCK -- At 18 years old, she was on her own.
Despite a sweeping federal order last week halting many evictions, Arkansas renters and housing experts still fear that without more assistance, tenants affect…
A 30-year-old security captain at a Conway hospital.
The company that manages Arkansas' four youth lockups was delayed in reporting at least 110 incidents involving children in its care since the firm took over m…
State officials last month admonished a private company that manages Arkansas' youth lockup centers for contract violations in hiring a sitting state legislato…
After weeks of pushing off requests to release complete coroner reports for those who died with covid-19, Garland County officials have requested an attorney g…
Isolating from others poses particular problems for those experiencing homelessness, so the Arkansas Department of Health now operates a 29-bed facility for pe…