#Federal judge blocks Arkansas trans youth treatment ban

#Federal judge blocks Arkansas trans youth treatment ban

“#Federal judge blocks Arkansas trans youth treatment ban” LITTLE ROCK, Ark.— A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked enforcement of Arkansas’ ban on gender confirming treatments for transgender youth while a lawsuit challenging the prohibition proceeds. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in May asking US District Judge Jay Moody in Little Rock to strike…

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#At least one student reportedly shot

#At least one student reportedly shot

“#At least one student reportedly shot” A student was reportedly shot at an Arkansas middle school early Monday. The incident at the Watson Chapel Junior High School in Pine Bluff came on the first day district schools were returning to full-day instruction after months of coronavirus restrictions, KARK-TV reported. “There has been a shooting at…

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#Pathologist accused in three deaths gets 20 years in prison

#Pathologist accused in three deaths gets 20 years in prison

“#Pathologist accused in three deaths gets 20 years in prison” A former chief pathologist at an Arkansas veterans hospital accused of causing the deaths of three patients was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday, federal prosecutors said. Robert Morris Levy, 54, of Fayetteville, was also sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered…

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#Taco Bell employee fired over porn star past

#Taco Bell employee fired over porn star past

“#Taco Bell employee fired over porn star past” An Arkansas Taco Bell employee was fired recently after a customer filed a formal complaint that the woman was doing internet porn, according to a report. Lonna Wells, 33, took a job at the Mexican fast-food chain’s only Newport, Arkansas, location after she stopped performing in porn…

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