The state/region in brief
18 burglaries linked to man, police say A Pine Bluff man has been arrested in the burglaries of at least 18 homes over the past four months, the Jefferson Coun…
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The state/region in brief
Hunt goes on for 2 barge workers U.S. Coast Guard and Mississippi County sheriff’s office authorities continued their search Thursday for two people who fell f…
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3 Osceolans face tax-fraud charges Three Osceola residents were indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Little Rock on charges of filing and conspiring t…
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Man, 74, drowns in Millwood Lake A man drowned in Millwood Lake near White Cliffs on Tuesday night or Wednesday morning, authorities said.
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No new records from the Clinton White House will be released this week, the National Archives announced Thursday.
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1 killed in wreck in Miller County A man was killed in a head-on collision Tuesday morning in Miller County, according to Arkansas State Police.
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A woman was found dead with a gunshot wound early Thursday at an apartment, Hot Springs police said.
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2 accidents fatal to driver, walker A man was killed Tuesday in Rudy after losing control of his vehicle and crashing, Arkansas State Police reported Wednesday.
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A Jonesboro man faces a charge of manslaughter in the November death of his girlfriend’s 1-yearold son, Jonesboro Police Department spokesman Doug Formon said.
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Device in roadway cues police probe The North Little Rock Police Department and Little Rock Fire Department are investigating a “suspicious device” found Wedne…
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People & Places
Six local students were honored by Northwest Arkansas Community College, the Northwest Arkansas Council, Northwest Technical Institute and the Northwest Arkans…
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El Dorado police have completed an internal review of a shooting that involved several officers and left a man in critical condition.
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Vets aid program sets stops in March
Veterans in rural communities across the state will have access to the Veterans Affairs Mobile Vet Center in March, the VA announced Wednesday.
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A woman accused of murdering a fellow square dancer entered an innocent plea Tuesday morning to a charge of capital murder.
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Two on highways killed in Arkansas Two people were killed Wednesday in crashes, Arkansas State Police reported Thursday.
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2 crashes in state fatal to girl, man The Arkansas State Police reported Wednesday that a 5-year-old girl has died after a single-vehicle crash Feb. 4 in Mario…
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The final chapter in Columbia County’s part of the November 2011 Southern Arkansas University horse-theft case closed Thursday in Columbia County Circuit Court…
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A man wanted in Texas in the death of two people has been arrested in Arkansas.
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81 firearms taken from Newport man NEWPORT — A Newport man faces weapons charges after authorities confiscated 81 firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition a…
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Parolee accused of new drug count Kelly Campbell, convicted of more than two dozen criminal charges in a 2007 Lonoke County trial along with her husband, forme…
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Man gets life terms in death, abduction PINE BLUFF — A 22-year-old Pine Bluff man was given four life sentences Thursday after a jury convicted him of capital …
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The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission took over the water search Thursday for a Russellville man who has been missing since late Jan. 11.
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Action for traction
What a winter! So far, it’s been colder than normal in parts of the state and multiple icy occurrences have kept children home from school and parents struggli…
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Arguments delayed in execution lawsuit Oral arguments have been delayed a month in the lawsuit over the state’s new execution protocols.
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Alamo, ministries named in suit by 7 TEXARKANA — Seven women who are former members of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries filed a civil lawsuit Tuesday in state c…
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Police fatally shoot man in Jonesboro JONESBORO — Police shot and killed a man who fired at officers during an investigation in an east Jonesboro mobile-home p…
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Body in apartment fire ruled homicide The death of a woman found Tuesday in a burned Little Rock apartment was a homicide, police reported Wednesday evening.
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Bono council backs police chief firing BONO — The Bono City Council has voted to support the mayor’s firing of the police chief.
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Shots fired calls top 180 in region of LR More than 100 people in Little Rock fired shots to ring in the new year, according to reports called in to the city’s…
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It’s never too late to skate, ice-gliders age 70-91 declare
SPRINGDALE — Elizabeth Reagan of Fayetteville donned her first pair of ice skates more than 80 years ago in her hometown of St. Paul, Minn. Eschewing the twirl…
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2 killed, 4 injured in Missouri wreck PINEVILLE, Mo. — Two people have been killed and four people were injured in a crash in southwest Missouri.
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A University of Arkansas dean and his wife have donated $100,000 to establish two scholarships at the school.
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Ex-reserve deputy held in wife’s death A former reserve deputy with the Lonoke County sheriff’s office was charged with capital murder Thursday in the shooting…
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Accident in Texas cuts Internet in PB PINE BLUFF — An Internet failure caused problems for businesses and residents Wednesday in Pine Bluff after a fiber-optic…
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Prosecutor: Sister, mom hindered case DE QUEEN — Two relatives of a man charged in the death of a Spanishlanguage interpreter in southwestern Arkansas are char…
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Marshals Museum favors coins role FORT SMITH — Board members for the planned U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith say they want to help market commemorative coin…
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Bright idea
The neighbors have decked their halls with the brightest lights ever seen — Santa and his reindeer on the lawn, candy canestriped trees and a blinking icicle m…
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Pros illuminate do-it-yourself light installation
Installing Christmas lights may seem like a hassle, but what if there’s no money left after Christmas shopping to hire a professional? It’s easy to do it yours…
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Passenger jumps from vehicle, dies MUSKOGEE, Okla. — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said a Muskogee woman was killed on Thanksgiving Day after she jumped from a m…
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Cause for alarms
Autumn has arrived. The temperatures have dipped, and leaves are changing color and falling. It’s also an ideal time to change the batteries in smoke and carbo…
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Hard-wired systems require electrician or alarm-firm tech
Retrofitting a house or building a new one with a hard-wired fire alarm system requires the help of an electrician or alarm company, according to John Moore, c…
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If an alarm sounds ...
A smoke alarm or carbon monoxide alarm sounding can be a scary moment. False alarms happen, but it can also be a matter of life or death.
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Personal space
Martha Londagin Where I live: We live just off Sang Avenue by Asbell Elementary in a wonderful early 1960s/1970s development in a simple, ranch-style home.
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The state/region in brief
Exploding tire hits, kills LR contractor A Little Rock man died Wednesday after a tire exploded and struck him in the head, Little Rock police said.
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2 men shot during argument in NLR Two men were shot Wednesday after an argument at a North Little Rock home, police said.
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UA to give honorary degrees to 2 women
Acclaimed anti-death-penalty advocate Sister Helen Prejean and Frances James, one of the first women to receive a doctorate in biological sciences from the Uni…
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PERSONAL SPACE: Eric Howerton
Where I live: My wife, Wendy, and I live in east Fayetteville in Ridgemont Estates, which is just east of Crossover Road on Mission Boulevard off of Fox Hunter…
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Truck owner to pay to wash bloody cars GREENWOOD — The chief of a company whose tank truck leaked chicken blood for 20 miles on U.S. 71 near Greenwood said he …
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Man gets 19 years in Jonesboro death JONESBORO — A Jonesboro man pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in Craighead County Circuit Court and will spend 19 year…
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Lost Valley trail repair work starts
Construction is planned next week along the Lost Valley hiking trail in Boxley Valley, according to a news release from the National Park Service.
