Sexual-assault trial ends with deadlocked LR jury
The sexual-assault trial of a 49-year-old Little Rock man designated by state authorities as a sexually violent predator ended with a hung jury Friday when jurors could not reach a unanimous verdict on...
View ArticleFormer executive pleads guilty to theft of title company’s funds
The former president and principal shareholder of Landmark Closing Co., which operated out of Searcy between 2006 and mid-2009, admitted Friday to a federal judge that she had siphoned more than...
View ArticleMLK letter to be read at Center
Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” will be read aloud at the Clinton Presidential Center on Tuesday as part of a worldwide celebration of the famed civil-rights document.
View ArticleBike Train Set To Roll
Motorists might notice an unusual number of children riding their bikes to school this week.
View ArticleCollege To Show Episode Tuesday
NorthWest Arkansas Community College on Tuesday will show the episode “Collateral Damage” regarding Marshallese health issues from the PBS series “Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?”
View ArticleBella Vista Lots Offered In Sale
The Benton County Circuit Clerk plans to offer 44 properties at a judicial sale at 10 a.m. May 10 on the steps of the County Courthouse in Bentonville.
View ArticlePolice: Children Found Nude, Floor Covered in Feces
A woman faces felony charges after police found her four children in a locked apartment with feces on the floor.
View ArticleThree Injured In Parking Lot Accident
Three people were taken to Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville after a accident in the parking lot of the Bentonville Walmart Supercenter on North Walton Boulevard.
View ArticlePlan in Place for Missing Children
A middle school student might get off the school bus and not go home. A toddler might hide in the closet or wander into the yard. When a child goes missing a response team pulls together to find the...
View ArticleCrime Trends Big Enough To Spot
Lee Jones called police when he saw three men loading a truck with county-owned steel, hoping he finally had a lead on the thieves who’d ransacked his nearby barn several times.
View ArticleFLW Weigh-Ins Draw Fishing Fans
It becomes obvious, quick as a bass can bite, that fishing fans at an FLW Tour weigh-in come more for their love of fishing and not the eye-popping show of big bass.
View ArticleClinton Pays Tribute To District Judge
Former President Bill Clinton compared Rudy Moore to a “man of amazing grace.”
View ArticleNOTEWORTHY DEATH
Ex-U.S. legislator, elected as write-in COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson, a Democrat who represented eastern Ohio in Washington for two terms after winning a writein campaign, died...
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “If no one holds the police accountable for their actions, then they’re not accountable.” Charles Kester, Fayetteville attorney, who filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Fort Smith man...
View ArticleRECORDS: April 16th
Arrests Benton County Sheriff’s Office • Blas Garcia, 25, of 1658 E. Evalyn Circle in Fayetteville was arrested Monday in connection with misdemeanor possession of a controlled or counterfeit substance...
View ArticlePUBLIC MEETINGS: April 16th
Today 4 p.m. Springdale Advertising and Promotion Commission — Council Chambers, City Administration Building, 201 Spring St.
View ArticleOff-Duty Officers Suspended After Pulling Guns in Brawl
Police detectives likely will turn their investigation over to the Washington County prosecutor to determine if any charges will be filed against two off-duty officers who drew their guns during a...
View ArticleLawsuit Challenges Jail Debit Card Fees
A federal lawsuit is alleging inmates at the Benton County jail are being charged high fees by the company that operates the jail’s commissary in exchange for kickbacks.
View ArticleLibrary Still Interested in City Hospital
Public library officials need more time to decide if they want to buy the former City Hospital property.
View ArticleFayetteville Man Accused of Rape
Police arrested a man who told detectives he had a sexual relationship with a 12-year-old.
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