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Court Denies Barling Man’s Appeal Of Rape Conviction (Times Record)
The Arkansas Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld the rape conviction and 35-year prison term of a Barling man convicted of rape in Crawford County Circuit Court.Drug Suspect Says Layoff Led To Marijuana Sales (Times Record) A man who told authorities the recession led him to deal marijuana for a living was arrested Wednesday night.
Bankrupt Business Leaves Formers Clients Holding Hazardous Material (KFSM Ft. Smith-Fayetteville) Some of the biggest companies and cities in western Arkansas now have a hazardous mess on their hands.
Charleston Awaits New City Hall (Charleston Express) The future Charleston municipal office will be just down the road from the current city hall, but it represents a world of change for the mayor and a dozen or so city employees.
Final Juvenile Escapee Caught (Times Record) One of three juvenile detention center escapees, accused of beating a corrections officer to death Saturday and eluding authorities Sunday was captured Monday.
Third Teen Murder Suspect Captured After Chase (KFSM Ft. Smith-Fayetteville) An 18-year-old man wanted for killing a guard during his escape from a Pine Bluff juvenile facility has been captured following a high speed chase.
Alma man enters plea of not guilty (Paris Express) An Alma man has pleaded not guilty in Crawford County Circuit Court on Wednesday, Jan. 13 to three felony charges, including negligent homicide, in a fatal October traffic accident that claimed the life of a Paris man.
Blood tests lead to arrest (Alma Journal) Blood tests from the Arkansas Crime Laboratory led to the Monday arrest of an Alma man involved in a fatal car wreck last October, Van Buren police said Tuesday.
Ark. police say 4 killed in 1-car crash at FS (FOX 16 Little Rock) State police say three men and a 10-year-old girl are dead after a single-vehicle crash at Fort Smith.
4 killed in 1-car crash in Fort Smith (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette) State police say three men and a 20-year-old woman are dead after a single-vehicle crash at Fort Smith.