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Horse euthanized, animal cruelty charges sought
LITTLE ROCK, AR – A severely malnourished horse had to be put down Wednesday in Hot Spring County after it was found at a home injured and unable to stand. The group Stop Animal Cruelty in Hot Spring County was called out to a property on the 300 block of Kirkpatrick Road by a neighbor concerned for the health of
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Travelers are warned of longer lines at Clinton National Airport
Marie Tordan is an airport's dream client. She's organized, she checks in online and, most importantly, she shows up early. "I don't have to wait in any lines. Look in there - there's lines over there where we would be checking in at," said Tordan as she proudly checked in at the new curbside check-in feature at the airport. Unfortunately,
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Chancellors speak in support of Little Rock Tech park
LITTLE ROCK, AR - UALR chancellor Joel Anderson and UAMS chancellor Dan Rahn spoke in support of the Little Rock Technology Park Wednesday afternoon. Both believe a technology park would be good for the community. Residents in the three neighborhoods being considered for the proposed park hope to convince the chancellors to consider changing their plans and find a suitable
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Judge candidate hospitalized for spider bite
SEARCY, Ark. (AP) - A White County judge candidate who was bitten on the hand by a snake last month is recovering from a spider bite to the same hand. The Daily Citizen reported in Wednesday's editions that Bill Haynie was adjusting a water valve at his home near Searcy last week when he was bitten by what doctors believe
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Inmate escapes work detail in Saline County
BENTON, AR – Authorities are looking for an escaped inmate who walked away from his work detail Wednesday afternoon. The Saline County Sheriff’s Office says that Timothy Berthelson was a trustee working at the courthouse. He walked away from this work detail around 3:00pm. Berthelson is 46-years-old, 6’4” tall, 200lbs, with shoulder-length hair and balding on top and a gray
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UPDATE: Bank robbery suspect in custody
LITTLE ROCK, AR – Officials from the Little Rock Police Department have arrested a suspect believed to have robbed a bank Wednesday afternoon. Police say the robbery took place at the Centennial Bank located at 8th and Broadway. According to reports, the suspect is now in custody and is being questioned by police. FOX16’s David Goins will have more information
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Brothers bring gun to school
LITTLE ROCK, AR - Two Watson Elementary students are in trouble after authorities say they brought a gun to school. The 3rd and 5th graders are brothers. Lt. Terry Hastings says the gun was taken out on the bus ride to school when a girl saw the gun. The boys reportedly told her not to say anything or they would
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Sheriff says 600 lotto tickets stolen
HOT SPRING, AR - Hot Spring County deputies say Bette and Julian McKinney's own employees ripped them off. "We trusted our employees to run this place the way it should have been run," said Bette, "and our trust was taken away from us." Deputies say over the course of six months, several employees stole more than 650 scratch-off tickets from
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Judge candidate hospitalized for spider bite
SEARCY, Ark. (AP) - A White County judge candidate who was bitten on the hand by a snake last month is recovering from a spider bite to the same hand. The Daily Citizen reported in Wednesday's editions that Bill Haynie was adjusting a water valve at his home near Searcy last week when he was bitten by what doctors believe
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Dismissal upheld in case of woman who killed self
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a judge's decision to dismiss federal claims filed by the family of a woman who killed herself at the Arkansas State Hospital. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with a district judge who dismissed the federal claims of Brenda Shelton's relatives. The family sued the Arkansas
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Edwards defense rests, closing arguments tomorrow
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Closing arguments are scheduled for tomorrow at the North Carolina trial of two-time Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, with jury deliberations expected to start the following day. The defense rested today without calling Edwards or his former mistress to the stand. The defense also chose not to question the former senator's oldest daughter, Cate, who has
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Lawyer: Mary Kennedy found dead
NEW YORK (AP) — An attorney says Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife has been found dead in New York. Kerry Lawrence says Mary Kennedy died on Wednesday. He says he doesn't know the cause of her death. Police confirm a body was found on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s property in Bedford, north of New York City. Lawrence had represented
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Syrian leader says terrorists are behind unrest
BEIRUT (AP) — In his first interview since December, Syrian President Bashar Assad insisted Tuesday his regime is fighting back against foreign mercenaries who want to overthrow him, not innocent Syrians aspiring for democracy in a yearlong uprising. The interview with Russian TV showed Assad is still standing his ground, despite widespread international condemnation over his deadly crackdown on dissent.
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US sees deal near; Pakistan haggling over money
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. hopes of reopening Pakistan's supply routes for the Afghanistan war ahead of next week's NATO summit are going down to the wire. Washington is hopeful of an imminent deal. But Pakistan is insisting that the United States pay more to repair relations and end the blockade. Both sides say negotiations continued in Islamabad on Wednesday. The
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Delta says frequent fliers saw different fares
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Delta Air Lines says it may have charged some frequent fliers higher fares than other customers for almost three weeks because of a computer glitch. Delta says it is unsure how many travelers paid higher fares because of the problem. Delta says the problem occurred after it upgraded the flight search engine on its website. The airline
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Dollar continues to rally on fears about Greece
NEW YORK (AP) — Worries that Greece will drop out of the euro currency union are pushing the dollar higher against most other currencies. Traders have been buying up the dollar, which is considered a safe haven currency, on growing fears about Greece. The dollar index, which compares the U.S. dollar against six other currencies, has rallied over 3 percent