Conway man with long criminal history given 5-year sentence for defrauding state

A 35-year-old Conway man accused of a scheme to manipulate Arkansas’ online payment system that authorities estimated cost Arkansas at least $160,000 has pleaded guilty to 94 counts of computer fraud. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Korean women sentenced to probation for running prostitution ring out of massage parlors

Two women, both Korean citizens, who pleaded guilty earlier this year to violating the Travel Act in connection with a prostitution ring run out of several Central Arkansas massage parlors, were each sentenced Wednesday in federal court to two years probation. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution…

Arkansas’ four U.S. House incumbents reelected

LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas’ members in the U.S. House of Representatives won their respective races Tuesday evening, with lawmakers now waiting on the results of contests across the country to see if Republicans will keep the majority next year. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Both components of Little Rock sales-tax proposal on track for defeat

Little Rock residents on Tuesday were on track to reject a sales-tax proposal put forward by Mayor Frank Scott Jr., the second time in roughly three years they have decided against increasing the city’s rate. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Independence County businessman sentenced to probation for failure to pay taxes

An Independence County trucking company co-owner who pleaded guilty to one count of failure to collect or pay federal income taxes in federal court last February was sentenced Tuesday to three years probation for the offense by a federal judge who told him but for his efforts to pay restitution before sentencing, he would likely…

Two killed in crashes on Arkansas roadways on Sunday

Two people were killed in separate single-car crashes across the state Sunday, according to police reports. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Testimony heard in dispute over $500,000 lottery ticket purchased in Rogers

BENTONVILLE — A local circuit judge heard testimony Monday in a lawsuit over the disputed ownership of a $500,000 lottery ticket. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Arkansas Board of Corrections hopes to reduce backup by using beds in Phillips County jail

The Arkansas Board of Corrections voted Monday to formally approve a long-term lease agreement with Phillips County for use of its jail facility. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

OPINION | DRIVETIME MAHATMA: ‘New trend’ on highways is really just human nature

Dear Mahatma: I’ve noticed a new trend of highway driving that concerns me. It seems drivers like to get in the left lane to pass everyone they can, then cut across two lanes of traffic to take the next exit. It’s bad enough traffic is bumper to bumper with merges in and out at interchanges,…

Judge in desegregation lawsuit tours 3 Jacksonville/North Pulaski School District campuses

U.S. District Judge D. Price Marshall Jr., the presiding judge in a four-decades-old federal school desegregation lawsuit, left the courthouse Friday to tour three schools in the Jacksonville/North Pulaski School District. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

ArcBest tops $100M in quarterly profit with help from after-tax benefit

ArcBest on Friday reported a net income of $100.3 million for the third quarter of 2024, bolstered by a $69.1 million after-tax benefit compared to the previous year. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Juror’s objection to law ‘the way it is written’ scuttles murder trial in 2022 Meriwether Park case

The first-degree murder trial of a 20-year-old Little Rock man accused of killing a man during a drug deal in a city park ended in mistrial Friday, with jurors favoring a guilty verdict but unable to reach the required unanimous decision after about 3 ½ hours of deliberations. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured…

Chief of state elections board demonstrates marking devices, says voters have many chances to review ballots

The director of the state Board of Election Commissioners demonstrated Friday how voters can easily check and make edits to their ballots before submitting them. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

In the wake of opposition, state officials will hold town hall to discuss new prison in Charleston

Officials will hold a town hall in Charleston late next week to discuss the Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ surprise announcement of plans to build a new 3,000-bed prison there. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

ENTERTAINMENT: Touring ‘Grinch’ musical at Robinson, Walton centers

A touring company brings “Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical” to Arkansas. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Hot Springs man charged in 2 road rage incidents in Little Rock

Spa City man faces charges in road rage Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

ASP identifies Memphis man as driver in fatal hit-and-run of highway worker

Arkansas State Police on Friday identified a Memphis man wanted since Sept. 18, when authorities say he killed a highway worker and injured another while fleeing from police, a news release states. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Co-defendants testify against defendant in Meriwether Park murder trial

The former friends — now co-defendants — of accused killer Evan Doral Franklin told a Pulaski County jury Thursday that they were shocked when gun violence broke out during what they thought was just a marijuana buy, with one of the men testifying that Franklin was the first to shoot that night in Meriwether Park.…

NLR man arrested in mother’s murder after phoning friend to help dispose of her body

A North Little Rock man charged last week in his mother’s homicide called a friend for help disposing of her body, leading North Little Rock police to respond and arrest him, an arrest report states. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Farm Bureau raised $40,000 for Issue 1

The Arkansas Farm Bureau group pushing for the passage of Issue 1 raised $40,000 for its campaign, according to its preelection financial disclosure report. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Sanders appoints 7 to state boards

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced on Wednesday the following appointments: Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Judge in stolen mail case lectures attorney before sentencing defendant to 2 years

A lengthy and complicated sentencing hearing for a Pulaski County man who was sentenced to two years in prison for stealing mail was briefly interrupted Tuesday when the judge, frustrated by last-minute filings, chastised the attorneys on both sides. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

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