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Heat wave expected next week, triple digit readings possible for 1st time in many years
A heat wave is expected to affect the Twin Lakes Area next week and could bring with it triple digit temperatures. While highs over 100 degrees are not uncommon in this area, it is something […]
Man pleads to charges in 2 drug cases opened in 55-day span
Photo: Nicholas Alan Kanta A Mountain Home man arrested twice on drug charges in a span of 55 days entered a guilty plea during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday. Thirty-five-year-old Nicholas […]
MH woman who fought boyfriend sending him to hospital enters plea
Photo: Dawn Louise Rowland A rural Mountain Home woman who was arrested after an alcohol-fueled attack on a man identified as her boyfriend pled guilty during a video session of Baxter County Court […]
Fireworks continue with extended holiday events Saturday
Two Fourth of July extended holiday events are set for Saturday in Ozark County. The Bakersfield Picnic in the Park and fireworks will kick off at 5. The annual picnic events continue until dusk, when […]
Marion County celebrates 19th amendment’s 100-year anniversary
Officials in Marion County marked the 100-year anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution with the planting of a Julia Child rose on the courthouse square. Passed by Congress June […]
Plaque of appreciation presented to outgoing Flippin City Council member
Photo: Flippin Mayor Jerald Marberry (left) presented council member Jim Burkhart with a plaque last month recognizing him for his service to the city. Burkhart stepped down from the council, unable to complete his second […]
Governor: 751 new coronavirus cases in Arkansas
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson was joined by members of his cabinet to update citizens on the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic on Friday. Click below to listen to the entire address: DE QUEEN, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas […]
2 area counties among 19 in Missouri to get federal help from May storms
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – President Donald Trump has approved Missouri’s request for a federal disaster declaration for severe storms in early May. Two area counties, Howell and Douglas, are among the 19 included in […]
MHPS superintendent says district will be ready to open Aug. 24
Just hours after Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the opening of schools in Arkansas will be delayed, Mountain Home Superintendent Dr. Jake Long says his district will be ready to open on Aug. 24. Flanked […]
Gassville man admits to stealing more than $120,000 from employers, gets prison time
Photo: Robert “Bob” Wyble A Gassville man who pled guilty to stealing about $126,000 from two former employers has been sentenced to 15 years in prison with five suspended and 10 to serve. The sentence […]
Governor pushes back start of school in Arkansas by at least 10 days
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson was joined by members of his cabinet to update citizens on the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday. Click below to listen to the entire address:
MC jurors do not report week of July 13
Marion County Circuit Court jurors do not need to report for duty the week of July 13. Marion County and Circuit Clerk Dawn Moffet says this completes the term of this jury panel. WebReadyTM Powered […]
Emergency personnel kept busy with multiple serious holiday accidents
Emergency personnel from Ozark County were kept busy over the three-day Fourth of July weekend with multiple serious accidents. A review of the Ozark County Sheriff’s Office log indicates emergency staffers and volunteers responded to […]
Shortage of coins in US, Twin Lakes Area not expected to last long
A shortage of coins in the United States, and in the Twin Lakes Area, is affecting some businesses and individuals, but it is not expected to last long. Some retailers, including some Walmart stores, are […]
Viola to rebid for new treatment facility
Photo: Councilman Dennis Harber, Mayor Jackie Estes and John Selig with Civil Engineering Associates, discuss the plans for the city’s sewer project in this 2019. Photo: Courtesy Areawide Media The City of Viola is […]
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Creators respond to possible TikTok ban
iStock/WachiwitBY: MIKE DOBUSKI, ABC News(NEW YORK) — News this week that the US is considering banning TikTok, a social media app that’s wildly popular among young people, sent shockwaves through the community of users on […]
Georgia activists seek to remove 'Stone Mountain', the 'granddaddy of Confederate monuments'
Kirkikis/iStockBy JADE LAWSON and BRIANA STEWART, ABC News(STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga.) — Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial often called “the granddaddy of all Confederate monuments ” and a former Ku Klux Klan meeting place is once again […]
'Unbelievable I'm alive': Woman survives after car swept away in flash floods
Nathalia Bruno survived a flash flood after her car was swept away by the water. – WABCBy ELLA TORRES, ABC News(NEW YORK) — A New Jersey woman survived a harrowing ordeal after her car was […]
Tropical Storm Fay path heading toward NYC, NJ, CT coast
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) — A tropical storm warning for the entire New Jersey coast, New York City, Long Island and all of the Connecticut coastline has been issued as Tropical Storm […]
Ghislaine Maxwell attorneys call federal indictment against her 'meritless'
Paul Zimmerman/WireImageBy JAMES HILL, ABC News(NEW YORK) — An attorney for Ghislaine Maxwell, the former companion of sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein, has issued the first on-the-record response to the criminal indictment against Maxwell for perjury and […]
Sergeant involved in Breonna Taylor's death, her boyfriend recount details
Louisville Metro Police DepartmentBy ENJOLI FRANCIS, STEVE OSUNSAMI, KELLY MCCARTHY, SABINA GHEBREMEDHIN and STEPHANIE WASH, ABC News(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — New audio has emerged from the investigation into the death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot […]
Massachusetts police narcotics squad routinely used excessive force: DOJ
amphotora/iStockBy JACK DATE, ABC News(WASHINGTON) — A Justice Department investigation into a specialized narcotics unit of the Springfield, Massachusetts, Police Department found officers routinely used excessive force, including punching people in the face and using […]
California prison using tents, warehouse to treat inmates with COVID-19
DanHenson1/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO and MEREDITH LONGO, ABC News(SAN QUENTIN, Calif.) — San Quentin State Prison in California has erected tents and is converting a warehouse to treat a coronavirus outbreak that’s infected more than 1,800 […]
Ghislaine Maxwell given paper clothes at jail to avoid suicide attempt: Sources
Laura Cavanaugh/Getty ImagesBy LUKE BARR and MARK OSBORNE, ABC News(NEW YORK) — Ghislaine Maxwell, the recently arrested confidant of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was given paper clothes upon checking into the Metropolitan Detention Center […]
Coronavirus live updates: US COVID-19 deaths begin to climb again
Myriam Borzee/iStockBy WILLIAM MANSELL, ABC News(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 552,000 people worldwide.Over 12.2 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease […]
Security guard charged with murder after fighting man who refused to wear a mask
BlakeDavidTaylor/iStockBy ELLA TORRES, ABC NEWS(LOS ANGELES) — A security guard at a Southern California market fatally shot a man who refused to wear a mask, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said.Prosecutors said that […]
Death of Robert Fuller, Black man found hanging in a tree, confirmed as suicide
kali9/iStockBy ELLA TORRES, ABC NEWS(PALMDALE, Calif.) — The death of a 24-year-old Black man who was found hanging from a tree was confirmed to be a suicide, authorities said Thursday at a press conference.Los Angeles […]
Police arrest woman who allegedly drove into protesters in Indiana hit-and-run
iStock/TNT_bomb_dot_com(BLOOMINGTON, Indiana) — BY: MEREDITH DELISO and CHERYL GENDRON, ABC NewsBloomington police arrested a 66-year-old Indiana woman in a hit-and-run crash that injured two protesters, officials said Thursday.Christi Bennett was arrested late Wednesday and charged […]
Bill de Blasio paints Black Lives Matter street mural outside Trump Tower
David Dee Delgado/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio brought the Black Lives Matter movement right to President Donald Trump’s doorstep on Thursday.As part of the city’s efforts to honor Black […]
Newly released body camera transcripts show last moments of George Floyd's life
George Floyd is pictured in an undated photo released by the office of Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump. – undefined Courtesy Ben Crump LawBy ELLA TORRES, ABC News(MINNEAPOLIS) — “Please don’t shoot me,” George Floyd […]