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Marion County man dies in single-vehicle crash Thursday
A Marion County man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon. The Arkansas State Police says 75-year-old Richard W. Sgarella was killed when he failed to negotiate a curve, his truck ran off the […]
MH School Board hears annual report, approves new roof for junior high
The Mountain Home School Board dealt with a lengthy agenda at its regular monthly meeting Thursday night, including hearing the annual report to the public and approving a new roof for the junior high building. […]
Gainesville man pleads guilty in lawn mower assault case
Photo: Matthew Barnett An Ozark County man, Matthew Barnett of Gainesville, has entered a guilty plea to a charge of third-degree assault/special victim in connection to an incident last September stemming from him jumping onto […]
Quick named new chief at Mountain Home Fire Department
Photo: Mountain Home Fire Chief Kris Quick A veteran member of the Mountain Home Fire Department (MHFD) has been named as the department’s new chief. Mountain Home Mayor Hillrey Adams announced the hiring of 26-year […]
MH man killed when struck by truck identified
A Mountain Home man killed when he was struck by a tractor-trailer early Tuesday morning in Hollister has been identified. The Hollister Police Department says the man is 50-year-old Joey Ray Horn, and next of […]
Woman facing murder charge not sure why she has to go on trial
Photo: Amber Lea Runau A 21-year-old Gassville resident who called 911 on Aug. 18 to report she had stabbed a woman made an appearance in Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday. Amber Lea Runau is alleged […]
Report of shots fired leads to arrest of Izard County septuagenarian
Photo: Jerry Bierman A report of shots fired has led to the arrest of a 72-year-old Oxford man on two felony counts of aggravated assault. According to Izard County Chief Deputy Charley Melton, authorities received […]
MHPS announces data for 5 new instances of COVID-19 in district
Mountain Home Public Schools has announced five new instances of COVID-19 in the district via its website Thursday.At the Nelson Wilks Herron campus, one staff member has tested positive, causing the quarantine of five students […]
Number of business licenses issued doubles in MH in August
The number of business licenses issued by the City of Mountain Home in August doubled over the previous month, according to a report from Jeannie Anderson in the Building Inspection Department.Records indicate eight licenses were […]
Gassville City Council votes to keep millage the same for 2020
The Gassville City Council, during its regular September meeting Tuesday night, voted to keep the millage for 2020 the same. Mayor Jeff Braim has the update. Listen: click to download audio Braim updated […]
Court sends a mute Vanessa Henschel to prison following hearing
Photo: Vanessa Henschel A Briarcliff woman with a history of attacking people both inside and outside the Baxter County jail and sitting mute during court appearances continued her silent treatment during a session of Baxter […]
Arkansas AG announces judgement against Mountain View ‘tiny house’ contractor
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has announced a judgment against Scott Stewart, a Mountain View “tiny house” contractor.The judgment orders Stewart to pay more than $240,000 in consumer relief and civil penalties. The decision comes […]
Governor discusses positivity rates, UAMS models in COVID-19 update
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson was joined by members of his cabinet to update citizens on the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday. Listen to the address in full here: Arkansas’ new virus cases at 8th in […]
MC jurors do not report until Oct. 19
Marion County Circuit Court jurors do not need to report next week. Marion County and Circuit Clerk Dawn Moffet says the next time jury members are to report is Oct. 19 at 9 a.m. […]
Baxter Healthcare endows scholarship in memory of Brandon Padgett
Photo: Baxter Healthcare presented a check for $25,000 to the Mountain Home Education Foundation to create an endowed scholarship in memory of Brandon Padgett. The scholarship will be awarded to Mountain Home High School graduates […]
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Coronavirus live updates: India's case count jumps by more than 96,000
Samara Heisz/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 946,000 people worldwide.Over 30.1 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease […]
Shooters open fire on home with two NJ police officers, infant inside
Alex_Schmidt/iStockBy WILLIAM MANSELL, ABC News(CAMDEN, N.J.) — The home of two Camden County, New Jersey, police officers and their 10-day old infant was struck six times by bullets earlier this week, and authorities are asking […]
Suspect arrested, second at-large for firing assault rifle at Arizona state troopers: Officials
Arizona Department of Public SafetyBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(PHOENIX) — One suspect has been arrested and a second is still at-large in an ambush-style shooting of Arizona troopers on Thursday, officials said.The suspect in custody […]
Police officers, communities of color reflect on the struggle to build trust
ABC NewsBY: MATT GUTMAN, IGNACIO TORRES, JAKE LEFFERMAN, and HALEY YAMEDA, ABC News(LOS ANGELES) — The ambush of two Los Angeles sheriff’s deputies this weekend shocked the country, but it was only the latest incident […]
Shooting outside Wisconsin senior home leaves 4 hurt
iStock/carlballouBY: KARMA ALLEN, ABC News(MILWAUKEE) — Wisconsin authorities are investigating a Wednesday shooting outside a senior citizens facility where a resident allegedly shot three neighbors before turning the gun on himself.Deputies with the Dodge County […]
Mask confrontation gets mom and 2-year-old kicked off flight
iStock/Biletskiy_EvgeniyBY: GENEVIEVE SHAW BROWN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) — When Jodi Degyansky and her 2-year-old son boarded their return flight from Florida to Chicago’s Midway Airport on Southwest Airlines on Sept. 12, she says she never imagined […]
Family of Pamela Turner see indictment of Texas officer who fatally shot her as 'step closer' to justice
iStock/z1bBY: BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News(BAYTOWN, Texas) — More than 16 months after a mentally ill Black woman was shot to death in a struggle with a police officer in the parking lot of her suburban […]
Smoke from West Coast wildfires travels to Europe
milehightraveler/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) — Heavy smoke from the dozens of wildfires blazing up and down the West Coast has traveled as far east as Europe — nearly 5,000 miles — satellite images […]
DOJ mulled federal charges against Portland city officials over response to unrest
DNY59/iStockBy ALEXANDER MALLIN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department researched the possibility of bringing criminal or civil rights charges against Portland city officials related to their response to growing unrest in the city throughout the […]
New York City public middle, high schools delay in-person learning until October
onurdongel/iStockBy AARON KATERSKY and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) — Three days before New York City public schools were supposed to open their doors for in-person learning, officials announced Thursday that classrooms will not reopen […]
Why slow-moving hurricanes like Sally are especially dangerous
imagedepotpro/iStockBy DAN PECK and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) — nSally, which made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane near Gulf Shores, Alabama, on Wednesday, crawled ashore at an incredibly slow 2 to 5 mph.But […]
Hurricane Sally remnants to bring flooding rain to Georgia, Carolinas
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) — Sally is now a tropical depression and is expected to become a remnant low as it moves from Alabama into Georgia and the Carolinas.As Sally remnants move […]
Nursing home transferring residents following COVID-19 outbreak at facility
Daisy-Daisy/iStockBy WILLIAM MANSELL, ABC News(NEW YORK) — All residents at a Connecticut nursing home are being moved following a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility, which has resulted in 28 hospitalizations and four deaths since late […]
Reward for wanted gunman who shot two LA sheriff's deputies grows to nearly $300K
amphotora/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) — The reward offered for a gunman wanted in the shooting of two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies last week has nearly tripled following donations, officials said.The Los Angeles […]
How Vermont became a 'model for the country' in responding to the pandemic
kickstand/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) — It’s mid-September, and Dr. Mark Levine is feeling really good. Vermont, where he serves as the state’s health commissioner, has had the lowest rate of new COVID-19 cases […]