| Working Fire in NLR |
| Tue. Jun 2nd 2009 |
The Park Hill night sky was aglow May 30 as the Mapco Convenience store at 3401 John F. Kennedy Blvd. caught on fire. The North Little Rock Fire Department was on the scene at 2:12 a.m. and the blaze was controlled a little more than three hours later. Investigators were still working to determine t...
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| Fordyce Bakery Fire |
| Sat. May 30th 2009 |
Still no word on what started a fire at the popular Klappenbach Bakery in Fordyce. Channel 7 first told you about this story Saturday night.
Fire crews responded to a call about the fire around 7:30 pm. The bakery, on West 4th Street, has attracted a who's who from political circles like Bill Cl...
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| Crash in Jonesboro Kills 5 |
| Thu. May 28th 2009 |
A bus collides head-on with a car, killing 5 and sending several others to the hospital.
It happened around 2:30 PM Wednesday next to Exit 36 north of Bay.
Emergency officials and area police responded to the scene near the Nestle Road exit, where a special needs bus from the Focus,...
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| Man Crashes Into Ambulance And Dies |
| Mon. May 25th 2009 |
A driver dies after crashing into an ambulance on I-430 late Sunday afternoon.
It happened just before 5:00 p.m. Arkansas State Police say the LifeNet ambulance was transporting a patient northbound when a car traveling south crossed the median and struck it head on.
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| Rogers House Fire Claims Two |
| Fri. May 22nd 2009 |
Water dripped from the burnt shell of a trailer once home to a Rogers couple who died in an early Thursday blaze.
Rhoda and Jesse Smiley were in their 50s, said their landlord, Al Milligan.
Milligan of Centerton, who was called to the scene at 2 a.m., stood watching investigators at the trailer th...
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| Faulkner County Rescue Makes Water Rescue |
| Thu. May 21st 2009 |
The Faulkner County Rescue Squad and Damascus Fire and Police departments rescued another allegedly intoxicated man attempting to float the still-flooded Cadron Creek on Wednesday. Joshua Holbrook, 27, of Pottsville was reported missing by another canoer after the two became separated. Rescue worker...
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| House Fire in Paragould Claims One |
| Wed. May 20th 2009 |
A house fire at about 7:30 Tuesday evening claimed the life of one resident, Lottie Edrington, 91, said Gregg Webb of the Paragould Fire Department.
Another resident, Edrington’s daughter Le Ula Riley, escaped the blaze at 205 Magnolia Drive. She was staying with friends and family Wednesda...
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| Stuttgart Ladder Truck Helps After Storm |
| Wed. May 20th 2009 |
When Emanuel Lutheran Church, located at Third and Grand streets, noticed a water leak coming from their bell tower after a storm passed through Stuttgart, they were left with a quandary.
Who would they call, how would they get up there and how would they find out the exact problem?
Thankfully wit...
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| Fire Damages House in Tracy |
| Tue. May 19th 2009 |
A house in the Tracy area was heavily damaged and a dog was injured during a Monday fire, which authorities say started in the home's window air-conditioning unit.
When the blaze started about 10 a.m. in the 1400 block of Tracy Ferry Road, resident Brandy Thacker and her sister were inside the home...
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| Trumann Fire Destroys Long's Donut Shop |
| Sat. May 16th 2009 |
An early morning fire Thursday destroyed Long's, a popular donut shop in Trumann, and kept firefighters busy throughout the day when the blaze continued to flare up.
Fire Chief Rick Winkles said the fire started in the kitchen at around 5:30 a.m.
A worker turned the gas stove on and later forgot t...
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