The Federal Emergency Management Agency says residents in Franklin and Johnson counties whose property was damaged by tornadoes or severe storms that struck May 24 through May 26 have two weeks left to seek government disaster assistance. FEMA officials said …
More than 50 spans of electric lines have been stolen in Craighead and Lawrence counties in the last few months, and the local utility wants it to stop. Craighead Electric CEO Brian Duncan told the Paragould Daily Press for a …
A senior vice president for Clean Harbors Inc. says investigators will look into the packing of a drum of lithium that ignited and burned a warehouse in El Dorado. The Tuesday afternoon fire destroyed the warehouse and about 120 drums …
The chief executive officer for the foundation that supports the work of an Arkansas hunger-relief organization has filed a lawsuit alleging he was suspended in retaliation for raising questions about internal policies. In a lawsuit filed July 25 in Pulaski …
Authorities say an explosion and fire at the Clean Harbors Inc. plant in El Dorado caused no injuries or health threats and the fire was allowed to burn itself out. Union County Emergency Management Director Jerry Thomas told the El …
A volunteer fire department in Miller County in western Arkansas doesn’t know who’s used a fuel card to buy thousands of dollars worth of gas without permission. The Texarkana Gazette reports that more than $3,000 in fuel has been purchased …
A blaze that destroyed more than 100 historic buildings at the old Fort Chaffee hospital has been ruled accidental, Fort Smith fire investigators said. Fire Marshal Chris Driggers told KFSM-TV that the investigation into the Aug. 3 fire at Chafee …
A federal appeals court panel has denied the appeal of a former Fayetteville Public Schools student whose lawsuit accused the district of doing nothing about students that he said bullied and sexually harassed him. A three judge panel of the …
A 19-year-old man has died after being run over by a road grader while working at an Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department site in western Arkansas. Police in Barling say Zack Wells died after being run over by the rear …
The Arkansas Forestry Commission says it’s suppressed at least 18 wildfires so far this weekend. A spokesman says crews are still trying to contain another 12 wildfires across the state. Extreme wildfire conditions have been declared for 25 counties in …