The Arkansas Supreme Court has denied an insurer’s appeal of a lower court finding that the language of its insurance policy at issue in a case involving an underinsured driver is ambiguous. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company Inc. was the insurer …
A federal judge has found that a traffic stop by a Bryant police officer was illegal but was not the cause of a passenger’s death when he ran from the officer. Officer Jeffery Plouch’s decision to stop the car just …
More than $35 million in assistance has been provided to Arkansas residents who were affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that pounded the state between April 14 and June 3. The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management and the Federal …
Members of a Baptist church in Hot Springs whose complex was destroyed by a tornado have started to rebuild. Walnut Valley Baptist Church pastor Tim Forest tells the Sentinel-Record the church received an “adequate” settlement with its insurance carrier after …
A former worker is seeking class status for a lawsuit against Yarnell’s Ice Cream, claiming the Searcy company didn’t give workers the required 60-day notice that the plant would close. The family-owned company, in business for more than 75 years, …
A new ordinance bans pit bull terriers and other types of dogs inside the limits of an eastern Arkansas city. Members of the Trumann City Council on Tuesday approved the ordinance barring American pit bull terriers, Staffordshire bull terriers, American …
More than 3,100 Entergy Arkansas customers remain without power after severe thunderstorms knocked down trees and power lines in parts of Arkansas. There were no reports of injuries from Wednesday’s storms. The power company’s website said Thursday morning that nearly …
A town hard hit by a deadly tornado outbreak in late April is getting more than $1 million to build a safe room at the high school. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Tuesday that its Hazard Mitigation Grant Program …
Sharp County Sheriff’s Department investigators believe alcohol may have played a role in the drowning of a 17-year-old boy in the Spring River. Deputies say the drowning happened around 1 a.m. Saturday at the L.B. Access to the river. Sharp …
Insurance and liability concerns are delaying the cleanup of two collapsed buildings in a small Arkansas town. The building collapse on May 16 killed 2-year-old girl Alissa Jones and injured her mother. More than seven weeks later, the rubble remains. …