Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Work day Wednesday
James Aaron Miller of Fort Smith is being held on suspicion of killing his live-in girlfriend and her two young children, possibly as long ago as Friday. Miller remained in the apartment after the slayings, police believe, and may have been attempting to clean up evidence of the killings. The decomposing bodies of Bridgette Barr and her daughter, Sydney Barr were found covered by a blanket on the floor in a bedroom, while the body of 2-year-old Garrett Barr was found in the bathtub of an adjoining bathroom.
Curlin McClain of Little Rock was shot in the neck during a Christmas Eve robbery and died just before midnight at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock. It marked the 58th Homicide in the capitol city this year. Less than a mile away, 25 year-old James Garrison was shot to death Saturday while he was working as a teller at a Metropolitan National Bank Bank.
Five men are in custody after Little Rock police shot and wounded a man during a series of crimes Tuesday afternoon that started with a carjacking, progressed to include a bank robbery and ended with a standoff outside a house in southwest Little Rock.
Arkansas circuit judges have increasingly reprimanded the Department of Health and Human Services for its failures in child-neglect and abuse cases in 2005 and 2006, resulting in thousands of dollars in fines and lost opportunities for more federal funding.
The candidate who lost his race for a seat on the Jefferson County Circuit Court, but has contested the Nov. 7 election results in court, is trying to keep his victorious opponent from being sworn in Jan. 1. Mike Burdine, who lost by 17 votes to John Graves, has asked Circuit Judge Rob Wyatt to issue an injunction that would keep Graves from taking the oath of office as District 12 justice of the peace.
Over the next 10 months, Little Rock Air Force Base and the Arkansas National Guard’s 188th Fighter Wing will acquire many of the new planes allocated to them in the Base Realignment and Closure recommendations, but unfunded personnel changes and mandatory troop drawdowns will leave some units understaffed.
Arkansas’ homeless shelters, soup kitchens and food banks will receive $1,355,196 through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program. The money will go to 54 Arkansas counties. The awards range from $193,307 for Pulaski County to $6,461 for Little River County.
A Jonesboro man is facing felony charges after he allegedly crashed his wife's car into a parked vehicle, sped off and eventually knocked down a utility pole. Four people were injured, including two of his passengers, one of whom was ejected from the vehicle and abandoned.
On Jan. 2 Little Rock will join more than two dozen cities across the country that offer the popular 311 system. Residents who are tired of potholes, broken street lights, uncollected garbage and stray animals will be able to air complaints and demand help by dialing 3-1-1.
Wal-Mart confirms that it will relocate its west Little Rock store to Shackleford Crossing under construction at Interstate 430 and Shackleford Road. The company plans to open a Supercenter in 2008, after which it would demolish the Wal-Mart at 700 S. Bowman Road and construct a Neighborhood Market, Wal-Mart’s grocery store, there. The Sam’s Club will remain.
Stealing the baby Jesus from the Eureka Springs nativity is an annual prank, but the Police Department really does want it to stop. This year, two women untied the statue from its manger Tuesday night and fled. Three police cars responded when 70-year-old Virginia Voiers was caught while riding away in a van with family members - and the statue. Voiers paid a $75 fine after pleading no contest to misdemeanor criminal mischief.
Curlin McClain of Little Rock was shot in the neck during a Christmas Eve robbery and died just before midnight at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock. It marked the 58th Homicide in the capitol city this year. Less than a mile away, 25 year-old James Garrison was shot to death Saturday while he was working as a teller at a Metropolitan National Bank Bank.
Five men are in custody after Little Rock police shot and wounded a man during a series of crimes Tuesday afternoon that started with a carjacking, progressed to include a bank robbery and ended with a standoff outside a house in southwest Little Rock.
Arkansas circuit judges have increasingly reprimanded the Department of Health and Human Services for its failures in child-neglect and abuse cases in 2005 and 2006, resulting in thousands of dollars in fines and lost opportunities for more federal funding.
The candidate who lost his race for a seat on the Jefferson County Circuit Court, but has contested the Nov. 7 election results in court, is trying to keep his victorious opponent from being sworn in Jan. 1. Mike Burdine, who lost by 17 votes to John Graves, has asked Circuit Judge Rob Wyatt to issue an injunction that would keep Graves from taking the oath of office as District 12 justice of the peace.
Over the next 10 months, Little Rock Air Force Base and the Arkansas National Guard’s 188th Fighter Wing will acquire many of the new planes allocated to them in the Base Realignment and Closure recommendations, but unfunded personnel changes and mandatory troop drawdowns will leave some units understaffed.
Arkansas’ homeless shelters, soup kitchens and food banks will receive $1,355,196 through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program. The money will go to 54 Arkansas counties. The awards range from $193,307 for Pulaski County to $6,461 for Little River County.
A Jonesboro man is facing felony charges after he allegedly crashed his wife's car into a parked vehicle, sped off and eventually knocked down a utility pole. Four people were injured, including two of his passengers, one of whom was ejected from the vehicle and abandoned.
On Jan. 2 Little Rock will join more than two dozen cities across the country that offer the popular 311 system. Residents who are tired of potholes, broken street lights, uncollected garbage and stray animals will be able to air complaints and demand help by dialing 3-1-1.
Wal-Mart confirms that it will relocate its west Little Rock store to Shackleford Crossing under construction at Interstate 430 and Shackleford Road. The company plans to open a Supercenter in 2008, after which it would demolish the Wal-Mart at 700 S. Bowman Road and construct a Neighborhood Market, Wal-Mart’s grocery store, there. The Sam’s Club will remain.
Stealing the baby Jesus from the Eureka Springs nativity is an annual prank, but the Police Department really does want it to stop. This year, two women untied the statue from its manger Tuesday night and fled. Three police cars responded when 70-year-old Virginia Voiers was caught while riding away in a van with family members - and the statue. Voiers paid a $75 fine after pleading no contest to misdemeanor criminal mischief.
