West Memphis News

The judge in the "West Memphis 3" case is speaking publicly about his thoughts on the trials and release of Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jesse Misskelley.

Channel 24 in Memphis provides another hint at the outline of allegations of vote fraud that are subject of a special prosecutor's review in Arkansas and probably a federal Grand Jury investigation in Little Rock.

Channel 24 in Memphis provides another hint at the outline of allegations of vote fraud that are subject of a special prosecutor's review in Arkansas and probably a federal Grand Jury investigation in Little Rock.

Could be interesting. State Sen. David Burnett of Jonesboro, the judge in the West Memphis 3 who was decisively overruled in a landmark Arkansas Supreme Court ruling, is going to talk at length on the case tonight on KAIT-8 in Jonesboro.

Berg talks about her new film "West of Memphis", the story of how the West Memphis 3 were framed, convicted and carted to prison for a crime the system knew they didn't commit.

A sovereign citizen and his son shot and killed two police officers during a traffic stop in West Memphis, AR, in 2010.

Johnny Depp, one of the most vocal celebrity supporters of the West Memphis Three, has optioned Damien Echols' forthcoming prison memoir for possible development into a feature film.

The FBI has stated that there is a possible threat from people who are anti-government extremists.A These are the people who are opposed to regulations and taxes and are now posing a threat to the local law enforcement officers.A These extremists are also known asA sovereign citizens .A They are the people who have this belief that they can live ... (more)

Damien Echols - on tour promoting with wife Lorri Davis and "West of Memphis" director Amy Berg while promoting the new doc - gives Democracy Now! the most revealing interview we've seen so far on what life was like in jail, and what it's been like since he got out of prison , including details on his new memoir that's due out next September from ... (more)

The Global Student Leadership Experience took a trip to Ecuador last year, where they will be returning this year, as well as going to India and Sri Lanka.

After winning big in Florida, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told CNN's Soledad O'Brien who he wants to represent.

Arkansas State Police officials have identified a man they say fatally shot himself as troopers tried to stop his vehicle on Interstate 40 in eastern Arkansas.

While driving back to Little Rock one day last week, I noticed these unusual clouds in the sky.

'Tis a long way from the great houses of Britain to the trailer parks of West Memphis, Ark.

Colin Firth will join Reese Witherspoon in the film adaptation of Mara Leveritt's book on the West Memphis 3, Deadline New York reports .

The prosecutor reviewing new claims by attorneys representing Damien Echols says he is unsure whether or not he will take action on the information.

The Lord of the Rings saved the West Memphis Three. It sounds like a crazy statement but one of the many things a viewer takes from Amy Berg 's breathtakingly detailed and effective documentary West of Memphis is that co-producers Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh spent a lot of time, and even more money, to assist in the legal defense, new ... (more)

The mother of one of the three Cubs Scouts killed in Arkansas in 1993 - a case that is the subject of a documentary nominated for an Academy Award - wants the case reopened because of what she called crucial new evidence.

They've been disciplined. KARK has more. * West Memphis sales tax is going down ... but only because the state's Office of Excise Tax Administration mailed out notifications to businesses in West Memphis Jan.

The parents of two of three Arkansas boys who were murdered in 1993 said they're disappointed that a documentary about the killings and the three men convicted, known as the West Memphis Three, was nominated Tuesday for an Academy Award.