Independence County News

Here's a look at local and regional happenings. Fall Festival, Mountain Home Berry Farm, Saturdays and Sundays through early November.

Authorities say two people have died after record-setting rainfall inundated the state for two straight days, leading to flash flooding in some areas.

A Paragould man died in a single car accident just north of Newark early Tuesday morning.

Travis L. Cagle, 30, of Calico Rock has been brought from Independence County to Baxter County Detention Center on outstanding warrants of arrest for breaking or entering and felony theft of property.

A Region 8 man was killed when his motorcycle hit an oncoming car head-on. The accident happened around 5:30 Tuesday evening on highway 69 in Newark in Independence County.

Photo by Tammy Curtis Residents of John 3:16 prepare food for the crowd at their Variety Night benefit Oct.

Law enforcement from around the state spent the day training in the real world. Wednesdays exercise was all about drug trafficking.

One man is in critical condition, another is on the run this morning after a shooting in Independence County.

Some of the stories we're tracking today on Region 8 News: A suspect is in custody after a Newark 19 year old is shot this morning.

One man is in custody--while another fights for his life in a Little Rock hospital following a shooting in a Region Eight cemetary.

Two people were killed in an early morning house fire in Independence County. According to the Independence County Sheriff's Department a 7-year-old and 20-year-old were killed in an early Tuesday morning fire in Magness.

Authorities in Independence County say two brothers were killed and their mother was critically injured in a fire Tuesday morning.

A prison escapee that has been on the lam since Sept. 15 was captured in north Madison County on Sunday evening.

In a THV update, animal cruelty charges could still be filed against a man accused of driving drunk and dragging his horse behind his truck.

Printer Friendly Version Tuesday, Sep 22, 2009 @01:15pm CDT A federal grant is giving the Independence County economy a big boost that includes 95 new jobs.

Kay Jordan with the Pulaski County Humane Society says they are treating a horse that was dragged behind a car.

Authorities say a 3-year-old horse was critically injured when it was dragged down the road in Independence County.

A three-year-old horse is struggling to hold on after witnesses say a 49 year-old man dragged the horse down the road while driving.

The Pulaski County Humane Society is now taking care of a 2 year old horse which fell out of a moving trailer.

UPDATE: Jackson County Sheriff's Department, Newport Police, Arkansas State Police, and Crawford County Sheriff's Department continue to look for the inmate who escaped from police custody.