Repeat DWI offenders are given a chance to seek treatment for substance abuse rather than going to jail. The program lasts a year, and the latest graduate credits the rigid requirements for saving his life.
Tuesday, May 14 2013 2:08 PM EDT2013-05-14 18:08:02 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal accident investigators recommended Tuesday that states cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half, matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths
Federal accident investigators recommended Tuesday that states cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half, matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries.
Purchasing a used vehicle could save you lots of money. Buying a car or truck that already has issues, however, could end up draining your savings account, and costing hundreds -- if not thousands -- of dollars.
Purchasing a used vehicle could save you lots of money. Buying a car or truck that already has issues, however, could end up draining your savings account, and costing hundreds -- if not thousands -- of dollars.
The National Park Service expects visits to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to rebound, now that U.S. 441 has been restored on the North Carolina side.
The National Park Service expects visits to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to rebound, now that U.S. 441 between Gatlinburg, TN, and Cherokee, NC, has been restored on the North Carolina side.
Monday, May 13 2013 12:26 PM EDT2013-05-13 16:26:58 GMT
House Speaker Tim Jones has named additional members to a newly created House commission reviewing driver's license policies and the sharing of gun data.
House Speaker Tim Jones has named additional members to a newly created House commission reviewing driver's license policies and the sharing of gun data.
Monday, May 13 2013 6:34 AM EDT2013-05-13 10:34:57 GMT
A deer running across an interstate highway on the northern edge of Kansas City is blamed for the death of a motorcyclist and injuries to his son after a chain-reaction crash.
A deer running across an interstate highway on the northern edge of Kansas City is blamed for the death of a motorcyclist and injuries to his son after a chain-reaction crash.
Friday, May 10 2013 11:53 PM EDT2013-05-11 03:53:38 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Have you ever seen a car's vanity license plate and wondered what on earth the driver was thinking? Consider this, the plates you see are just the ones approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Have you ever seen a car's vanity license plate and wondered, "What was that driver thinking?"
The plates you see are just the ones approved! There are thousands that get REJECTED. Action News 5 obtained that list.
Friday, May 10 2013 7:53 AM EDT2013-05-10 11:53:03 GMT
Heber Springs - (KAIT) A Heber Springs girl is dead after a one vehicle accident Thursday night. According to Arkansas State Police, 16-year old Natalie Tvedten was driving west on Highway 210 in Heber
A Heber Springs teenager is dead after a one vehicle accident Thursday night.
Thursday, May 9 2013 4:31 PM EDT2013-05-09 20:31:02 GMT
Crews are planning to cut and remove the damaged part of a pipeline that ruptured last month and spilled thousands of barrels of oil in central Arkansas.
NEW DETAILS: Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has started a hotline for concerns related to the crude oil spill from an ExxonMobil pipeline in Mayflower.
A new blend of gas could save you a couple of dollars at the pump, but it could also damage your car. AAA is issuing warnings about the higher ethanol blend called E15.
A new blend of gas could save you a couple of dollars at the pump, but it could also damage your car. AAA is issuing warnings about the higher ethanol blend called E15.
Wednesday, May 8 2013 5:00 PM EDT2013-05-08 21:00:16 GMT
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) - Gas prices around Region 8 have once again started to rise as the Memorial Day holiday approaches. While Arkansas ranks 9th in the nation for the cheapest price of regular gasoline
Gas prices around Region 8 have once again started to rise as the Memorial Day holiday approaches.
Wednesday, May 8 2013 1:27 PM EDT2013-05-08 17:27:19 GMT
The Paragould Police Department, along with Dimensions-CPS and Arkansas State Police Troop C, will host a child safety seat clinic this Saturday, May 11, from 9 a.m. to noon on the parking lot of Lowe's,
The Paragould Police Department will offer a free child safety seat clinic on Saturday, May 11.
Wednesday, May 8 2013 1:01 PM EDT2013-05-08 17:01:25 GMT
(RNN) – Although Labor Day is almost three weeks away, the official beginning of the travel season has already arrived. May 4 through 12 is National Travel and Tourism Week, and cities across America are
Travel and tourism means big fun. It also means big spending. Travelers have supported a multi-trillion industry that provides 14.4 million jobs in the U.S.
Tuesday, May 7 2013 1:52 AM EDT2013-05-07 05:52:58 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A Mid-South man stopped to take care of a problem many drivers face every day. Doing so changed his life. It is something that could happen to any of us. A flat tire forced Michael Owens
A Memphis father of two is making a courageous recovery after his life was changed in an instant. It could happen to anyone – one minute he was changing a tire, and next he was clinging for his life.
Saturday, May 4 2013 11:41 AM EDT2013-05-04 15:41:31 GMT
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) - A partial section of Arkansas Highway 226 has been closed due to high water, there is also a reported accident on the same roadway. Arkansas State Police stated Highway 226 at 349
Arkansas Highway 226 reopened Saturday morning between Cash and state highway 349 near Jonesboro. The road was closed for nearly 18 hours as flood waters covered the roadway.
Thursday, May 2 2013 11:44 PM EDT2013-05-03 03:44:30 GMT
RIPLEY COUNTY, MO (KAIT/REUTERS) – Exxon Mobil and Missouri officials are currently in the process of cleaning up an oil spill reported on Tuesday near the Arkansas/Missouri state line. According to Reuters,
Exxon Mobil and Missouri officials are currently in the process of cleaning up an oil spill reported on Tuesday near the Arkansas/Missouri state line.
Tuesday, April 30 2013 7:45 PM EDT2013-04-30 23:45:52 GMT
HORSESHOE BEND, AR (KAIT) – The Horseshoe Bend Fire Department is used to responding to fires, but rarely any that involve its own facilities. That all changed recently when a fire consumed a building
Fire stations are not supposed to burn, but the one at Horseshoe Bend did a few years ago. The Horseshoe Bend Fire Department has since replaced almost everything now except for one key piece of equipment – an additional pumper truck.
Tuesday, April 30 2013 11:45 AM EDT2013-04-30 15:45:23 GMT
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR (AP) - Authorities say at least five students from the Batesville area were injured when two school buses collided in North Little Rock. Fire Department Battalion Chief Phil Pounders
NEW DETAILS: Batesville School District Superintendent Dr. Randy Willison tells Region 8 News the injuries sustained by the students are not serious.
Tuesday, April 30 2013 8:41 AM EDT2013-04-30 12:41:53 GMT
By PABLO GORONDI Associated Press The price of crude fell slightly to near $94 per barrel Tuesday after Japan released lukewarm manufacturing data and on expectations that U.S. crude supplies were set
The price of crude fell slightly to near $94 per barrel Tuesday after Japan released lukewarm manufacturing data and on expectations that U.S. crude supplies were set to rise
Monday, April 29 2013 7:11 PM EDT2013-04-29 23:11:50 GMT
A group that's critical of the oil spill in central Arkansas from an ExxonMobil pipeline is holding a meeting to mark the one-month anniversary of the accident.
NEW DETAILS: Officials say it will be weeks before some Mayflower residents who had to leave their homes because of a leak from an ExxonMobil oil pipeline can return.
Monday, April 29 2013 7:55 AM EDT2013-04-29 11:55:10 GMT
FAIR OAKS, AR (KAIT) – A one vehicle crash involving a Freightliner in Woodruff County results in the death of a Prairie County man. According to Arkansas State Police, Jimmy K. Schwede, 50, of Biscoe
A one vehicle crash involving a Freightliner in Woodruff County results in the death of a Prairie County man.
Monday, April 29 2013 7:40 AM EDT2013-04-29 11:40:03 GMT
PARAGOULD, AR (KAIT) – A Greene County man has died following a weekend crash in Paragould. According to the Arkansas State Police crash report, John W. Hardin, 48, of Paragould died after the Dodge Ram
A Greene County man has died following a weekend crash in Paragould.
(WMC-TV) - A crash on Covington Pike killed two men and left a 6-year-old boy paralyzed by his seat belt. What happened next changed things for everyone involved. The boy's family fought the maker of
A crash killed two men and left a 6-year-old boy paralyzed by his seat belt. What happened next changed things for everyone involved. The boy's family fought the maker of that seat belt -- and won.
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