The Pigeon Express
An 8-year-old boy was shot and killed by his 5-year-old brother in what Arkansas authorities believe was an accidental shooting. “This is a tragic incident that could have been avoided. I can’t emphasize strongly enough that guns need to be well secured and kept out of the hands and away from children at all times,” […]
Family Dollar chain has temporarily closed more than 400 stores due to a rodent infestation at an Arkansas warehouse, multiple outlets reported. In a statement Family Dollar said it was initiating a voluntary recall of several categories of products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from 404 stores due to the presence of […]
At least 100 people were feared dead in Kentucky after a swarm of tornadoes tore a 200-mile path through the US Midwest and South, demolishing homes, levelling businesses and setting off a scramble to find survivors beneath the rubble, officials said on Saturday. The powerful twisters, which weather forecasters say are unusual in cooler months, […]
Two people died after being fatally stabbed with a knife, a third person was shot dead by an officer whose neck was slashed after he was found a man beating one of the stabbing victims with a rock, officials said on Sunday. Fort Smith police received a 911 call about a man assaulting a person […]
A woman in the United States answered her door bell to find a police officer instead of a delivery person with her food parcel. The reason why the delivery guy could not complete the job was because he was arrested at a traffic stop. However, the police officer on duty was thoughtful and did not […]
The killers of Jamal Khashoggi underwent paramilitary training in the United States a year before his murder, The New York Times reported. The training was approved by the US State Department. Tier 1 Group, a security company based in Arkansas, owned by private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, started to provide the training in 2014 […]
A US woman was charged with sexual assault after she became pregnant with the child of her 14-year-old victim. The accused Brittni Gray, 23, who is from Paragould in Arkansas, was found to in a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old boy, after police received a tip on February 28 last year from the Arkansas Child […]
Kevin Kinard was visiting Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park when he discovered a 9.07 carat diamond. Kinard, from Maumelle, Arkansas, has been going to park since a second-grade field trip — even though he had always come back empty handed. He’s 33 now. And he’s got the second-largest diamond found in the park’s history. […]
United States put to death, Daniel Lewis Lee, a murderer after the Supreme Court allowed the first executions of federal inmates in 17 years. Lee was convicted of torturing and killing a family of three in Arkansas in 1996, dumping their bodies in a lake. Postponed from December, his execution had been rescheduled for 16:00 […]