Mother, 3 young children die in Arkansas house fire; cause of blaze under investigation

Mother, 3 young children die in Ark. house fire

Man accused of using squeegee to attack man in fight over who was first at Arkansas gas pump

Man accused of squeegee attack at Ark. gas station

SC man is sentenced to 3 years in prison after pleading guilty to having sex with horse

SC man gets 3 years in prison for sex with horse

Coroner: Officer shot, killed 16-year-old South Carolina student after being stabbed by teen

CONWAY, S.C. — A coroner says a South Carolina police officer shot and killed a 16-year-old student who stabbed him at a high school.

Arkansas police officer forced to Taser his own brother in fracas at a night club

CONWAY, Ark. — Authorities said a Vilonia police officer involved in a fracas at a private club in Conway has been taken into custody only after he was Tasered by his own brother, who is a Conway officer. Vilonia officer Jeremy Smith, 32, faces charges of disorderly conduct and public intoxication.

Months later, no changes and little review of blaze that torched busy SC tourist region

CONWAY, S.C. — The fire chief in one of South Carolina’s busiest tourist spots said he won’t alter his agency’s practices even though his crews failed to extinguish a small blaze that mushroomed into the worst wildfire in state history.

Ethics investigation of SC gov’s travel began 10 days ago; Sanford allows probe to be public

CONWAY, S.C. — The head of the South Carolina Ethics Commission is confirming that an investigation of Gov. Mark Sanford’s travel has been going on for 10 days.

If there is an ethics probe of SC gov, Sanford says he would allow information to be public

CONWAY, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he doesn’t know if ethics investigators are looking at his travel, but the Republican says he will allow any probe to be public.

Hotel sustains $50K damage after prank caller gets worker to set off sprinkler system

CONWAY, Ark. — Authorities said a hotel suffered $50,000 in damages when a prank caller convinced an employee to set off the sprinkler system. The caller convinced the worker Saturday he was from the hotel’s sprinkler system company, and that the system needed to be reset. He put the worker through a series of steps that resulted in the sprinklers turning on. The caller then convinced the panicked clerk to break a window.

Soldier killed in shooting at Arkansas recruitment center eulogized

CONWAY, Ark. — A soldier shot and killed at a military recruiting office in Arkansas last week was laid to rest Monday, though what his headstone will eventually read is still unknown.

Soldier killed in shooting at Ark. recruitment center eulogized as ’sharp and gifted’

CONWAY, Ark. — A clergyman has eulogized a 23-year-old Army private killed outside an Arkansas recruiting center as a “seeker” who needed to find himself.

Dead soldier’s mom, dad sought quiet life in Arkansas after family legacy of military service

CONWAY, Ark. — The father of a soldier slain outside a recruiting center sought a quiet life for his family in rural Arkansas after years of military service, but the battlefield came home to find them.

SC firefighters who survived roaring blaze continue helping to contain coastal wildfire

CONWAY, S.C. — Wayne Springs and Terry Cook tried to outrun a South Carolina wildfire as it started ripping through forests and homes near the coast. The two state forestry technicians survived by huddling in portable fire shelters, and four days later they were still stomping out the blaze.

SC officials say wildfire containment still holding, but wind shift expected Monday

CONWAY, S.C. — South Carolina forestry officials say a wildfire that’s destroyed more than 70 houses is mostly contained, but firefighters are preparing for shifting winds that could drive danger to other areas.

SC woman says don’t blame husband after firefighters didn’t put out blaze that became wildfire

CONWAY, S.C. — The wife of a man who started a South Carolina trash fire being blamed for causing a raging wildfire that has destroyed 70 homes says her family did everything it could to put out the weekend blaze.