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32-year-old Deputy Hans Fifer died from an apparent heart attack this afternoon during SWAT training.

Emergency crews are on the scene in a subdivision in the area around Starlight Road North.

Ronald Britton found guilty in trial Thursday.

Gruesome testimony was heard Tuesday in a capital murder trial in Faulkner County.

Michael Fowler convicted of negligent homicide, leaving the scene of an accident, and DWI in death of 12-year-old Garret Martin.

Hundreds of vendors offering thousands of customers all types of guns, knives, ammo, and accessories over the weekend at the Gun Show in Conway.

24 year old Joshua David Westenhover was arrested just one day after the arrest of his father.

Jury selection is underway in the murder trial of Dr. Richard Conte.

A top administrator in Faulkner County facing charges of stealing county-owned asphalt appeared in court on Monday.

A Missouri man is in the Faulkner County jail accused of trying to meet up with a ten-year-old girl for sex in Conway.

Two passengers in a car traveling on sleet-slickened highway in Faulkner County died when the vehicle crossed the center line and struck an SUV head-on.

Two Faulkner County filmmakers are concerned about wind damage done to several Southwestern Energy natural gas wells during last week's storms. They are worried the damaged tanks could harm the environment.

Authorities in Faulkner County are investigating an early morning shooting that left one person dead and another injured.

Guy-Perkins School District Superintendent David Westenhover was arrested Thursday on charges he received stolen weapons that investigators say his son took from a Greenbrier man.

Police have arrested a 24-year-old man for rape after they say a girl told her family about an incident that allegedly occurred while he was babysitting her.

Two small earthquakes have been reported in central Arkansas.

A judge sentenced Faulkner County Doctor Byron Kevin Beaver to 90 years behind bars for three counts of raping a seven-year-old boy. Beaver won't be eligible for parole until he's 104-years-old.

There's a run on sandbags in Faulkner County. So much so, the demand caused traffic problems earlier today.

Police are looking for a bank robber who struck Saturday morning.

A Faulkner County public official accused of taking nearly $4000 worth of taxpayer funds and using it to pave his driveway. Now, county administrator Jeff Johnston faces a felony theft charge but he tells FOX16 he has no plans to resign.

The Faulkner County sheriff's race is "heating up," literally. Both candidates say dozens of their campaign signs are missing or damaged. In one case, someone actually lit a campaign sign on fire.

The Conway Roller Rink opened for a free skate Sunday afternoon in honor of the owner, 60-year-old Larry Billings.

The Humane Society says Faulkner County has a dog dumping problem. Making matters worse, the county has no animal shelter.

An inmate who fled a work detail Tuesday morning in Faulkner County was arrested in Hot Springs with his girlfriend.

It's been a long week for Jessie and Patricia Baldridge. The couple now lives in a bus because a fire destroyed their house.

Several Faulkner County candidates say this is the dirtiest campaign season they've ever seen.

Officials from the Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Marshall Service along with Probation and Parole conducted a sex offender round up that lead to several arrests.

The Arkansas State Police say the I-40 westbound near Lake Conway is now open and traffic is flowing.

Sheriff’s deputies say a man who registered almost twice the legal blood alcohol content ran over a pedestrian, then crashed his truck into the victim’s house.

Faulkner County has given residents thousands of sandbags for free over the past couple of days in preparation for Isaac.

A woman who adopted her granddaughter after her son's death in Iraq stabbed the 7-year-old girl in the chest, then set fire to their home in an apparent murder-suicide, authorities said Monday.

The Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office says a large fire in Holland destroyed 2 homes and forced the evacuation of 20 others.

The Faulkner County Sheriff's Office says a 28-year-old man drowned while swimming in a rock quarry in the Gold Creek area.

Business is good at Jenifer's Antiques in Conway, so it doesn't surprise owner Jenifer Bradley that Faulkner County is the 73rd fastest growing county in the country, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

A Faulkner County woman is cleared of all charges and can now literally start picking up the pieces of her life.

Arkansas State Police say the fatal accident happened on Highway 64 in Vilonia.

Faulkner County fire officials battled a brush fire Saturday that burned 39 acres and destroyed three barns.

A woman and her ex-husband pleaded not guilty to capital murder charges in Faulkner County court Thursday. Deputies say Amanda Ewing and ex-husband Clayton Monsees worked together to kill Ewing's husband so the two could be together.

Faulkner County Coroner Pat Moore has ruled the January deaths of Janice and Abby Robbins a murder suicide.

The two family victims in an early morning fire have been identified.

The former executive director of the Faulkner County Habitat for Humanity is charged with stealing from the non-profit organization.

Police have arrested a man who reportedly attempted to assault officers after they arrived on the scene of a mobile home fire.

A Silver Alert had been activated for a missing Conway man. Police say he has been found.

A hunter reported finding a human skull Sunday off Hwy 287 near Holland. Investigators have since found about 40 additional bones in the same area.

Five people are dead as a result of four separate crashes this weekend.