A late Tennessee sheriff, who inspired a Hollywood movie about a law enforcement officer who took on organized crime, killed his wife in 1967 and led people to believe she was killed by his enemies, ...

Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans 20 years ago this week. The Louisiana Department of Health reports nearly 1,200 people died as a direct result of the storm, be it drownings or diseases. The ...

According to a Facebook post from the sheriff's office, deputies were sent to 5300 Perkins Street after reports of a train vs vehicle collision.

A civil lawsuit brought against Johnson County and its sheriff in March by four former deputies is back in circuit court after a federal judge rejected a move for the case to be heard in U.S. District ...

The University of Arkansas reported an active shooter at the Mullins Library Monday. Here are live updates from campus.

The Arkansas National Guard has requested authority from the federal government to make immigration arrests throughout the ...

A collision between a train and a vehicle in Wrightsville, Ark. resulted in one fatality and one critically injured passenger on Sunday afternoon.

A river search reached a stopping point at about 4:00 p.m. on August 26 for a missing person who reportedly entered the ...

Many areas of Northwest Arkansas are expected to be hit by heavy rains early Thursday morning. Washington County and Benton ...

Washington County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Denis Dean spoke with 5NEWS about the laws in the wake of the shooting that killed ...

The Garland County Sheriff’s Office announced the recovery of a stolen vehicle and trailer, which led to the arrest of two ...

Eleven people charged with distributing large amounts of meth throughout Northeast Arkansas were arrested as part of a joint ...