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BENTONVILLE -- A local circuit judge ordered Joshua Taylor to be held on $1 million bond in the Benton County Jail after his arrest in connection with killing a man.

FAYETTEVILLE -- State public defenders are asking a federal judge to abstain from hearing a lawsuit over whether criminal defendants should be provided a lawyer at first appearance and bond hearings.

The Bail Project is no longer posting bonds for people incarcerated in the jails in Benton and Washington counties.

Lawyers who sued a judge in Benton County over whether criminal defendants should be provided a lawyer at first appearance and bond hearings want to add more defendants.

Lawyers who sued a judge in Benton County over whether criminal defendants should be provided a lawyer at first appearance and bond hearings want to add more defendants.

"The first thing we do, lets kill all the lawyers!"

A state effort to bolster the ranks of public defenders and prosecutors has offered little relief to Pulaski County courts burdened by backlogs of felony cases, according to a circuit court judge.

BENTONVILLE -- Benton County officials say there's a need to expand the jail. But will voters see it that way?

BENTONVILLE -- Benton County officials say there's a need to expand the jail. But will voters see it that way?

BENTONVILLE -- Benton County Circuit Judge Robin Green plans to start holding in-person court today after using videoconferencing for two years in most of her cases.