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(Andrea Stacy) While people were inside a local theater watching a movie, two Mountain Home residents are accused of going into multiple vehicles on the parking

The three-person race for District Judge for District 10, which covers Baxter and Marion counties, is down to two people after one of the candidates has dropped

Photo: Sam Pasthing A third candidate is poised to enter the race for district judge serving Baxter and Marion counties. Attorney Sam Pasthing announces his

Photo: Robert Dean Penny A man who pled guilty to shooting and killing his landlord is continuing his efforts to have his prison sentence reduced. Sixty-three

Robert Dean Penny A man charged in the shooting death of his landlord entered a guilty plea to a second degree murder charge and was sentenced to 25 years in prison during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday. Sixty-three-year-old Robert Dean Penny was initially charged with first-degree murder in early December 2017. It was alleged Penny killed 71-year-old Chester Hornowski. Penny’s sentence on the murder charge will run concurrent with time he is spending in prison on earlier c...

A mental examination for first-degree murder suspect Amber Lea Runau to see if she is competent to stand trial and if she can be held criminally responsible in the death of her 72-year-old neighbor has been completed, it was announced Thursday in Baxter County Circuit Court. In a November hearing, Circuit Court Judge John Putman ordered the 21-year-old Runau undergo evaluations to determine if she can help in her defense and if she can be held criminally liable for her alleged conduct. Court ...

Photo: Douglas Alan Daniel A man unhappy with the lack of repairs to the mobile home he rented is now charged with taking his frustration out on his landlord in an altercation involving shots fired. Sixty-year-old Douglas Alan Daniel appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday. Sam Pasthing told the court he would represent Daniel. Daniel had already entered a not guilty plea to the charges against him. On Oct. 7, Baxter County deputies responded to a mobile home park along State Highway 1...