Members of the Camden Police Department and Emergency Medical Services respond to an accident on Dooley Womack Drive near Camark Street on Friday. Witnesses told CPD that the driver of the truck shown in the foreground, Marcus Shankle, sideswiped a parked Toyota SUV, hit a light pole and then struck...

Icicles hang from the roof of a structure in Ouachita County after a winter storm passed through the county over the weekend. Freezing rain and sleet fell, but did not stick long enough to make roadways too hazardous. The county missed the severe ice storm that was predicted for the area.  

By JENNIFER SHERIDAN Staff Writer A resolution for the City of Camden employees to receive an end-of-year bonus will be heard by aldermen of the Camden City Council at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. During a special budget meeting held in November, Camden Mayor Chris Claybaker told council members that the c...

Choirs from the Harmony Grove School District will be the guests at this week’s meeting of the Camden Rotary Club. The meeting is to be held at noon Tuesday at the Camden Country Club. The choir groups are scheduled to give performances of Christmas music.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The job market is showing signs of the consistent gains the nation has awaited in the 4 1/2 years since the Great Recession. Employers added 203,000 jobs in November, and the unemployment rate fell to 7 percent, a five-year low, the Labor Department reported Friday. Four str...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a standoff in the Senate, the top Democrats and Republicans on Congress’ military panels are working on a backup plan to ensure that they complete a far-reaching defense policy bill before year’s end. Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon, R-Calif., chairm...

(Items for What’s Happening may be submitted to the Camden News, P.O. Box 798, Camden, AR 71701, or by e-mail at camdennews@camdenarknews.com. ) Stephens board is set to meet today The Stephens School Board will hold its monthly meeting at 5 p.m. today in the high school library. Chidester...

Suspect is dead after an Ark. State Police chase FORT SMITH (AP) — Arkansas State Police say a man believed to be wanted in Alabama apparently shot himself to death after leading troopers on a car chase in western Arkansas. Police say a trooper near Clarksville spotted a car matching the des...

LITTLE ROCK (AP) — The president and operations manager of the state’s largest utility said Sunday that better-than-forecast weather helped the company make it through a winter storm without the problems that plagued it last Christmas. Entergy Arkansas President Hugh McDonald and the ut...

NM police officer in van shooting to appeal firing TAOS FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico State Police officer who fired shots at a minivan full of children during a chaotic October traffic stop in Taos plans to appeal his firing. Attorneys for Elias Montoya say the veteran officer intends to fil...

NEW YORK (AP) — The High Line, a park that turned a dilapidated stretch of elevated railway on Manhattan’s West Side into one of New York’s newest tourist attractions, may have brought a different kind of visitor: a cockroach that can withstand harsh winter cold and never seen befo...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Violent dramas on the broadcast networks carry milder parental cautions than cable shows like “The Walking Dead” but can equal them in graphic gore, a failure of the TV ratings system, a new study found. Scenes of stabbings, shootings, rape, decapitation and mut...

Building permits issued by the City of Camden in November include: • Mac Mathias, 805 Maple St., residential repairs, $1,000 • Mike Russell, 2354 Dover St., residential remodel, $4,500 • Harry Brown, 812 Glassell St., residential repairs, $5,000 • Perfect Touch, 1226 Country...

The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission last week issued 10 drilling permits, 21 well completions and 1 well recompletions. By county of interest, they were: DRILLING PERMITS COLUMBIA — Quantum Resources Management LLC of Houston for Nipper A No. 4 to TVD: 9,000 ft. and MD: 9,000 ft. in Cotton V...

OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) — McDonald’s said today that a key sales figure rose 0.5 percent in November, even as the world’s biggest hamburger chain faced tough competition and basically flat traffic in the U.S. Its global sales performance was the same as in October. The stock slipped...

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer American Airlines has emerged from bankruptcy protection and US Airways culminated its long pursuit of a merger partner after the two completed their deal today to create the world’s biggest airline.  The merger survived a challenge from the governmen...

NEW YORK (AP) — Chobani says it will air its first Super Bowl ad this February, a move intended to make the Greek yogurt company more of a household name. The debut on advertising’s biggest stage comes as Greek yogurt continues to surge in popularity. Known for its thick texture and tar...

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Jury selection gets underway Monday in the murder trial of a newlywed bride accused of pushing her husband to his death in Glacier National Park just days after their wedding. Jordan Graham has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder, second-degree murder a...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — For the first time since the war, Alvis Taylor returned to Pearl Harbor and recalled the surprise Japanese air attack that plunged America into World War II. He was serving as an Army medic when the Dec. 7, 1941 attack began. His superiors, who were doctors, rushed...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A powerful storm system that spread hazardous snow, sleet and freezing rain widely across the nation’s midsection rumbled toward the densely populated Eastern seaboard on Sunday, promising more of the same. Forecasters said the potent system already blamed for numerous...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fresh from shackling the traditional blocking ability of the Senate’s minority party, Democrats are ready to muscle through President Barack Obama’s nominees for pivotal judgeships and other top jobs. Despite last month’s Democratic power play, Senate Repub...

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. job market improves, it’s also evolving, with winners and losers.  Warehouses and trucking companies are doing more holiday hiring than the stores they’re working for. Factory workers are getting more overtime, while pay is nearly flat for hotel...