Stories from Sunday, October 14, 2012

EUREKA SPRINGS -- If the Western Carroll County Ambulance District (WCCAD) board agrees to pay for it, any resident of the ambulance district can take a CPR class free of charge. WCCAD would pick up the $12 cost of the book, whether the resident takes the class at the Eureka Springs Fire Department or at one of the rural district fire departments...

LITTLE ROCK -- A new variation of an age-old scam has been reported throughout Arkansas in recent weeks, leaving consumers uneasy about the possibility that con artists may be paying a visit to their homes. The twist on the common "international lottery" scam involves unsolicited telephone calls in which the caller promises to have someone from their organization meet a consumer at his or her residence to present them with their "winnings," usually a car. ...