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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/STEPHEN B. THORNTON
North Little Rock firefighters work to put out flames inside two police cars that burned along with a suspect's truck, far right, in a field behind Alliance Parts Warehouse at 600 Fiber Optic Drive in North Little Rock on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. The suspect led authorities from multiple agencies on a chase starting in Grant County that ended with the suspect running on foot. Heat from the vehicles on the dry field apparently started the fire, which spread over 10 to 20 acres before it was contained.
 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/BENJAMIN KRAIN
Tyler Mann of Little Rock Central High celebrates after defeating Dane Shields of Fayetteville in the Class 6A-7A, 160-pound weight division of the high school state wrestling tournament Feb 15, 2014. The victory was Mann's fourth straight championship.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/STEPHEN B. THORNTON
Daniel Gutierrez walks away after peering into a Dodge Neon sandwiched between two tractor-trailer rigs on the edge of an icy westbound Interstate 30 just south of University Avenue in Little Rock on March 3, 2014. An accident started with a car and a tractor-trailer and culminated a few minutes later, ultimately involving 5 tractor-trailer rigs, a state Highway Department sand truck and two passenger vehicles. Gutierrez was inside his Chevy SUV (not pictured) when the tractor-trailer rig, at left, slid and sandwiched him between trailers. The driver of the Neon was not inside his car when the rig, right, sandwiched him in. No injuries were reported.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/RICK MCFARLAND
Little Rock firefighters and Arkansas State Police officers work the scene of an accident involving two semi-tractor trailers that both caught fire on I-440 eastbound just before the bridge over the Arkansas River in Little Rock on March 19, 2014.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/RICK MCFARLAND
Ross Edwards (left) and Cody Reese of the North Little Rock Traffic Department carry a stencil to paint a "no parking" sign on the Burns Park baseball fields' parking lot in North Little Rock on April 10, 2014, the opening day of baseball season there.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/BENJAMIN KRAIN
The tornado's path can be seen through destroyed homes April 28, 2014, in the Park Wood Meadow neighborhood of Vilonia, where several people died Sunday night, April 27, during the storm.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/STEPHEN B. THORNTON
Two hours after a tornado struck, rescuers scramble up a pile of debris April 28, 2014, after hearing noises beneath a home in the Park Wood Meadow neighborhood of Vilonia, where more than 50 houses were destroyed.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/RICK MCFARLAND
Teela Baxter is eager to be reunited with her cat, Pete, after her husband, Matt, rescued the feline unharmed from beneath the debris of their home Monday, April 28, 2014, on Aspen Creek Drive in Vilonia after the house was destroyed by a tornado the night before. The Baxters were not home at the time the tornado hit.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/MELISSA SUE GERRITS
Emily Tittle, 17, finds a wedding picture of her parents while going through the remains of her family's home in Paron on April 28, 2014, after a tornado destroyed the house she and her eight siblings, mother and father were in. Emily lost her father and two sisters.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/RICK MCFARLAND
Carrie Smith (left), of Judsonia hugs her friend Melissa Bradley near the debris of Bradley's home on Cemetery Road in Vilonia on Thursday, May 1, 2014. An F-4 tornado hit the area the previous Sunday. Bradley was on the phone with her 13-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, and their baby-sitter Katie Holubar, 16, when the phone went dead. For 45 minutes she had no word of their fate, and then she got through and learned that the teens survived as the house was demolished by sheltering in a closet.
Katie Roberts of Russellville rides her horse, Casha Smart Chex, while competing in the Battle in the Saddle barrel race at the White County Fairgrounds on Sunday, June 1, 2014, in Searcy. Proceeds from the three-day event went to the charity organization Safe Harbor, which helps the homeless.
 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/STATON BREIDENTHAL
Marlie Echols, 4, holds on to her father, Specialist Joseph Echols of Paragould, on Friday, June 6, 2014, at Camp Robinson after a deployment ceremony for the 1038th Horizontal Construction Co. The 160 soldiers were leaving the next week for Fort Bliss as part of a nine-month deployment to Kuwait.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/BENJAMIN KRAIN
Chris Hall waits for the RiverRail Trolley in the rain at a stop on President Clinton Avenue and LaHarpe Boulevard in Little Rock on June 9, 2014.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/STATON BREIDENTHAL
Albert Pugh of Austin Construction in Little Rock works Friday, July 11, 2014, in the dome over the House chamber at the state Capitol as part of the $1 million project to restore the chamber's stained glass, cracked plaster ceiling and chandelier.
7/15/14 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/STEPHEN B. THORNTON
Kristen Hunter, 10, practices her flute in the window of the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center in Little Rock during the opening day of the Lorenzo Smith Music Camp on Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at the center. The camp, for aspiring musicians from sixth to 12th grades, culminated in a public performance at the end of camp on Aug. 8.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Melissa Sue Gerrits
Justin Kish, front, paddles while gaining on the competitions' boat, manned by Stephen (left, foreground) and Lukas Pate, which falls apart feet from the finish line at Sandy Beach in Heber Springs during the annual Cardboard Boat races July 25, 2014. Kish battled with boatmates Shawn Rhoades and Aaron Dorton.
 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/BENJAMIN KRAIN
Josh Nguyen is helped over a 12-foot wall by teammates from the UCA Student Orientation Staff while participating in an ExCEL Program team-building exercise Aug 13, 2014, at the 4H Center in Ferndale.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/STATON BREIDENTHAL
Competitors race Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, in the buckboard division Friday at the National Championship Chuckwagon Races in Clinton.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/MELISSA SUE GERRITS
A blue crane preens at the Little Rock Zoo on Sept. 22, 2014. The Little Rock Zoo houses two blue cranes, the national bird of South Africa.
 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/STATON BREIDENTHAL
Sherry Rodgers (right) and Stacy Heath look at the damage to Rodgers' roof Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, at her home on Wood Forest Drive in Saline County. Storms that passed through the night before damaged several properties in the neighborhood.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/STATON BREIDENTHAL
Runners in the competitive division of the Komen Arkansas Race for the Cure get ready Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, to leave the starting line in downtown Little Rock.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/RICK MCFARLAND
Karie Belle Head, 2, works on her showmanship as she and her father Rodney Head of Paragould practice with one of their crossbred market hogs before a competition in the Swine Barn at the Arkansas State Fair in Little Rock on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014.
11/4/14 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/STEPHEN B. THORNTON
U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor embraces supporter Judy Tenenbaum after leaving the stage following his concession speech in downtown Little Rock Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/MELISSA SUE GERRITS
David Dallas, 25, dressed as Elsa from the animated musicalFrozen, plunges into 45-degree water in support of the Special Olympics Polar Plunge fundraiser at Lake Willastein on Dec. 6, 2014.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/MELISSA SUE GERRITS
Mason Emery, 10, of Caraway practices roping with a dummy in the parking lot of the Saline County Fairgrounds in Benton on Dec. 14, 2014, before the Southern Junior Rodeo Association's Junior Rodeo.
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