Lindsay Ruebens
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Recent Stories by Lindsay Ruebens
Deputies dive in, pull out 2 vehicles
posted: 07/23/2010 4:24 a.m. Discuss
Three Pulaski County sheriff ’s deputies traded in their uniforms for scuba gear Thursday when they went diving in the Arkansas River to retrieve stolen vehicles.
Muslim village in LR is slow to get going
posted: 07/19/2010 4:48 a.m. Comments 44
CORRECTION: Tauheed Salaam, project director for a Muslim community being developed in Little Rock’s John Barrow neighborhood, said a mosque will eventually be built in the community, although no date has been set. Until then, residents plan to worship in a multi-purpose center expected to be completed by the end of 2011. A story in Monday’s editions incorrectly said plans for the mosque had been dropped from the project. When the city of Little Rock granted permission for a “Muslim Village” on 6 acres in the John Barrow area six years ago, the Little Rock imam who pitched the plan envisioned a mosque, shopping center, school and houses.
Gulf still enticing some
posted: 07/18/2010 3:15 a.m. Discuss
The BP oil spill didn’t just invade the Gulf of Mexico and its wildlife — it’s also poisoned business for Gulf Coast beaches that depend on revenue from tourists in the summer months.
Task force zeroes in on poverty
posted: 07/17/2010 5:01 a.m. Discuss
More than 40 people attended a town-hall meeting Thursday night to discuss how to reduce poverty in Arkansas.
Man, 74, still lost, but reported seen
posted: 07/15/2010 4:27 a.m. Discuss
The search continued Wednesday for a 74-year-old man with Alzheimer’s disease who walked out of his Little Rock home early Tuesday morning and disappeared.
Most find new homes after rentals shut by city
posted: 07/10/2010 3:29 a.m. Comment 1
Most of the 20 tenants at Royal Oaks apartments who were displaced July 2 because of an unsafe staircase at the complex have found new housing, but some are still struggling to find permanent homes.
Police respond to uproar from kicked-out tenants
posted: 07/07/2010 4:50 a.m. Comments 13
Several tenants of the Royal Oaks apartment complex at 8621 Base Line Road in Little Rock descended on apartment management Tuesday, angry that they were forced to vacate their apartments last week and wanting refunds on their rent.
Two killed, five hurt in two wrecks in state
posted: 07/04/2010 5:51 a.m. Discuss
Two people died and another five were injured in two vehicle accidents Friday on Arkansas roads, according to preliminary Arkansas State Police fatality reports.
3-hour standoff at house in NLR ends with arrest
posted: 07/04/2010 5:46 a.m. Discuss
A nearly three-hour standoff between a special weapons and tactics team and a North Little Rock man ended peacefully Saturday afternoon.
Police beat
posted: 07/04/2010 5:38 a.m. Discuss
Two hurt by crash into Waffle House A North Little Rock man who police say was driving drunk ran into a storefront window of a Waffle House on Saturday morning, injuring two customers, according to a police report.
