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Stories from Alexander, Arkansas, Estados Unidos

Explore published stories from Alexander, Arkansas, Estados Unidos and nearby.

In this place

Don Henry and Kevin Ives: two friends on the Arkansas tracks

In August 1987, a train struck Don Henry, 16, and Kevin Ives, 17, near Alexander. An initial ruling called their deaths accidental; later investigation led to a homicide classification. What happened before the train arrived, and who was responsible, remain unresolved.

Nearby stories

342 km · Broken Arrow

The Bever brothers: five deaths, two survivors and a divided court

In 2015, David, April, Daniel, Christopher and Victoria Bever were killed in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Robert pleaded guilty; Michael was convicted by a jury, and his consecutive terms raised a legal dispute over meaningful parole for a juvenile offender. This dossier follows the emergency response, evidence, separate proceedings and the park remembering the family.

501 km · Fort Worth

Mexia Supermarket: the closed store that became a public health emergency

In 1999, a closed grocery store in south Fort Worth still held food inside. The smell brought neighbours, health officials and cleanup crews to the site. Contemporary newspaper photographs and television footage trace the incident and separate archival evidence from later online legends.