Today's Box Office: Star Trek boldly goes

Friday, May 17th, 2013, 6:39am

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) -- THV 11 Film Critic (and self-proclaimed Trekologist) Jonathan Nettles says that Star Trek Into Darkness is probably the best film in the franchise.

To read this article in it's original Klingon click here.

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Corps promotes life jackets,water safety

Submitted by Jay Jackson, Community Web Producer

Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 3:35pm

Corps promotes life jackets,water safety

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - This Friday the Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District will participate in Safe Boating Council's "Wear your Life Jacket to Work Day" to promote the importance of wearing a life jacket any time you are on or near the water.

"Many Corps employees will be wearing life jackets this Friday to demonstrate how easy it is to wear," said Little Rock District Commander Col. Glen Masset.

"The tragic drowning last week on the Arkansas River just drives home the importance of not just having your life jacket in your boat, as the law requires, but actually wearing it," Masset said.

Corps statistics show that 89 percent of the people who drown were not wearing a life jacket.

"We believe that number could be significantly reduced if everyone wore one each time they were on or near the water," Masset said.

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Pulaski Tech commencement set for May 18

Submitted by Pulaski Technic... on Thursday, May 16th, 10:24 am

Pulaski Technical College’s commencement exercises will begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock.

This spring, 1,397 students have completed associate degrees, technical certificates and certificates of proficiency during the academic year. Many have earned multiple degrees, bringing the total to 2,054 degrees to be conferred. Nearly 900 students plan to participate in commencement exercises. As customary, members of the Pulaski Technical College Board of Trustees will assist in the awarding of diplomas.

Arkansas Sen. Linda Chesterfield, D-Little Rock, will deliver the commencement address.

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AETN seeking participants for Youth Academy

Submitted by Jay Jackson, Community Web Producer

Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 9:47am

AETN seeking participants for Youth Academy

CONWAY, Ark. (AETN) — The Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN) will host two new sessions of AETN Youth Academy this summer for children ages 7-10 and 11-15.

Production Camp 2013 will be held June 17-21 for ages 11-15. Participants will have an opportunity to tour the studios and spend the week learning the behind-the-scenes workings of the production world. Sessions will include scriptwriting, set design, video editing, lighting and more. Community partners include the Arkansas Attorney General, the University of Central Arkansas and others.

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UCA music students to attend Drum Corps International

Submitted by Jay Jackson, Community Web Producer

Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 8:33am

UCA music students to attend Drum Corps International

CONWAY — Heather E. Hinesley from Conway and Jared M. Cronk from Cabot, both Sophomore Music Education majors from UCA, have been chosen to participate in Drum Corps International (DCI) for the summer of 2013.

Musicians chosen for the annual tour spend several weeks in May living and rehearsing in Indianapolis, Indiana before beginning a summer tour schedule with their individual corps assignments. The musicians visit and perform in several states throughout the summer, living either on the tour bus or in school gymnasiums. This tour begins the end of May and wraps up August 11, following the National DCI Championships in Indianapolis, Ind. at the Lucas Oil Stadium on August 10. To participate requires skill, a passion for the activity, and a big time commitment. Each participant signs a contract that they will honor this commitment.

Both Hinesley and Cronk auditioned and were then chosen to participate in the Corp Color Guard.

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Faulkner County pays tribute to fallen officers

Submitted by Max Seigle

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, 9:45pm

FAULKNER COUNTY, Ark. (KTHV) -- As a part of National Police Week, the Faulkner County Sheriff's Office and the Conway Police Department hosted a fallen officer memorial on Wednesday.

The memorial service was at Simon Park, and more than 100 people came out for the program. It celebrated the lives of all fallen police officers from Faulkner county.

Eight officers have died in service dating back to 1914, but there were two deaths this year--Officer Will McGary from Conway Police and Deputy Hans Fifer with the Faulkner County Sheriff's Office.

Officer McGary, 26, died from injuries in February after being hit by a car while directing traffic at an accident scene. Reading a letter from his family at the ceremony, Conway Lt. William Tapley described Officer McGary with a warm smile, a contagious laugh and a love of life.

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Conway has cheapest quarter pounder burger in country

Submitted by THV 11 News Staff

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, 1:42pm

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Residents of Alaska and Hawaii always suspected they pay higher prices, and now the hamburger proves it.

The Juneau Empire reports residents of Alaska's capital city pay the highest price in the nation for a McDonald's Quarter Pounder with Cheese.

The basic cost of living guide is from the consumer advocacy website NerdWallet, which ranked the costs of living in cities across the nation based on the price of the McDonald's burger.

The average price last year in Juneau, according to NerdWallet's QPI - or Quarter Pounder Index, was $4.82.

The survey also ranks Anchorage, Fairbanks and Honolulu in the top 10 for most expensive cities. The cheapest Quarter Pounder was found in Conway, Ark., at $2.24.

An email seeking comment from McDonald's wasn't immediately returned Wednesday.

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