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LRPD looking for missing teen out of Alexander

Submitted by Amy Hancock on Friday, May 17th, 2:49 pm

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) - Little Rock Police are currently on the lookout for a teenager who was reported missing; authorities fear she may be trying to cause harm to herself.

According to Sgt. Cassandra Davis, Trakia Dijuantayia Patton, 18, of Alexander, was last seen May 11 around 9 p.m. by her mother. She was said to be heading to a graduation party to Flying D's on 4601 S. University.

Trakia is described as a black female with a medium complexion and medium build, standing at 5 feet, 1 inch and weighing around 130 pounds. Her eyes are brown and she has short, straight, black hair. In addition, she also has a tattoo on her chest that says "Love is blind" in Spanish, which may translate to "Amor es ciego" or "El Amor es Ceigo." She also has a tongue ring.

She was supposed to be driving a red 1999 Pontiac Grand Am with Arkansas license plate 231 SGI, but the car was apparently found May 16 at the Spring Valley Aparements on I-30.

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Car crashes into West Little Rock home

Submitted by Amy Hancock on Friday, May 17th, 1:51 pm

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) -- One homeowner received a big surprise just after noon Friday when a vehicle came crashing into her home.

Authorities said the crash happened off Wellington Village Road in West Little Rock, and it is still unclear exactly what caused the crash. Police said the driver may have suffered a medical problem, and witnesses stated that the vehicle was swerving erratically.

The driver was taken away by ambulance.

The homeowner told THV 11 she was in the back of the house and heard the crash. She was not injured.

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Today's Box Office: Star Trek boldly goes

Submitted by Jonathan Nettles
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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Enjoy family fun at Little Rock Greek Food Festival

Submitted by Lindsey Tugman, Online Producer for Today's THV
Friday, May 17th, 2013, 6:13am

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) -- Little Rock's Greek Food Festival is happening this weekend.

Over the last 29 years, they've donated more than $1 million to over 20 charities in central Arkansas. There are some new charities on this year's list.

Courtney Leach with Community Connections and Festival representative Stephanie Wilcox joined us on Hero Central Thursday with details.

Our Festival begins on Friday, May 17th from 11a.m. to 9:00pm, continues on Saturday, May 18th from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and wraps up on Sunday, May 19th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Admission, parking and trolley service to the International Greek Food Festival are FREE.

 

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130,000 pounds of food collected during Letter Carrier Food Drive

Submitted by THV 11 News Staff
Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 10:04pm

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) -- The Arkansas Foodbank is sorting through donations from the Letter Carrier Food Drive.

Postal workers across the area picked up food items on front steps and in mailboxes this past Saturday and collected more than 130,000 pounds of food this year for hungry Arkansans.

Rhonda Sanders, CEO of the Arkansas Foodbank , said they're thankful for the help from postal workers.

"It really warms your heart to realize that those postal workers, who it's their job to deliver mail on a Saturday, when most of us would like to be off of work... They actually extend their working day because they're stopping and picking up canned goods, and putting them in their vehicles and getting them to us," said Sanders.

According to Sanders, this is the largest single food drive they've ever had.

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83-year-old displaced following fire

Submitted by THV 11 News Staff
Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 7:07pm

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) - An overnight fire at Forest Place Apartments left several families without a place to call home.

"It was a frightening experience," Howard Eichenbaum recalled. "The next thing I heard was my neighbor across the hall pounding on my front door."

Panic set in for several residents at Forest Place Apartments when a fire started shortly after midnight on Thursday.

Some residents grabbed whatever they could in time to escape the burning flames and heavy smoke.

"Put some pants on, and then my smoke alarms in my apartment went off," another resident said. This man may have been able to get out quickly, but for 83-year-old Howard Eichenbaum, it was not that easy.

"All I heard was my neighbor pounding on my door," he said.

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$4 million in structure damage after Forest Place Apts. fire

Submitted by Michelle Edmonds
Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 6:21pm

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) - Firefighters worked throughout the early morning hours to put out a Little Rock apartment fire.

Officials told THV 11 that the Forest Place Apartments, which are located off North University, caught fire just after midnight Thursday.

The apartment complex consists of three 3-story apartment buildings and one of the buildings was ablaze when emergency crews arrived on scene.  According to Captain Randy Hickmon with Little Rock Fire Department, investigators preliminarily believe the fire began in the trash compacting system located in the parking garage, but the definite cause should be known by the end of the day.

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