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Friends Ashley Whiteley, left, and cancer survivor Diane Usrey, both of Springdale, take a lap Friday while participating in the Washington County Relay for Life at Shiloh Square on East Emma Street in Springdale. The event is organized through the American Cancer Society and features 12 teams of walkers who had raised about $15,000 at the start of the event through their pledge have a team member walk throughout the night until 6 a.m. today.
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Justin Cole is the new general manager for the Northwest Arkansas Naturals.
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Darren McFadden of the Oakland Raiders and former University of Arkansas running back greets the athletes Friday morning at the start of the Darren McFadden Football Camp at Jarrell Williams Bulldog Stadium in Springdale. The one-day camp was open to boys and girls in grades 1-8.
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Trent Hill of the Bentonville American Legion team pitches Friday against Okmulgee (Okla.) County Twins in Bentonville.
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Darren McFadden throws the ball Friday during his football camp at Jarrell Williams Bulldog Stadium in Springdale.
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Ginger Landers, in the wheelchair, talks with Sharon Lewis as others visit in the cafe area Sunday morning at the Brand New Church in Farmington. The Gospel preaches a relationship with Jesus,” said Jeremy Woody, campus minister. “Jesus can’t stop and won’t stop loving us. We show that by loving people.”
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Gregg Stutts, executive pastor at The Church at Arkansas in Fayetteville, is author of two e-books, “I Believe God” and “50 Ways To Slowly Kill Your Marriage.”
Inhabitants carry belongings through the floods of river Elbe in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, Saturday June 8, 2013.
George Zimmerman arrives in Seminole circuit court with his attorney, Mark O'Mara, left, in Sanford, Fla., for a pre-trial hearing Friday, June 7, 2013. Circuit Judge Debra Nelson is listening Friday to testimony from voice experts about whether witnesses with expertise in speech identification should be allowed to testify when Zimmerman's trial starts next week.
This 1960 image provided by NASA shows Neil Armstrong standing by an X-15 rocketplane after a test flight. Armstrong later went on to become the first man to walk on the moon. A bill in Congress wants to rename the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center in Southern California after the Apollo 11 astronaut to honor his time there as a test pilot.
This April 18, 2008 photo released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows a gray wolf. A rule being proposed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove most species of wolves from the endangered species list would end federal protection for any wolves that move into upstate New York or northern New England from Canada or elsewhere. Read story »
Area activists gather for a news conference outside the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in San Clemente, Calif., Friday morning, June 7, 2013, after it was announced that the nuclear plant will be closing permanently. Read story »
Serena Williams, of the U.S, returns the ball to Russia's Maria Sharapova during the Women's final match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium Saturday, June 8, 2013 in Paris.
A Santa Monica police officer leads children on a field trip from Citizens of the World Charter School in Los Angeles out of Santa Monica College, where they had gone for a planetarium show, following a shooting in the area, in Santa Monica, Calif., Friday, June 7, 2013.
Dog owners march toward the Tuileries Gardens, in Paris, Saturday June 8, 2013. At least 100 pooches with owners in tow, holding leashes marched near the Louvre at a demonstration to demand more park space and access to public transport for the four-legged friends. Sign reads: A City without Dogs is a City Without Soul.
A worshipper offers prayers for former president Nelson Mandela on a hill overlooking the city in Johannesburg, Saturday, June 8, 2013. Mandela is in "serious but stable" condition after being taken to a hospital to be treated for a lung infection, the government said, prompting an outpouring of concern from admirers of a man who helped to end white racist rule.
South Korean army soldiers stand guard at Unification bridge, which leads to the demilitarized zone, near the border village of the Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, Friday, June 7, 2013. North Korea on Friday proposed working-level talks with South Korea to be held in a border city on Sunday as the rivals look to mend ties that have plunged during recent years amid hardline stances by both countries. Read story »
In this July 30, 2012 file photo, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, left, and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, right, attend a press conference on a proposed transportation tax at the State Capitol in Atlanta. In this era of hyper-partisan rhetoric, the unique friendship that has developed between Deal and Reed has its roots in a shared interest in economic development and has blossomed into a powerful political alliance that is paying dividends.
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Arkansas infielder Dominic Ficociello was drafted in the 12th round by the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.
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Naturals first baseman Matt Fields cannot get his glove on an Arkansas Travelers hit in the second inning of Sunday nights game at Arvest Ballpark in Springdale.