Pryor says Luke appeal approved by Army
Credit: None/None U.S. Army National Guard Capt. Samson Luke and his wife Miranda are shown with their four children (left-to-right) Landis, Larkin, Miller and Macklin. Luke died in January 2010 ...
View ArticleSales tax news cheerful for Rogers, Springdale and Fayetteville
Sales tax revenue for December has given Rogers, Fayetteville and Springdale a merry Christmas, but Bentonville isn't as joyful. Sales tax revenue in Rogers for the year is the highest ever, ...
View ArticleCabot ministry loses holiday donations to burglary
-; Hope's Closet & Pantry, a Cabot outreach ministry that freely gives donated necessities to financially struggling families, was burglarized Tuesday night of many of its holiday ...
View ArticleHoliday Travel Hampered by Heavy Snow in Some States
Holiday travel is being hampered by severe winter weather in some western states. Winter storm warnings are in effect for parts of Colorado, Montana, New Mexico and Wyoming. The National Weather ...
View ArticlePeople going south, west
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- If migration trends tracked by the nation's largest moving company are any indication, the South and West are getting more crowded and people are moving away from parts of the ...
View ArticleNW Ark. prosecutors dismiss capital murder case
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas prosecutors have dismissed two capital murder charges filed under seal against a Texas prison inmate after finding no evidence of a ...
View ArticleArk. soldier's family to receive death benefits
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- The family of an Army National Guard soldier who died at home while he was on weekend training duty has successfully appealed the Army's decision to deny them his ...
View ArticleUniversity of Arkansas Class of 2016 connects on Facebook
The results are in and many colleges have sent acceptance letters to high school seniors around the nation. Incoming freshman (Sept 2012) are meeting up in cyberspace via Facebook (of course) in a ...
View ArticleHale named soccer coach
FAYETTEVILLE – Colby Hale has been named head women’s soccer coach at the University of Arkansas, Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Jeff Long announced Wednesday. One of the ...
View ArticleRazorbacks keep focused on Cotton Bowl
The 7th-ranked University of Arkansas football team practiced inside Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium on Wednesday as it continued to prepare for its game against 11th-ranked Kansas State in the ...
View ArticleBeebe taps emergency fund to pay trial assistants
Gov. Mike Beebe is spending $40,000 from his emergency fund to prevent the furlough or layoffs next month of about 120 Arkansas trial court assistants after a shortfall in a fund that pays their ...
View ArticleElderly Forced to Climb Flights of Stairs
"It's a pitiful. It's an emergency," she said, preparing to climb at least a dozen stairs. Dean Ferguson has had two knee replacements, and now she's forced to climb five ...
View ArticleSeattle U women lose 72-63 at Arkansas-Little Rock
The Seattle University women's basketball team fell to 6-6 on the season with a 72-63 loss at Arkansas-Little Rock on Wednesday. Kacie Sowell shot ...
View ArticleGymnastics season preview, Part I
Arkansas' gymnastics program is in its 10th season. In nine years, the Razorbacks have earned eight NCAA regional bids, won two NCAA regionals, advanced to the NCAA Championship five times, ...
View ArticleActivists Bring Acclaimed Anti-Coal Film to Arkansas
Arkansas residents will get a chance this week to see how they can stand up to proposed coal-fired power plants with special screenings in Fayetteville, Little Rock and Hope of the documentary ...
View ArticleAmericans frustrated by congressional stalemates
CHICAGO (AP) -- As Americans watch yet another political drama play out on Capitol Hill - this time over whether to extend the payroll tax cut and jobless benefits - they have a question for ...
View ArticleGas tubing fires linked to lightning spark concern
WESTERVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- Reports of lightning-related fires and gas leaks in at least a dozen states have sparked concerns about the use of flexible gas lines made of corrugated stainless steel ...
View ArticleWeather mild, gas cost cited
Falling fuel prices, the unclogging of an interstate bottleneck and mild weather will greet Arkansans who will join millions of other Americans trekking to see family and friends over the Christmas ...
View ArticlePark Commission Discusses Bid Overrun
Possible cuts to the city's planned aquatic center and sports park were among options discussed Wednesday by members of the city's Parks ...
View ArticleNo Developments In Hit, Run
Police reported no developments Wednesday in their investigation of an apparent intentional hit-and-run accident which occurred Tuesday near Northwest ...
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