UCA employee loses 8 hours’ pay for politicking using office tools
The University of Central Arkansas disciplined an employee this week after an internal investigation revealed that he used campus equipment during working hours to promote a city sales tax ...
View ArticleInnocent plea given in road rage shooting
Daniel Martinez-Lagoona, 22, of Springdale pleaded innocent Wednesday in Sebastian County Circuit Court to charges filed after authorities said he fled from Fort Smith police who tried to stop him ...
View ArticleToddler’s death nets capital charge
A Harrison man has been charged with capital murder in the death of his girlfriend's toddler, whom he attacked because she cried while he was playing a video game, the man told ...
View ArticleMagic Springs again gets OK on beer, wine
Magic Springs Water and Theme Park received state approval Wednesday for the sale of on-premise beer and wine at previously permitted venues within the park and at one new ...
View ArticleFiles show van driver’s hospital ties
The Jacksonville man charged in the Monday night death of a firefighter has been enrolled in a conditional-release program through the State Hospital since he was acquitted on grounds of mental ...
View ArticleState to finance study of adding tolls on I-40
The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department has the go-ahead to hire a consultant to study the feasibility of making Interstate 40 from North Little Rock to Memphis a toll ...
View ArticleClose 6 U.S. court sites in state
A committee has proposed closing six federal court sites across the state as part of a nationwide costcutting measure in the judicial system, federal officials said ...
View ArticlePolice Investigate Reported Stabbing
Police are investigating circumstances surrounding an incident reported by a man who told emergency personnel at Mercy Medical Center he was stabbed Tuesday ...
View ArticleSales Tax Revenue Rises
Sales tax revenue for March in the major cities of Northwest Arkansas is higher than the same period last year, with Bentonville leading the way. Sales tax revenue reported in March reflects January ...
View ArticleSupervisor To Retire April 6
Water treatment plant capacity: 140 million gallons per day Water system transmission capacity: 28 million gallons per day Water system storage: 15.5 million gallon Average daily consumption: 8.5 ...
View ArticlePower Outage Hits Bella Vista
Bella Vista Police received several calls reporting a power outage of the traffic light at the intersection of U.S. 71 and Bear Hollow Road on ...
View ArticleIRS Grants College Appeal
The Internal Revenue Service has granted an appeal for $40,000 in penalties NorthWest Arkansas Community College faced after reporting errors were ...
View ArticlePlanners Approve Centerton Quarry
Benton County planners approved a quarry operation Wednesday on land west of Centerton, near the intersection of Burgin Valley Road and Bethlehem ...
View ArticleCave Springs Sets Hearing On Grant
The Cave Springs City Council will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Community Building to discuss applying for a $1 million grant to upgrade its sewer system ...
View ArticleLocal Food Guide Submissions Sought
A volunteer group working on a second edition of the Northwest Arkansas Local Food Guide wants to list more area farmers, restaurants and grocery stores in this year's ...
View ArticleFuneral Set for Jacksonville Firefighter Killed Working Wreck
The Jacksonville Fire Department has announced a schedule of services for one of its firefighters who was killed in the line of duty earlier this week. Captain Donald Jones was struck and killed by ...
View ArticleArkansas to look at tolling parts of Interstate 40
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department plans to hire a consultant to study whether the state could convert Interstate 40 from North Little Rock to Memphis into ...
View ArticleDeath of Garland Co. man believed homicide
Martin says the body was sent to the Arkansas State Crime Lab where a preliminary examination leads investigators to believe that Huneycutt is a homicide victim. Martin declined to say what the ...
View ArticleJackpot players dream of $640 million jackpot
With a record Mega Millions jackpot estimated at $640 million, Sheila Roy of Little Rock and thousands of other Arkansans felt "real lucky" as Friday night's drawing ...
View ArticleGlaze, former state justice, dies at 74
Rick McFarland Retired Supreme Court Justice Tom Glaze and his wife, Phyllis, attended the unveiling of his official portrait in the Supreme Court courtroom in Little Rock last June. Glaze died ...
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