Probation for woman in disgraced Texas judge case
Pena and her husband last year pleaded guilty to wire fraud over a payment to state District Judge Abel Limas. Limas, who failed in his 2008 re-election bid, pleaded guilty last year to racketeering ...
View ArticleNorth Little Rock School District announces big changes for 2012 school year
announced big changes for the 2012-2013 school year on April 18, 2012. Changes will include the renovation and rehabilitation of the district schools. A millage increase was approved in February ...
View ArticleThree in top 10 at Mt. SAC Relays decathlon
Nathanael Franks are in 11th and 14th place, respectively, after day one. Nixon began the day with a ninth-place finish at 100 meters and went on to finish 11th and ninth in the long jump and shot ...
View ArticleSimmons First National reports jump in first quarter income
-; Simmons First National Corporation on Thursday reported first-quarter income of nearly $6.4 million, a 25 percent increase from a year ago. The Pine Bluff-based financial holding company, which ...
View ArticleWomack's son in custody
-; The son of an Arkansas congressman remains in the Benton County jail after he was arrested for purportedly violating his parole. A jailer said Wednesday that James Womack was being held without ...
View ArticleCamera Catches Elderly Yellville Woman Taking Cash, Credit Cards from Someone...
An elderly Yellville woman has been caught on a security camera taking cash and credit cards from someone else's wallet.That's according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office ...
View ArticlePryor says he's running for re-election in 2014
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas is making it clear to friends and supporters that he's definitely running for a third term in 2014.A spokesman for the Democratic ...
View ArticleU.S. News & World Report Names UAMS Geriatrics Program No. 7 in the...
UAMS tied for No. 7 with the University of Washington in Seattle, and ranked ahead of Yale University in Connecticut and the University of California at San ...
View ArticleFamily Council Releases Arkansas Voter's Guide for Primary Election
Arkansans who plan to vote in the upcoming May 22nd primary will want to make note of a voter's guide released today by Family Council.Democratic and Republican candidates running for their ...
View ArticleU.S. Veterans Affairs Hiring Hundreds of Mental Health Professionals
Help is on the way for Veterans Affairs facilities with the addition of more mental health professionals.Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki today announced that the department would add ...
View ArticleMan fatally shot by Lonoke County deputy
JACKSONVILLE, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas State Police say a Lonoke County deputy shot and killed a man who reportedly struck a patrol car repeatedly with a large piece of ...
View ArticleMen's golf ready for SEC Championships
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – Winners of seven of regular season tournaments, the No. 9 University of Arkansas men’s golf team looks for its second Southeastern Conference championship this ...
View ArticlePharmacy Burglar Caught on Camera in Benton
Benton Police are searching for two people involved in a pharmacy burglary.It happened early Wednesday morning at Westside Pharmacy on West South Street.Officers were called to the scene just before ...
View ArticleBeebe says surgeon general's job is safe
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Gov. Mike Beebe says state Surgeon General Joe Thompson apologized to him and that he will not discipline the high-ranking medical officer accused of three ...
View ArticleFarmer Arrested on Property, Claims Rough Treatment, Free Electronic Recycling
The family of a Russellville man, 73, claims he was roughed up by Sheriff's Deputies and arrested on his own property, when he followed up on suspicious activity. Jim Parrish says he was ...
View ArticleTyson Foods Ranked as 'Best Corporate Citizen' by Corporate...
Tyson ranked No. 90 of the 100 companies on the 13th annual list. The magazine based its list on publicly available data related to seven categories: climate change, employee relations, environment, ...
View ArticleFormer Fire Chief at PB Arsenal Pleads Guilty to Filing False Overtime Pay Claim
The former fire chief at the Pine Bluff Arsenal has pleaded guilty to filing a false claim for overtime pay.Thomas James Braumuller, 54, was a firefighter with the Department of Defense since 1988. ...
View ArticleU of A to feature Hashtag on Field For Red White Game
The University of Arkansas will feature the hashtag #GOHOGS on the field inside Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium during Saturday's Red-White Spring Game ...
View ArticleThree-Year-Old Drowns near Morrilton
The Conway County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) is investigating after a three-year-old child drowns in a kiddie pool.It happened Wednesday afternoon at a home on Highway 287 East, just outside ...
View ArticleI had cultural advantage on gun laws
NEW YORK (AP) -- President Barack Obama should not bother trying to pass gun-control legislation because the issue is partly cultural and Obama is from an urban area, former President Bill Clinton ...
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