Road repairs depend on fall sales tax vote
Highway bottlenecks across the state -- including three in Northwest Arkansas -- would be widened or improved if Arkansas voters approve a temporary half-percent sales tax this November, the ...
View ArticlePony up legal fees, LR is told
Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen ordered the city of Little Rock on Monday to pay $20,656 in legal fees to a lawyer who won a Freedom of Information lawsuit against the city that went ...
View ArticleRobbed man, did not kill
A 26-year-old man admitted to detectives that he bound up 41-year-old Wesley Burris at Burris' west Little Rock home Saturday night, took several items from the residence and set Burris' ...
View ArticleReject increase to drilling tax, two urge voters
Arkansas Congressmen Mike Ross and Tim Griffin spoke out against a proposal to raise the state's natural gas severance tax Monday, saying they are concerned the increase could jeopardize an ...
View ArticlePolice probe death of suspect
Arkansas State Police is investigating a trooper's fatal shooting of a Winslow man who fought with the trooper after running from the scene of a traffic stop on U.S. 71 in Crawford ...
View ArticleBeebe appoints PB doctor to UA board of trustees
Gov. Mike Beebe plans to confirm the Arkansas Forestry Commission's recommendation of a new state forester, the governor's spokesman said ...
View ArticlePick for forester goes to Beebe
Gov. Mike Beebe plans to confirm the Arkansas Forestry Commission's recommendation of a new state forester, the governor's spokesman said ...
View ArticleFlooding victim’s estate sues U.S. Forest Service
The administrator of an Albert Pike flood victim's estate has filed suit against the U.S. Forest Service, joining several other pending ...
View ArticlePickles, Poodles On Tour
By Angler Travis Fox of Rogers won't make a cast during a Walmart FLW Tour bass tournament without pickles on his sandwich. Other FLW contestants will have their own superstitions in mind when ...
View ArticleSam’s Club Will Host Supplier Fair
Sam's Club will host a supplier fair Wednesday to educate women- and minority-owned companies on the Sam's Club merchandising strategy, engage potential suppliers, strengthen relationships ...
View ArticleDecatur Bank Gets Purchase Offer
Mathias Bancshares is a one-bank holding company owning 100 percent of First State Bank of Northwest Arkansas. The bank's headquarters are in Huntsville and has a branch in Fayetteville. The ...
View ArticleHopkins Sentenced To 10 Years
MEXICO CITY - Mexican authorities say they've found the bodies of 167 people in a southern Mexican cave, and forensic experts believe the remains are at least 50 years ...
View ArticleCouncil To Consider Banners
City To Study Trash Contract City Council members will discuss bidding out the city's trash contract for the first time in 40 years at tonight's ...
View ArticleCity To Study Trash Contract
MEXICO CITY - Mexican authorities say they've found the bodies of 167 people in a southern Mexican cave, and forensic experts believe the remains are at least 50 years ...
View ArticleMental Health Forum Set For Friday
The University of Arkansas Phi Alpha Honor Society will present "Empowering NWA: A Transformation in Mental Health," from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Friday at the Fayetteville Public ...
View ArticleOfficials Hear Wellness Proposal
Washington County taxpayers would break about even after a year, if county officials choose to pay for an employee wellness program that would financially reward or penalize medical insurance ...
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 ArticleArkansas boy pleads guilty over Twitter posts
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) -- A 12-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to four counts of misdemeanor harassment for offensive statements he made on Twitter about Bentonville High School ...
View ArticleFive GOP Primaries Being Held Today, Gabrielle Giffords Being Honored with...
Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island are holding primaries today.Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney currently has 537 delegates, Newt Gingrich has 137. The former ...
View ArticleAG Holder to visit Ark. for human trafficking talk
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder is visiting Arkansas to talk about the Justice Department's efforts to combat human trafficking.Holder planned to speak at the ...
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