Access driving abuse of drugs, physician says
While public awareness about the dangers of prescription drug abuse is rising, so is the rate of abuse, and one Arkansas physician said it's time for the medical community to reach out to law ...
View ArticlePryor donor ‘regrets’ auction of internship
A Los Angeles venture capitalist and longtime Democratic donor apologized Thursday for offering an internship in Sen. Mark Pryor's office in an online ...
View ArticleSome voters sent to wrong precincts in Garland County
Human error and a complex computerized electoral redistricting system are said to be the reasons why numerous Garland County voters, especially in Hot Springs Village, have been assigned to wrong ...
View ArticleState Supreme Court grants new hearing for death-row inmate
The state Supreme Court on Thursday granted an evidentiary hearing to a deathrow inmate who argued that there were fundamental errors in the proceedings that led to his conviction and death ...
View ArticlePulaski County pupil had gun loaded, cocked
An 8-year-old Pulaski County elementary school student faces expulsion after taking a gun to school Thursday because he wanted to play "cowboys and Indians" with his ...
View ArticleSenator says taxes paid on two liens
Little Rock Sen. Joyce Elliott said Thursday that two March 2011 tax liens filed against her by the state are a product of a misunderstanding with the state's Department of Finance and ...
View ArticleGrads increase but only slightly
The graduation rates at the state's public colleges and universities increased slightly in 2011 but not at the pace needed to double the number of degree holders in Arkansas by the year 2025 -- ...
View ArticlePanel OKs Inmate Health Fees
Benton County Jail inmates face the prospect of paying for sick call as soon as the Sheriff's Office can get a planned inmate health care system up and ...
View ArticleOne Killed In Accident Wednesday
A Rogers man died Wednesday afternoon after his motorcycle and a tractor-trailer collided on Arkansas 12 east of Piney Road, authorities ...
View ArticleBass Get Care At Tournament
By FLW pro Glenn Browne of Florida transfers his fish from the boat's livewell to a water-filled weigh-in bag at the Walmart FLW Tour bass tournament Thursday at Beaver Lake. First on the ...
View ArticleFarmers Market Opens Saturday
On May 14, 1975, Bentonville's Chamber of Commerce sent out a call for farmers to sell their goods at a new farmers market on the square. Local historian and author J. Dickson Black was ...
View ArticleJuly trial set for man charged in Jonesboro death
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) -- A judge has scheduled a July 16 trial for a man accused by prosecutors in an alleged murder-for-hire plot in the death of Jonesboro ...
View ArticleVan Buren girl killed when dad backs over her in vehicle
-; Police say a Van Buren child was killed after she was struck by a vehicle driven by her father near a business in the west Arkansas city. Det. Jonathan Wear said the man was backing out of the ...
View ArticleJudge May Decide Dismissal of Double Murder Case, Search Continues for Teen...
A judge will decide if the case against a man accused of a double murder more than ten years ago will be dismissed.Richard Conte was charged last year with two counts of capital murder for the ...
View ArticleMore Allegations in the Secret Service Scandal, John Edwards Trial Continues
As congress investigates the secret service scandal involving agents and prostitutes in Cartegena, Columbia, the agency is now investigating another allegation of misconduct.A television station in ...
View ArticleUCA faculty senate seeks trustee's resignation
CONWAY, Ark. (AP) -- The University of Central Arkansas' faculty senate has voted to ask a school trustee to resign over a deal with a food vendor that offered the school a $700,000 donation ...
View ArticleBortnick added to swimming and diving class
FAYETTEVILLE -- University of Arkansas swimming and diving head coach Jeff Poppell has announced the signing of diver Hannah Bortnick to a national letter of intent. Bortnick is the ninth member of ...
View Article'Girls Gone Wild' creator wants apology, too
Joe Francis wants an apology from U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, who earlier this week asked the FBI to investigate a claim by the Girls Gone Wild creator that a summer internship with the congressman would ...
View ArticlePapa Mike's to close temporarily
Next week power will be out at Bella Vista Village's Kingsdale Clubhouse while electrical work is done. Papa Mike's at Kingsdale will close from 2 p.m. Monday through Tuesday, May 1. The ...
View ArticleBryant business license suspended after owner's arrest
Wayne Price Wayne Price, owner of Wayne's World, faces sexual solicitation and drug charges, Bryant police said. Four witnesses, including a 17 year old, said Price solicited them for sex. ...
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