Incumbents valued in 2 sheriff contests
2 seats still up in air for Court of Appeals Faulkner County Circuit Judge Rhonda Wood of Conway and Brandon Harrison of Fort Smith appear headed to seats on the Arkansas Court of ...
View ArticleEllington, Hall face 1st District runoff
Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington and state Rep. Clark Hall of Marvell will compete in a June 12 runoff for the 1st Congressional District Democratic nomination, according to the complete but ...
View ArticleAt least they’re consistent
An advantage of being opposed to stricter ethical behavior is that you need not bother with ethical behavior in your opposition. At least you are consistent. Nobody can call you a hypocrite. You ...
View Article2 seats still up in air for Court of Appeals
Faulkner County Circuit Judge Rhonda Wood of Conway and Brandon Harrison of Fort Smith appear headed to seats on the Arkansas Court of ...
View ArticleBoone County judge defeats 2 in GOP race
McDONALD COUNTY - A 36-year-old Rogers, Ark., man was arrested at about 5 a.m. Monday after a manhunt by several law enforcement ocers from the McDonald County Sheriff's Department and the ...
View ArticleFree museum visit set for veterans
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville is joining more than 1,500 museums around the country in offering free admission to activeduty military personnel and their families from ...
View ArticleGOP taps Cotton; Democrats in a runoff
Tom Cotton, who won the GOP 4th Congressional District primary, after he addressed supporters Tuesday evening during a watch party in Hot ...
View ArticleIncumbent leading in east Fort Smith
Incumbent state Rep. Denny Altes appeared to hold on to his House seat Tuesday, edging ahead of political newcomer Mat Pitsch in the GOP primary race for House District ...
View ArticlePowell holds off backing Obama
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell declined Tuesday to renew the presidential endorsement he gave Barack Obama four years ago, saying he wasn't ready "to throw my weight behind ...
View Article38 state seniors receive National Merit awards
Thirty-eight Arkansas high school seniors are among 2,500 students nationally to be named this week as recipients of National Merit Scholarships that are sponsored by colleges and ...
View ArticleFederal board probes blast fatal to 3
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board sent an investigation team on Tuesday to determine the cause of an explosion and fire that killed three ...
View ArticleObama struggles in South, ekes out primary wins in Arkansas, Tennessee
Some presidential primary voters in Kentucky and Arkansas are taking a swipe at President Barack Obama, denying the incumbent nearly 4 out of every 10 votes cast on the Democratic side. In ...
View ArticleParole request rejected for Sherwood man
SHERWOOD, Ark. (AP) -- The Arkansas Parole Board has rejected a parole request from a Sherwood man who is serving a four-year sentence for manslaughter after he shot an 18-year-old intruder in his ...
View ArticleFire Starts At USA Metal
Is anyone scratching their head and wondering about the safety and public nuisance risks of allowing this firm to continue to operate their demolition activities at this location? Other commercial ...
View ArticleCouncil OKs Bond Election
Springdale's City Council met Tuesday and approved: Approved rezoning 40 acres at 9653 Nations Drive owned by Ecclesia College from agricultural to institutional; and 0.25 acres at 1411 Young ...
View Article‘Boogie Man’ Gets 40 Years In Prison
A Fayetteville man who reportedly referred to himself as "the boogie man" to scare children received a 40-year prison sentence Tuesday for sexually abusing three ...
View ArticleJustin Bieber to perform at Verizon Arena
John Shearer / AP Justin Bieber arrives at the 2012 Billboard Awards at the MGM Grand on Sunday, May 20, 2012 in Las Vegas, NV. Justin Bieber will perform at the Verizon Arena January 10, ...
View ArticleTraffic delay predicted at 430/630 split next week
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- The Arkansas highway department is warning Little Rock drivers that construction will cause major delays next week at the interchange of Interstates 430 and 630 next ...
View ArticleAnnual Parade of Lights in Little Rock Honors Emergency Workers
The annual Parade of Lights lit up midtown Little Rock this morning on its way to the State Capitol.Ambulance services, police departments, motorcycle escorts, fire and rescue trucks, along with ...
View ArticleNo endorsement planned in east Ark. race
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- An economics professor who finished third in the Democratic primary for an east Arkansas congressional seat says he doesn't plan to endorse either of his former rivals ...
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