Student union projects near completion at UA
William Moore Kyle Music of Heartland Painting Contractors in Rogers paints the walls of a new technology center in Arkansas Union at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. The union, which for ...
View ArticleAfter sites go ‘wet,’ alcohol arrests mostly unchanged
A little more than a year since voters approved the sale of alcohol in two Arkansas counties and a small city, all but one law enforcement agency said the change has had little effect on ...
View ArticleRoof of Saenger first up for repairs
Repair work begins Tuesday on the Saenger Theatre's rotting roof, marking the first of many restoration steps to be made over the next few years at the historic downtown Pine Bluff ...
View ArticleCounty system runs well
Printer friendly page The first week of the county-run garbage service in Ashley County went well, in fact better than expected, according to Ashley County Judge Emory Austin. Austin said that ...
View ArticleDriving Apps Target Teens
Parents worried about their teen's driving are tapping into some new technology to make sure their child isn't texting or talking while driving.Several new apps are available, some for ...
View ArticleGood Handwriting, Good Grades
Teaching 4- and 5-year-olds to write is a priority at Florida's REM Learning Center. The Children's Trust funded a study that has found that how well the children there learn to write will ...
View Article2,000 rally against abortion
As an instrumental version of "Amazing Grace" blared over loudspeakers on the Capitol steps Sunday afternoon, a banner with the words, "America God is Watching" emerged from the ...
View ArticleCounty To Lobby Lawmakers
Benton County officials will have an eye on the county's finances when they meet with state lawmakers today to promote legislation for the 2013 session of the state ...
View ArticleCongresswoman Giffords Stepping down to Focus on Recovery
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer is calling for a special election in April to fill the seat vacated by Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.Giffords announced yesterday she will be stepping down.The ...
View ArticleGiants to Meet Patriots in Super Bowl 46
The New England Patriots and the New York Giants will duke it out in Super Bowl 46.The Giants defeated the 49ers on a field goal in overtime yesterday in San Francisco.Earlier in the day, the ...
View Article2 dead in Ala. as storms pound South, Midwest
CLAY, Ala. (AP) -- Two people were killed in the Birmingham, Ala., area as storms pounded the South and Midwest, prompting tornado warnings in a handful of states early ...
View ArticleHelping Low Income Arkansans Keep More of the Money They Earn
The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation (WRF) has given $150,000 to Arkansas State University Mountain Home (ASUMH) and the Arkansas Policy Foundation to help low-income Arkansans become more ...
View ArticleThree Die in Alabama Tornadoes, 100 Hurt
At least three people have been killed in Alabama as storms swept through Jefferson County near Birmingham, officials reported.Two people were killed in Center Point and one in Oak Grove, said ...
View ArticleShooting Kills Two in Bryant
A man and woman are reported dead in a morning shooting incident in Bryant.The Bryant Police Department says it happened shortly in the parking lot of a Saline Memorial hospice complex just off ...
View Article2 killed after distant Huckabee relative's death
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Authorities in Arkansas say two more people are dead in a homicide and kidnapping case involving a distant relative of former Arkansas Gov. Mike ...
View ArticleLane of I-440 bridge in Little Rock to be closed
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department says one lane of the Interstate 440 bridge in east Little Rock will be closed for inspection during the week.The ...
View ArticleWatkins earns SEC Player of the Week
Sarah Watkins earned Southeastern Conference Player of the Week honors, the league office announced today. Watkins, a post player from Germantown, Tenn., helped the Razorbacks to a pair of wins, ...
View ArticleVazquez joins Razorbacks at semester
- The University of Arkansas volleyball team will welcome a new addition as Ashley Vazquez joins the roster in January and begin her Razorback career with the upcoming spring season. With two ...
View ArticleChesapeake to curtail natural gas drilling
-; Faced with decade-low natural gas prices that have made some drilling operations unprofitable, Chesapeake Energy Corp., the nation's second largest natural gas producer, said Monday it will ...
View ArticleFordyce cleaning up after tornado
Renee Peebles has experienced plenty of false calls about possible tornadoes, so she initially had no intention of leaving her mobile home off Highway 8 when severe storms threatened Fordyce Sunday ...
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