One Arrest Made in Wells Fargo Armed Robbery; More to Come
An arrest has been made in a January bank robbery in Texarkana, Ark.Kevon Delshun Neal, 21, of Texarkana has been arrested and charged with one count of aggravated robbery and one count of ...
View Article50 Years of Space Travel
Monday marks 50 years since John Glenn became the first American to launch into orbit.Ohio State University will honor John Glenn this evening during a celebration dinner. Proceeds will benefit ...
View ArticleLR looking to alter Arkansas’ tax processing fee law
Little Rock wants to spend more revenue from its recently passed sales tax increase on city projects instead of putting it in the state's ...
View ArticleLawmakers hit fork on House road bill
House members left Washington on Friday for a week-long recess unable to complete work on a long-overdue highway bill. They can't even agree on whether the House plan would boost road spending ...
View ArticleMayor still wants WWII tug for NLR
Special to the Democrat-Gazette/JERRY TELFER The tugboat USS Hoga still sits at Suisun Bay in Northern California. North Little Rock obtained title to it from the U.S. Navy in ...
View ArticleGeorge Washington’s Birthday / Daisy Gatson Bates Day closings
Schedules for some of the following agencies and services are different because of today being George Washington's Birthday and Daisy Gatson Bates Day: GARBAGE COLLECTION Bella Vista: Regular ...
View ArticleJunior Achievement hosting fundraiser
Junior Achievement of Arkansas will host its annual Bowl-A-Thon from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday at Fast Lane Entertainment in Lowell. Entry fee for the "Masked Bowl" is $120 in donations per ...
View ArticleBella Vista Man Held In Connection With Sexual Incidents
Bentonville police arrested a Bella Vista man last week in connection with three sexual offenses, according to the Bentonville Police ...
View ArticleCollege To Vote On Hike
Flip Putthoff Halea Jacobi, left, and sister Chelsea Jacobi study a pre-algebra lesson together in the student center Thursday at NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville. Halea Jacobi ...
View ArticleState Offers 911 Operator Training
Some of the men and women who dispatch police, firefighters and ambulances across Arkansas went through state-coordinated training last week intended to improve emergency ...
View ArticleGanz Recalling "Dancing Teapots" Due to Burn Hazards
A teapot is being recalled because the handle can get too hot to handle.The "Ganz Dancing Teapots" were sold in tea and coffee specialty stores, gift stores, drug stores, kitchen supply ...
View ArticleSunday Night Fire Kills One
A fire broke out in Pine Bluff around 11:00 Sunday night, killing a 55-year-old man.Few details were given overnight, but a press release from the Pine Bluff Fire Department shows the blaze ignited ...
View ArticleStarbucks CEO Blames Washington for Sluggish Economy
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on Sunday blamed Washington for the country's sluggish economic growth, saying lawmakers are more focused on politics than policy."The fact that we're ...
View ArticleWhite Chicago Teacher Sues to Use N-word in Class
A 48-year-old Chicago public school teacher has filed a federal lawsuit against his district, claiming that his civil rights have been violated for a suspension after using the n-word in ...
View ArticleEconomy Slows US Population Growth
Raising children now costs around $14,000 a year for middle-class families. So it makes sense that in a tough economy, Americans are having fewer ...
View ArticleApple Giving Away $10,000 for 25B App Download
How would you like to win a lot of money just for doing what you'd normally do anyway?The Apple App Store is about to hit 25 billion downloads. The company says if you download the lucky 25 ...
View ArticleTrumann chief on paid leave during investigation
TRUMANN, Ark. (AP) -- The mayor of Trumann says the town's police chief has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal ...
View ArticleAll-American runner, All-American coach
- During his career at the University of Arkansas, Stanley Redwine made his name as one of the first in a long-line of standout middle-distance stars in program history. Under the tutelage of ...
View ArticleBoone County finds third rabid skunk
-; Arkansas Department of Health officials are urging residents to get their pets vaccinated after another animal tested positive for rabies in Boone County. The Harrison Daily Times reported a ...
View ArticleSheriff awaiting ID on body found in barrel
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/DAVE HUGHES Van Buren Police Chief Kenneth Bell, center, holds up a picture of a pickup belonging to Lloyd Jones of Lavaca, a registered sex offender who was arrested ...
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