‘Country boy’ lawmaker dies; noted for overalls at session end
Former Arkansas Rep. Lloyd Reid George, who customarily wore overalls at the end of a legislative session to show he'd be returning to his farm, died Saturday at Yell County Nursing Home in ...
View ArticleJudges affirm dismissal of suit over arrest
A panel of three appeals judges ruled Wednesday that a circuit court was right to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the city of Gosnell and some of its officials by a man who was accused of rape and ...
View ArticleLR man gets 80-year term for attack on county jailer
A 31-year-old Little Rock man whose attack on a Pulaski County jailer put the man into a coma for weeks avoided a potential life sentence Tuesday by accepting an 80-year prison ...
View ArticleFederal prosecutors appeal $4,000 fine for shifting state case
Federal prosecutors in Little Rock are appealing a federal judge's Feb. 1 order directing them to pay a $4,000 penalty for improperly transferring a Pulaski County Circuit Court lawsuit to ...
View ArticleGingrich running hard in home state
Credit: AP Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, speaks during a visit to First Redeemer Church in Cumming, ...
View ArticleMilitary Veteran To Dine At White House
Two Arkansas Marines are among 78 service members invited to a White House dinner to honor all those in uniform who have served in Iraq and ...
View ArticleStudents May Opt Out
Samantha Baker Students walk to their fifth-period class or lunch Friday at George Junior High School in Springdale. When George opened in 2004, some students slated to attend the school had the ...
View ArticleBella Vista Council To Talk Vehicles
The Bella Vista City Council will consider the acquisition of new vehicles at its regular meeting set for 6:30 p.m. today in the Channel 222 taping room at Highlands Crossing ...
View ArticleThe Academy Awards Wrap-Up
"The Artist" swept the Academy Awards' top three honors, winning Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor for Jean Dujardin.Dujardin is the first Frenchman ever to win an acting ...
View ArticleWall Street Starts Week on High Note
Wall Street starts the week on a high note this morning.The major indexes are reaching levels not seen in several years.Last week the S&P 500 had its best close since 2008.Also last week, the ...
View ArticleFormer state Rep. Lloyd George dies at 85
OLA, Ark. (AP) -- Lloyd George, a former state lawmaker known for wearing overalls on the last day of the session, has died in an Arkansas nursing home. He was ...
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 ArticlePlot to Assassinate Russia's Putin Disrupted
A plot to assassinate Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has reportedly been foiled.Russian state-run TV says Ukrainian security services helped thwart an attack believed to have been ordered by ...
View ArticleNeighbors Heard Explosion before South Pulaski County Home Went up in Flames
Residents in a South Pulaski County neighborhood reported being woken up by a loud explosion before a home on their street went up in flames.It happened around one o'clock this morning at 1100 ...
View ArticleArkansas Income Tax Deadline is April 17
The deadline for Arkansans to file their state income tax returns is April 17th.The regular April 15th deadline is extended two days this year because Arkansas is following changes in the federal ...
View ArticleSherwood Police Crackdown on Drunk Driving, Underage Drinking
The Sherwood Police Department (SPD) is getting set to crackdown on drunk driving and underage drinking.The SPD will conduct saturation patrols and stepped up enforcement March 9-18 and April 13-22 ...
View ArticleCar Body Shop Fire in Southwest LR Shuts down Mabelvale Pike
Ten units with the Little Rock Fire Department are on the scene of a blaze at a car body shop on the city's southwest side.It broke out along Mabelvale Pike around 10 o'clock. The road has ...
View ArticleW. Pa. wells had casing failures in complaint area
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- At least two gas wells near a community that's complained of sudden drinking water pollution had casing failures during the drilling process. A well casing is meant to ...
View ArticleArk. lawmaker pulls debt limit resolution
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas lawmaker is pulling his resolution calling for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would require the backing of a majority of state legislatures ...
View ArticleCox now 300 match winner at Arkansas helm
Robert Cox won his 300th and 301st matches at Arkansas with a 4-3 win over Santa Clara and a 7-0 shutout over Pacific University. Cox is now the only tennis coach in Arkansas history to record 300 ...
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