Street Department announces installation of stop signs
City of Bryant release Due to the high volume of traffic, the City of Bryant Street Department will install 3-way stop signs at the intersections of Boone Road and Mount Carmel Road, and ...
View ArticleHomecoming and Family Weekend set for 2012
FAYETTEVILLE - Arkansas will host the University of Tulsa on Nov. 3, 2012, as part of Homecoming festivities on the Fayetteville campus. Additional details, including kickoff time and the network ...
View ArticleWalton sets goal for museum
Jason Ivester Alice Walton (right), founder of Crystal Bridges of American Art in Bentonville, talks with Northwest Arkansas Community College art student Jenny Wilson after participating in a forum ...
View ArticleOfficials address city tax
Fort Smith voters can approve more than $167 million worth of projects next month without increasing the city's sales tax rate, city officials told a group at the Fort Smith League of Women ...
View ArticleEx-coroner files suit over his resignation
Former Pulaski County Coroner Garland Camper alleged in a federal lawsuit filed Monday that racial discrimination played a role in his forced resignation last ...
View ArticleUCA provost will leave position; math dean named to fill in
Lance Grahn, the provost and second-highest ranking employee at the University of Central Arkansas, will be leaving that position, though details about his future at UCA were unclear late ...
View ArticleLR-police use of force rises 25%; crime up 4%
While Little Rock Police Department administrators say crime rose by 4 percent in 2011, instances of officers using force to subdue arrestees rose by more than 25 ...
View ArticleProbe prompts chief to resign
Trumann Police Chief Tony Rusher resigned Monday after a private investigation commissioned by the city revealed that he took prescription medication from the department's evidence room, Mayor ...
View ArticleTruckers’ tax break survives repeal bid
The state Senate did not vote Monday on a resolution that would have allowed the Legislature to consider a bill to repeal a sales tax exemption for truckers set to go into effect July ...
View ArticleCustomers Fleeing Big Banks
High fees and poor customer service are driving customers away from the bigger banks in larger numbers.A new JD Power and Associates' survey finds more than ten percent of people shopping for a ...
View ArticleCongressional Hearing on Obama Contraception Mandate
The House Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on the Obama administration's contraception mandate Tuesday.The hearing is entitled, "Executive Outreach: The HHS Mandate Versus Religious ...
View ArticleTumor Vaccine Undergoing Tests
A new brain cancer vaccine is being tested in select hospitals across the country.41-year-old Cathy Hoffman-Booker of Weston is the first patient in Florida to try a new vaccine for GBM or ...
View ArticleAirlines Undo Price Hike
It seems the third and latest attempt by airlines to raise fares has faltered.On Saturday, United Airlines -- which initiated the hike -- rolled back prices on some of its routes. US Airways did the ...
View Article$100,000 Reward Seeks to Prove Innocence of West Memphis 3
An anonymous donor is offering a $100,000 reward for anyone who can help prove the innocence of the West Memphis 3.The money is being offered for new information that leads to an arrest and ...
View ArticleStars to celebrate Johnny Cash's 80th with concert
Kenny Chesney, Kris Kristofferson, Lucinda Williams, Ray LaMontagne and Jamey Johnson are among the performers scheduled to appear in "We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny ...
View ArticleTucson the hawk flies away from Little Rock Zoo
The Harris hawk has been on the loose since Feb. 21, when he broke through some netting after a loud noise startled him. Zoo curator Mark Shaw tells the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ...
View ArticleSpring soccer schedule set
Mario Rincon , have been working with the Razorbacks in preparation for the 2012 campaign. "The kids are working extremely hard," Hale says. "We have put them in an environment that ...
View ArticleMen's basketball hosts Ole Miss
Fan Guide FAYETTEVILLE -- The University of Arkansas men's basketball team is set to host Ole Miss on Senior Night tonight at 6 p.m. inside Bud Walton Arena. Fans are encouraged to arrive at ...
View ArticleFormer Razorback honored by SEC
FAYETTEVILLE – Former University of Arkansas women’s basketball standout Sytia Messer will be honored as a member of the Southeastern Conference Greats program at the 2012 SEC ...
View ArticleHouse panel split on freezing rules
During a House Judiciary Committee hearing Monday, lawmakers voiced strong disagreement over whether a timeout on new federal regulations proposed by Arkansas' Rep. Tim Griffin would breathe ...
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