The state/region in brief
Later hearing set in death of girl, 1 NEWPORT — A court hearing has been delayed for a Newport man accused in the fatal shooting of a 1-year-old girl in northeastern Arkansas.
View ArticleWar Eagle opens program for lower-income students
Administrators with Camp War Eagle have initiated a pilot after-school program targeted at children from low-income families.
View ArticleGetting it straight
The Democrat-Gazette wants its news reports to be fair and accurate. We correct all errors of fact. If you know of an error, write: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette SUSAN SCANTLIN Editor, Northwest Arkansas...
View ArticleSheriff’s wife pleads innocent to perjury
A defense attorney for Johnson County sheriff ’s Deputy Glenda Morrison entered an innocent plea on her behalf Friday to charges of perjury.
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “Studies suggest physicians tend to stay where they do their residencies. In rural areas, you need family physicians.There are rural areas of Arkansas that don’t have physicians.”...
View ArticleCommittee Eyes Street Projects
Aldermen are nearing a decision on how to reallocate money in the city's Transportation Improvement Bond Program.
View ArticleCapital Murder Charges Filed In Stabbing Death
Washington County prosecutors formally filed capital murder charges Friday in the stabbing death of a Springdale man.
View ArticleFalse Alarm Calls Decline
Police are being called to nearly half as many false alarm calls as they did six years ago.
View ArticlePolice Investigate String Of Break-Ins
Police are investigating a string of car break-ins over the past two days.
View ArticleOdea Charged With 10 Counts
A Springdale School District bus driver was formally charged Friday with possessing child pornography.
View ArticleFleck Charged With Capital Murder
Benton County prosecutors have charged a Gentry woman with capital murder in connection with the shooting death of her husband earlier this month.
View Article‘Wall-Breaking’ Marks Project’s Start
The battle against child abuse continued Friday with the swings of some sledgehammers.
View ArticleFormer Athletic Director Dies
Bill Dawson, a former athletic director and assistant principal at Bentonville High School, died Sunday. He was 76.
View ArticleHospitals Adding Clinics, Physicians
Local hospital systems are under aggressive growth plans to help meet the needs of Northwest Arkansas residents.
View ArticleHome Sales Continue Improving
February home sales in Benton and Washington counties hit $63.3 million through 404 sales, according to MountData, a real estate marketing firm. That’s an improvement over February 2012, when 375 sales...
View ArticleAERT Sales Increase
AERT lost $2 million in 2012, improving on losses of $8 million in 2011.
View ArticleCeltic pride put on display
Crowds gathered in downtown Little Rock and North Little Rock on Saturday afternoon to celebrate Irish history and culture during the 14th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
View ArticleCocaine trafficker gets 200 months
A federal judge ordered a nearly 17-year prison term Friday for a Helena-West Helena man whom federal agents recorded in 2011 complaining about the quality of cocaine he’d purchased and accusing his...
View ArticleState’s population continues shift from rural areas to cities
New population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show that nearly two-thirds of the state’s counties lost residents between 2011 and 2012.
View ArticleRosie talk digs into women’s roles
One of Norman Rockwell’s most famous images associated with mid-20th century America and the Allied war effort in World War II served as the backdrop Saturday for an indepth public discussion about...
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