Defendant mentally ill but triable, doctors say
A mentally ill Jacksonville man accused of killing a firefighter and trying to kill another firefighter and a police officer last year was not insane at the time, according to a mental-health...
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DeLoach, top aide to FBI’s Hoover Cartha D. DeLoach, who as a top aide and confidant to J. Edgar Hoover was the FBI’s liaison to the White House and a powerful intermediary between Hoover and President...
View ArticleBoard favors shorter prison terms for four
A state board announced Wednesday that it has recommended that Gov. Mike Beebe shorten the sentences of four prison inmates, including one convicted in 1984 in a fatal shooting at a Stamps nightclub.
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “Population growth is a key part of the economic growth that’s occurring in our region. It’s still very robust given that the country’s still recovering from the recession.” Mike...
View ArticleSuspect in 1997 killing acquitted
Cedrick Simpson was acquitted of capital murder Friday by a Pulaski County jury that deliberated about 2½ hours to reject prosecutors’ claims that he had admitted to participating in the fatal holdup...
View ArticleDivorces
BENTON COUNTY The following divorces were recorded in the circuit clerk’s office March 7-13.
View ArticleSign Language Approved For Schools
American Sign Language may now be offered for credit in Arkansas public schools, thanks in part to one Springdale teen.
View ArticleBeer, Wine To Be Available At Frisco Festival
Attendees may be able to quench their August thirst with a cold beer or glass of wine at Frisco Festival and the Benton County Fair this year.
View ArticleCity Eyes Urban Agriculture
Local food advocates and city staff want to start looking at policies to promote urban agriculture.
View ArticleMovie Casting Draws Hundreds
Matthew Morgan, a local casting director, said he’s looking to cast people who are courteous, humble and confident in the movie, “Greater.”
View ArticleSheriff Seeks Technology Upgrade
Benton County Sheriff Kelley Cradduck says he’s not “Big Brother” and won’t be activating “Skynet” anytime soon.
View ArticleCities Push Own Alcohol Regulations
At least seven cities in Benton County have adopted ordinances regulating the sale of alcohol within their borders since the county went wet in November.
View ArticleBarrel of Highway Projects Will Have Region Seeing Orange
Drivers will see a lot more orange barrels along the region’s roadways this year as long-needed highway construction projects and dedicated cash merge in Northwest Arkansas.
View ArticleMEETING INFORMATION: Rogers Planning Commission
Meeting Information Rogers Planning Commission When: 4:30 p.m. Tuesday Where: Rogers City Hall, 301 W. Chestnut St. The meeting will take place in Council Chambers; enter through the door on the...
View ArticleHonors college work hallmark of UCA teacher
When Norbert Schedler joined the University of Central Arkansas as a philosophy professor in 1976, he had no idea of the adventure awaiting him.
View Article2 recall time in camp that built Devil’s Den
Orville Taylor has to see the chimney when he goes to Devil’s Den State Park.
View ArticleMuseums conference expects to draw 150 statewide
The Arkansas Museums Association is meeting later this month at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, arguably the association’s largest and most impactful member.
View ArticleDisbarred LR tax attorney says he owes happiness to prison
Despite draining his life savings to fight a federal tax-evasion charge only to end up convicted, imprisoned and disbarred, former Little Rock tax lawyer Barry Jewell says he is a happy man.
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