Ex-coroner’s bias lawsuit is refiled in state court
Three weeks after a federal judge rebuffed his discrimination claim against Pulaski County, former county coroner Garland Camper has filed suit again, this time in state court, to get his job back.
View ArticleSubmarine topic of museum exhibit
An exhibit honoring all commanding officers for the Razorback submarine has opened at the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum, 120 Riverfront Drive, in North Little Rock.
View ArticleSpringfield man guilty in hit-and-run
A Faulkner County jury on Thursday found a man guilty of negligent homicide, driving while intoxicated and fleeing the scene of an accident after an August hit-and-run wreck in which a 12-year-old boy...
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Gardeners mark Arbor Day The Bentonville Garden Club will hold its Arbor Day program at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at the overlook at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
View ArticleFree seminar shares interview skills
The University of Phoenix Northwest Arkansas campus is hosting a workshop on interviewing skills.
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Homeless vigil seeks donations Springdale High School students will host a homeless vigil from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday. They will be taking money, clothing and nonperishable food donations for the...
View ArticlePiggies finally go to market
Eleven painted pigs were up for sale March 14 at the Ozark Literacy Council’s Piggies Go to Market.
View ArticleKeillor coming to Walton; snarky comic at UARK
Humorist, author and radio host Garrison Keillor will offer A Brand-New Retrospective at 7 p.m. Thursday at Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville.
View ArticleRe-Enactors Preserve The Nation’s Past
The rattle of muskets echoed in the trees Saturday, much as it did 150 years ago when Union and Confederate armies clashed nearby.
View ArticlePolice: Man Battered Two With Rock, Stick
A man faces felony charges after police said he hit another man on the face with a rock for tipping his wife.
View ArticleFreeze Could Nip Blooms
Spring officially began Wednesday, but freezing weather can be the norm for this time of year.
View ArticleMaking A Point
Stefan Neal Palmer never thought much about regulations of the custom-built blades he makes.
View ArticleLiquor Store Applications Top 300
The state Alcoholic Beverage Control Division has sent out more than 300 applications to people who want to open liquor stores in Benton County since the county voted in November to become wet, agency...
View ArticleStudent Loans Proposed To Fix Tuition Impasse
A student loan and forgiveness program could defuse the political “hand grenade” of in-state tuition for students who cannot prove U.S. citizenship, a Northwest Arkansas senator said Saturday
View ArticlePolice: Sex Offender Impersonating Officer
Benton County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a registered sex offender they suspect was impersonating a law enforcement officer, according to Capt. Brandon Rogers.
View ArticleLAWSUITS: March 25th
March 14 IMG College LLC v. Mark Martinez and Louie’s Grill & Bar Regions Bank v. Charles L. Casey and Betty L. Casey Northwest Arkansas Hospitals LLC and Northwest Medical Center v. Heather Berry
View ArticleRECORDS: March 25th
Arrests Benton County Sheriff’s Office • Brooke Nicole Francis, 25, of 9935 Jones Berg Lane in Neosho, Mo., was arrested Saturday in connection with felony possession with intent to deliver a...
View ArticlePUBLIC MEETINGS: March 25th
Today 3 p.m. Fayetteville Town and Gown Committee — AT&T Conference Room, Arkansas Research & Technology Park, 700 Research Center Blvd.
View ArticleTwo Air Ambulances Requires Coordination
The addition of a second helicopter ambulance service in Benton and Washington counties will require more coordination among emergency services and could complicate residents’ plans regarding...
View Article40 Rally In LR To Keep Saturday Deliveries
About 40 people, including postal workers, family members and other supporters, gathered at the main post office on East Capitol Avenue in Little Rock on Sunday to protest a plan to end Saturday mail...
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