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Woman accused of drowning sons has change of plea hearing set
LITTLE ROCK — A Conway County woman whose three sons died after she drove into a lake during a nighttime thunderstorm has a change of plea hearing set in Morrilton. Read More »
Beebe picks new supervisor for Alexander center
ALEXANDER — Gov. Mike Beebe has appointed a new leader for the Alexander Human Development Center after a report revealed serious problems at the state-run home for men. Read More »
More schools added to state math, science program
LITTLE ROCK — Eight Arkansas schools are being added to a $13.2 million program to boost participation and scores in Advanced Placement classes. Read More »
Northwest Arkansas Obituaries
SPRINGDALE — Information for the obituaries and funeral notices below was supplied to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Advertising Department by funeral homes. For more information including cost and deadlines contact the advertising department at (501) 378-3889. Read More »
Prekindergarten Program Prepares Pupils For Life
SPRINGDALE OFFERS MANY CLASSES FOR CHILDREN
SPRINGDALE — Children at the Springdale Early Childhood Center learn to stand in line, take turns and say their ABCs. Read More »
SCHOOLS DEVELOP STRATEGIES: Workshop Targets Dropouts
REASONS VARY FOR SEEKING ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION
FAYETTEVILLE — In the last few weeks, three teenagers dropped out of their high schools in Northwest Arkansas and came to the Adult Education Center in Fayetteville to complete their high school requirements. Read More »
County Awards Contract For Sheriff’s Training Building
Washington County has agreed to pay more than $522,000 to low bidder SSI Inc. of Northwest Arkansas to build a tactical training facility for the sheriff’s office. Read More »
COMMENTARY: Almost Spring In The Ozarks
TIME FOR FLOWERS, SUN, BASEBALL AND OSCAR-WINNING MOVIES
ROGERS — Springtime and a young woman’s fancy turns to? Flowers. Sunshine. Baseball. The Oscars and the movies she hasn’t seen. New fashion. Politics. Read More »
GROUP DYNAMICS: Seniors Tackle Problems
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GET PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
ROGERS — There isn't much teamwork in most of the high school academic experience, said Andy Couture, an 18-year-old senior at Rogers High School. Read More »
Health bill votes look low in House
WASHINGTON — The House’s chief Democratic headcounter said Sunday that he hadn’t rounded up enough votes to pass President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul heading into an expected makeor-break week, even as the White House’s top political adviser said he was “absolutely confident” in its prospects. Read More »
MURDER TRIAL: Jury Selection To Begin
DIMAS-MARTINEZ CHARGED WITH ROBBERY, CAPITAL MURDER
BENTONVILLE — Jury selection begins today in a case that has been more than three years in the making. Read More »
Taliban: Attacks to warn NATO
Dozens dead in Kandahar blasts
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The Taliban on Sunday called their deadly bomb attacks on the southern city of Kandahar a warning to NATO’s top general that the insurgents were ready for the war’s next major offensive in their heartland. Read More »
Al-Maliki’s bloc claims most seats in Iraq vote
BAGHDAD — Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s political bloc, saying it won the most seats in the March 7 parliamentary elections, named a commission to hold talks with rival parties on forming a government, officials said Sunday. Read More »
Flooding, high winds rack Northeast states
EGG HARBOR CITY, N.J. — Last month, the Northeast was smothered by blizzards. Now, it’s waterlogged by torrential rains. Read More »
Space & Rocket Center Experience Leads Senior To Cast Wider Search For College
BENTONVILLE — Most high-school seniors would probably start trying to arrive at a final decision on college after receiving acceptance letters from three universities. Read More »
U.S. warns of rising violence in Mexico
WASHINGTON — The State Department authorized Sunday the departure from Mexico of dependents of U.S. consulate personnel in cities along the U.S.-Mexico border after three people connected with the American consulate in Ciudad Juarez were murdered. Read More »
Leftists take lead in French elections
PARIS — French voters dealt President Nicolas Sarkozy and his conservative leadership a blow Sunday by strongly favoring leftist candidates in regional elections, according to near-complete official results. Read More »
COMMENTARY: Letter Drives People Crazy
CARELESSNESS BEHIND THE WHEEL APPLIES TO DRIVERS OF ALL AGES
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Those of you who regularly read the opinion pages of our sister paper, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, might have gotten a kick out of Nichole Cox’s letter to the editor, published March 2. Read More »
In the news
LITTLE ROCK — Charles L. Stewart of Miami, who says he practices a traditional African religion, saw his home raided by federal authorities after his followers said they got violently ill, losing weight and developing strange lumps in their stomachs, after drinking the mucus of a giant African snail in healing ceremonies. Read More »
RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS
Information is from Arkansas Department of Health records. Restaurants are listed in order of inspection date. All reports are from regular food service/food store inspections unless otherwise noted. Read More »