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Arkansans lend a friendly hand

Two firms roll in, dish up food

Subscriber onlyThousands of volunteers have descended on this Oklahoma City suburb to help victims of a tornado that devastated much of the area Monday. Continue reading...

A place in the cellar saves a neighbor

Subscriber onlyMOORE, Okla. — Debbie Guidry thought the tornado was tugging at her storm-cellar door. Continue reading...

Gearhart still rejects gift tax on donations

Subscriber onlyThe University of Arkansas at Fayetteville won’t implement a “gift tax” on donations to offset a deficit in its Advancement Division, UA spokesman John Diamond said. Continue reading...

No to SWEPCO line, Carroll County votes

State commission has final say, however

Subscriber onlyThe Carroll County Quorum Court passed a resolution Friday opposing plans for a 48-milelong high-voltage transmission line through the western part of the county. Continue reading...

Panama chief: Love your job

Subscriber onlyThe president of Panama told University of Arkansas graduates Saturday to do what they love, embrace life and don’t wait for the good things it can bring. Continue reading...

Ross highlights education at forum

Subscriber onlyEducation was the primary topic when Mike Ross, a Democratic candidate for governor, spoke to the Political Animals Club of Northwest Arkansas on Friday. Continue reading...

Ex-builder to get detention hearing

Subscriber onlyFormer Fayetteville developer Brandon Barber will remain in the Washington County jail until a full detention hearing in his case can be held, possibly next week. Continue reading...

Hotel, Not Jail, For Brandon Barber

Judge Orders Ex-Developer To Chancellor Overnight

Subscriber only A federal court judge on Monday ordered former Northwest Arkansas developer Brandon Barber to be temporarily incarcerated at the Chancellor Hotel in Fayetteville. Continue reading...

May snow one for books

Flower-crushing flurry unique in annals

Subscriber onlyOn Friday, for the first time in recorded history, it snowed in May in Arkansas. Continue reading...

Judge to weigh revoking bond for ex-builder

Complaint alleges Barber violated home detention

Subscriber onlyA former Northwest Arkansas real-estate developer arrested by FBI agents Wednesday in New York City will be sent to Fayetteville for a bond revocation hearing Monday. Continue reading...

Roadside Attraction Pivot Rock For Sale

Site A Tourist Destination Since Late 1800s

Subscriber onlyA 23-foot-tall rock resembling an inverted pyramid has been a roadside attraction near this tourist town for more than a century. Continue reading...

Fire-hit thrift store reopens at new site

Subscriber onlyA humane society’s thrift store has reopened in Berryville after a Dec. 28 fire destroyed the historic building that housed the store. . Continue reading...

Fraud suspect arrested in mine

Everton man set for trials in June

Subscriber onlyA Boone County man facing charges of tax fraud and identity theft was arrested Friday in an abandoned mine after he failed to show up for an April 9 arraignment in federal court in Harrison. Continue reading...

Brandon Barber ordered not to handle others' finances

Former developer Brandon Barber, facing 27 federal charges, was ordered Monday not to handle any money or banking transactions for other people. Continue reading...

School’s walls of glass color mayor’s view

City no longer interested in buying building, he says

Subscriber onlyAfter inspecting the 62-year-old former high school building in this tourist town and realizing that the 10-foot walls are made primarily of glass blocks, Mayor Morris Pate said he’s not interested in the city purchasing the property. “It would be like living in a fishbowl with all those glass walls around you,” Pate said. “I don’t see any redeeming value in that building for our uses.” The city doesn’t have the money to renovate the building or tear it down, Pate told about 25 townsfolk and meeting facilitators Tuesday at the Continue reading...

River-filling ideas surface in Tulsa

Subscriber onlyAn effort is under way in Tulsa to put more water in the Arkansas River. Continue reading...

Ozark nature center to stay open after all

Subscriber onlyDirectors of the Ozark Natural Science Center have decided to keep the Madison County facility open and begin a fundraising drive. Continue reading...

Cotton noncommittal on ’14 run

Subscriber only Working on a campaign is a good way to get involved in politics, U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton told a crowd of about 120 students at Ecclesia College on Thursday. Continue reading...

Budgeter let funds-lag slip up on UA unit

Inquiry found director didn’t factor recession dip into revenue projections

Subscriber onlyA recession that caused convulsions throughout America’s economy in 2008 had little initial impact on the revenue of the University of Arkansas’ Advancement Division. Continue reading...

In city that puts on 20, Jesus gets a parade

Subscriber onlyAbout 20 parades are held every year in this tourist town, celebrating everything from Volkswagen bugs to zombies. Continue reading...

King says he’s dropped bill on election panels

Measure attracted bipartisan opposition

Subscriber onlyA proposal that would have changed the composition of county election commissions across Arkansas won’t be pursued during this session of the state Legislature. Continue reading...

Foreclosure-sales tap now off

Fees to go into county offices’ coffers, not clerks’ pockets

Subscriber onlyCircuit clerks in Arkansas will no longer benefit personally from foreclosure auctions under a law enacted earlier this month. Continue reading...

Gearhart, 2 in unit at UA go way back

Choate, Sharp his longtime friends

Subscriber onlyThe chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville had close ties dating back decades with two employees at the center of a multimillion-dollar deficit in UA’s Advancement Division. Continue reading...

Bank files notice on house of legislator

But Ballinger says mortgage redone

Subscriber onlyA bank has filed foreclosure proceedings against state Rep. Bob Ballinger, R-Hindsville, and his wife. Continue reading...

House Approves Mental Exam Bill

Plan Is To Speed Up Court Proceedings

Subscriber onlyA bill cleared the Arkansas House on Representatives on Monday that supporters say would help streamline the process for court-ordered mental evaluations of criminal defendants. Continue reading...

Proposal would exempt guns made in state from new rules

Bill targets bid to restrict semiautomatic weapons in U.S.

Subscriber onlyAn Arkansas legislator filed a bill Wednesday that would prohibit the enforcement of new federal regulations concerning semiautomatic guns and magazines. Continue reading...

Last two tigers leave Riverglen

Shelter notes change in mission

Subscriber onlyThe last two tigers at Riverglen Tiger Shelter near Mountainburg were transported to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge near Eureka Springs on Friday. Continue reading...

Ex-Candidate Rule Convicted Of Driving While Intoxicated

Subscriber onlyFAYETTEVILLE — Herb Rule, the Little Rock lawyer and former Democratic 2nd District congressional candidate, was found guilty Wednesday in Fayetteville District Court of driving while intoxicated on Aug. 9. Continue reading...

Herb Rule, former candidate, convicted of DWI

Says he plans to appeal

Herb Rule, a Little Rock lawyer and former congressional candidate, was found guilty in Fayetteville District Court today on a charge of driving while intoxicated Aug. 9 in Fayetteville. Continue reading...

Bowhunting inside town culls 12 deer

Lackluster harvest blamed on Eureka Springs discord

Subscriber onlyAfter more than a decade of debate, Eureka Springs’ first-ever urban archery hunt for deer is over. Continue reading...

UA student hospitalized with possible alcohol poisoning

A 19-year-old University of Arkansas student was transported to Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville on Saturday with possible alcohol poisoning, said Lt. Gary Crain, a spokesman for the UA Police Department. Continue reading...

Russian meteorite gets notice in state

Subscriber onlySteve Arnold isn’t going to rush off to Russia to look for pieces of the meteor that exploded over Siberia on Feb. 15. Continue reading...

Former lawyer charged in DWI

Suspect has other charges, warrants

Subscriber onlyA former Fayetteville lawyer with two outstanding warrants and about $1 million in civil-court judgments against him was arrested Thursday night in Eureka Springs for purportedly driving while intoxicated. Continue reading...

Hutchinson: Obama overreaching on guns

Subscriber onlyROGERS — A candidate for Arkansas governor said some gun regulations make sense, but President Barack Obama wants to take them too far. Continue reading...

Tyson quits UA board, notes system inaction

Subscriber onlyLITTLE ROCK — John Tyson has resigned from the University of Arkansas board of trustees. Continue reading...

Bill backs faith-based preschools

Subscriber onlyA bill has been filed in the Arkansas House of Representatives that would allow state money to fund “faith-based ” preschools. Continue reading...

Several injured in Scott County bus crash

Subscriber onlyA Jefferson Lines bus carrying 16 passengers crashed at about 6 a.m. in rural Scott County. Six to eight people, including the bus driver, suffered minor injuries when the vehicle ran off U.S. 71, said Dan Ronan, a spokesman for the American Bus Association, a trade association based in Washington, D.C. Ronan said he had few details about the accident at 11 a.m. today. Continue reading...

In Arkansas, funeral escorts coming to stop

Springdale is latest city to abolish tradition

Subscriber onlyFor about a century, police departments in Arkansas towns have provided an escort for funeral processions. Continue reading...

Groups threaten to sue over endangered species

Subscriber onlyTwo conservation groups have notified two federal agencies that they plan to sue for failure to protect the Ozark hellbender and four other species in the Mark Twain National Forest in southeast Missouri. Continue reading...

Zip-line rules are on horizon

Proposed regulations given to state for review, approval

Subscriber onlyWhen he opened Arkansas’ first commercial zip line in 2010, Mike Mills said he called several state agencies asking if the Buffalo River Canopy Tour needed to be inspected. Continue reading...

Wildlife refuge takes in 2 more tigers

Subscriber onlyMOUNTAINBURG — Two more tigers that Betty Young has had for 18 years were moved Friday to a wildlife refuge near Eureka Springs. Continue reading...

Harrison schools see rash of threats

Subscriber onlyThere have been eight bomb threats at Harrison public schools since Nov. 6. Continue reading...

Arson case’s 2 return to state

Suspects held up by other charges

Subscriber onlyTwo men arrested in the 2011 arson of the Pine Top Lodge in Eureka Springs are finally back in Carroll County. Continue reading...

Legal status hindering Marshallese, study says

Subscriber onlySPRINGDALE — The “nebulous legal status” of first-generation Marshall Islanders living in the United States makes their long-term economic integration challenging, according to a study released Tuesday. Continue reading...

50 spirits willing to sign up for ghost weekend at hotel

Subscriber onlyEUREKA SPRINGS — Ghosts are naturally a little skittish. Continue reading...

In Berryville, barn wore many hats over 75 years

Subscriber onlyBERRYVILLE — When fire destroyed a 75-year-old building in Berryville on Dec. 28, it felled a piece of history for many in the city of 5,356 people. Continue reading...

Passion Play curtain on track to rise again

Fundraising success also to keep statue lit

Subscriber onlyEUREKA SPRINGS — The Great Passion Play will be held on Magnetic Mountain this year just as it has every year since 1968, said Randall Christy, who spearheaded a frantic fundraising drive to save it. Continue reading...

Advocate Has Extra Day To Raise Funds For Passion Play

Subscriber onlyWith Jan. 1 being a holiday at Cornerstone Bank in Eureka Springs, the owner of a gospel radio network has another day to raise $75,000 to save the Great Passion Play. Continue reading...

Fort Smith Woman Dies After Involvement In Vehicle Shootout

Subscriber onlyA Fort Smith man fired two rounds from a.380-caliber handgun into the back of a van Saturday because a friend told him he’d been arguing with members of the family in the vehicle, a police officer said. Continue reading...

Medicaid fight seen as likely

Expansion idea splits legislators

Subscriber onlyMedicaid funding is expected to be a contentious topic when the 89th session of the Arkansas General Assembly convenes in Little Rock on Jan. 14. Continue reading...

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