Chris Branam
Recent Stories
Student choice: Nobel or sitcom
UA ‘distinguished’ options wide
FAYETTEVILLE — Meeting behind closed doors in a fifth-floor conference room in the student union at the University of Arkansas, a group of students, faculty and staff were locked in debate. Continue reading...
Panel asked to rethink ex-doctor’s conviction
UA hosts Mann’s appeal to 8th U.S. Circuit
FAYETTEVILLE — Attorneys for a former Russellville doctor convicted in a 2009 bombing that partially blinded the chairman of the Arkansas State Medical Board argued Wednesday that a jury relied on insufficient evidence in finding him guilty. Continue reading...
Drive-By Shooting Reported
SPRINGDALE — Police are investigating a drive-by shooting reported on Braxton Drive on Friday night.
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Arkansas tremors explored
Geologist: Major quake inevitable
ROGERS — It’s inevitable that a major earthquake will strike again along the New Madrid fault line, a retired chief geologist with the Arkansas Geological Survey said Saturday. Continue reading...
UA grad students honored at inaugural week of events
FAYETTEVILLE — There is a simple way to describe Shawn Coleman’s research at the University of Arkansas. Continue reading...
JBU giving support to 2 injured students
Donations, prayers dedicated to walkers
SILOAM SPRINGS — When Edith Dotson checked her cell phone the night of Jan. 20, it didn’t take her long to figure out something was wrong. Continue reading...
UA to propose $6 million land bid
FAYETTEVILLE — Officials at the University of Arkansas are seeking approval to spend $6 million to purchase buildings in north Fayetteville that would provide space for employees who either have been displaced by campus construction or whose jobs don’t have to be on campus. Continue reading...
Football fields to cover UA lot
FAYETTEVILLE — For years, parking officials at the University of Arkansas knew Lot 67 was on borrowed time. Continue reading...
1st Hispanic sorority in state ‘pioneering’
UA accepts Sigma Iota Alpha colony
FAYETTEVILLE — Not so long ago, when Gabriela Caceres and Jessica Galan were in high school, their Spanish teacher constantly motivated them to succeed. Continue reading...
UA’s sorority system wants 2 more groups
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas is planning to expand a sorority system that is seeing unprecedented numbers of recruits. Continue reading...

