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Veterans care system pathologist sentenced FAYETTEVILLE -- Judy Gibbs Velosky dropped plans for a November wedding so she could marry in her father's hospital room while John Ray Gibbs still lived. Gibbs died days later at 61 on July 26, 2014... January 23, 2021

Drunk VA pathologist gets 20 years in veteran’s death FAYETTEVILLE — Judy Gibbs Velosky of Fort Smith, a self-described daddy’s girl, dropped plans for a November wedding so she and her groom could marry in her father’s hospital room while John Ray Gibbs... January 22, 2021

Veterans system pathologist draws 20-year prison sentence for manslaughter FAYETTEVILLE -- Judy Gibbs Velosky dropped plans for a November wedding so she could marry in her father's hospital room while John Ray Gibbs still lived. Gibbs died days later at 61 on July 26, 2014 ... January 22, 2021

Hidden errors of doctor told in courtroom FAYETTEVILLE -- The errors of a former pathologist at the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks who now faces sentencing for involuntary manslaughter went undiscovered for years, in part, because ... January 22, 2021

Sentencing underway for former VA pathologist in manslaughter charge FAYETTEVILLE -- Sentencing is under way Thursday morning for a former pathologist at the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks who plead guilty to being drunk when he misdiagnosed a man who later ... January 21, 2021

Attorney in Marshallese adoption scheme to head to prison An attorney convicted in an illegal adoption scheme in Arkansas and two other states states involving pregnant women from the Marshall Islands must report to prison by midday today to begin serving th... January 20, 2021

Springdale Advertising and Promotion Board authorizes spending reserve money if needed SPRINGDALE -- The city's Advertising and Promotion Commission authorized the use of reserve money if needed in its 2021 budget, the first time it's taken such a step in at least 22 years. The covid-1... January 20, 2021

Colleges fret over accuracy of virus-interrupted census count FAYETTEVILLE -- Experts fear a serious undercount in college and university towns in the 2020 U.S. Census because covid-19 sent students scurrying home just as the decennial survey started in March, a... January 17, 2021

National Guardsmen from region to join presidential inauguration security Five hundred members of the Arkansas National Guard will join forces protecting President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, the guard confirmed Thursday. Gov. Asa Hutchinson approved the mission, accor... January 14, 2021

Dotson predicts push for higher rural teacher pay Expect a serious attempt in the legislative session that started Monday to redirect state education spending for teacher salaries to smaller, rural school districts and away from Northwest Arkansas, w... January 12, 2021

"Stand your ground" gun law's support is strong enough to override any committee vote, sponsor claims Its author confidently predicts the Legislature will pass a revised version of his "stand your ground" bill this year. Opponents of the bill by Sen. Bob Ballinger, R-Berryville, hope he is wrong, but... January 10, 2021

Bentonville state Senate race nearly breaks the region's spending record State Sen. Bart Hester, R-Cave Springs, and Democratic challenger Ronetta Francis of Bentonville spent $262,260 in the race for Bentonville's Senate District 1, just short of breaking the record for s... January 10, 2021

Renewing 'Arkansas Works' health care will pose a challenge, lawmakers say Expect the fight to renew the "Arkansas Works" health care program in this year's legislative session to be tougher than in 2019, said the incoming chairwoman of the Senate Public Health, Welfare and ... January 10, 2021

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