Needing a win to salvage a split of a 7A-Central doubleheader against Little Rock Central, Van Buren coach Andy Williams relied on a freshman pitcher to get his team a victory.

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Sometimes even the smallest player can have the biggest impact on a game.

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BENTONVILLE — Bentonville softball coach Kent Early likes it when a plan works out.

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From AP: Top Republicans are increasingly worried that GOP candidates this fall might be burned by a fire that’s roaring through the conservative base: demand for the repeal of President Barack Obama’s new health care law. It’s fine to criticize the health law and the way Democrats pushed it through Congress without a single GOP vote, these [...]

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The consensus of the Fort Smith Board of Directors appeared Tuesday to be that more research is necessary to establish a social services campus for the homeless.

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NORTH LITTLE ROCK — Lt. Gov. Bill Halter criticized U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln and other senators Tuesday for leaving Washington without extending unemployment subsidies set to expire on Monday.

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LITTLE ROCK — A sweeping federal overhaul of higher education funding signed into law Tuesday puts the squeeze on a state student loan agency just emerging from a drought in business caused by the credit crunch two years ago.

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Last week, the Sebastian County Sheriff’s Office purchased a new lie detector, which uses vocal stress to uncover deception.

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Part of a Fort Smith child’s lip was bitten off by a pit bull mix Monday, according to police.

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LITTLE ROCK — About 200 people opposed to the new health-care reform law gathered outside Gov. Mike Beebe’s office at the state Capitol on Tuesday to protest Beebe’s decision not to challenge the law and ask him to change his mind.

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