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Scandals intensify fears of government

May 15, 2013 1:00am

The Obama administration is weathering the storm of two Washington scandals — one involving the unfolding details of the attack in Benghazi and the second, revelations that the Internal Revenue...

New coaches short-changed in rankings

May 15, 2013 1:00am

LITTLE ROCK — Two points to ponder in a recent top-to-bottom ranking of the 14 football coaches in the Southeastern Conference:

—Why newcomers to the league got shortshrift. Not one of the...

Mark Buffalo / Arkansas News Bureau

Arkansas Enjoying Series Success In SEC Play

May 14, 2013 1:00am

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn believes the Razorbacks are dangerous in a three-game series because of their pitching depth.

His team’s success in Southeastern Conference play...

Image courtesy of Arkansas

Arkansas Tennis Coach Stepping Down After 26 Seasons

May 14, 2013 1:00am

FAYETTEVILLE — The longest tenured coach in the Arkansas athletic department is stepping down at the end of the month.

Arkansas announced that men’s tennis coach Robert Cox will move out of...

University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Chancellor Paul B. Beran (center) discusses a proposed tuition hike with the UA’s board’s fiscal committee Tuesday as Mark Horn, vice chancellor of university relations (left) and Darrell Morrison, vice chancellor for finance and administration, look on. (Rob Moritz photo)

UA chancellors say tuition, fee hikes justified

Updated: May 14, 2013 7:47pm

LITTLE ROCK — A 10 percent increase in tuition and fees may sound like a lot but it’s not for the university that has the lowest tuition and fees in the University of Arkansas System and among the...

Five inducted into Senior Hall of Fame

Updated: May 14, 2013 6:41pm

LITTLE ROCK — Residents of Fort Smith, Alma, Dover, Malvern and Mountain Home were inducted into the state’s Senior Hall of Fame on Tuesday, the state Department of Human Services announced.

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Chris Thyer (left), U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announces a 25-count federal indictment against 16 people accused of drug trafficking during a news conference Tuesday in Little Rock as FBI Special Agent Randall Coleman looks on. (John Lyon photo)

16 charged in Arkansas in connection with alleged Mexican drug cartel

Updated: May 15, 2013 11:31am

LITTLE ROCK — Sixteen people, including alleged members of a Mexican drug cartel that federal authorities say shipped hundreds of kilograms of cocaine into Arkansas and other states, are named in...

Boozman backs 2013 Senate farm bill

May 14, 2013 5:35pm

WASHINGTON — Unlike a year ago, U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., supported a five-year farm bill that cleared the Senate Agriculture Committee on Tuesday with additional help for Southern rice and...

Blast at gun powder distributor injures worker

May 14, 2013 4:56pm

CLARKSVILLE — One person suffered severe burns Tuesday in an explosion at a gunpowder distributor in rural Johnson County, authorities said.

Investigators from the Little Rock office of the...

Arkansas to get $5 million in settlement with drug maker

Updated: May 14, 2013 2:46pm

LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas’ Medicaid program will receive more $5 million in a settlement with an India-based drug manufacturer that was accused of introducing low-quality drugs into the U.S. market,...