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Large house fire shuts Arkansas 365 north of Wrightsville

Arkansas 365 is closed in both directions north of Wrightsville on Wednesday while crews work to extinguish a house fire. No serious injuries were reported in the blaze at the home in the 13000 block of the highway, but two people were inside Wednesday morning when the fire star...

Broker tied to Shoffner resigns

Steele Vincent Stephens, an investment broker who has sold $1.69 billion in bonds to Arkansas’ treasurer’s office, has resigned fr...
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Beebe: Working quickly to pick new Arkansas treasurer

Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe said he hopes to name a replacement in the next several days for the state treasurer, who resigned over a...
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PAUL GREENBERG

Paul Greenberg

EDITORIAL

Suicide of a newspaper

When a city, or a state, loses its daily newspaper, something of its soul is lost with it. It’s ...

WALLY HALL

Wally Hall

SPORTS

A picture-perfect way to keep a guy humble

As would be expected, some of my closest friends got in some really good jabs about the picture that ...

JOHN BRUMMETT

John Brummett

OPINION

Easy as pie — elect some Rs

After Martha Shoffner as state treasurer, Republicans would be a big improvement.

Beebe: Working quickly to pick new Arkansas treasurer

Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe said he hopes to name a replacement in the next several days for the state treasurer, who resigned over accusations she took cash bribes from a bond broker.

Hogs top Rebels in 10 innings

Brian Anderson doubled and scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th inning as Arkansas beat Ole Miss 2-1 in the SEC Tournament on Wednesday.

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Best of the 'fest

It’s Memorial Day weekend. Which means it’s got to be Riverfest weekend, Friday-Sunday, along both sides of the Arkansas River in downtown Little Rock and North Little Rock.

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Electric companies daily face hacking attempts, experts say

WASHINGTON —The nation’s electric utility companies are under constant attack from cybercriminals and vulnerable to terrorist groups that might try to disrupt the transmission of electricity on the country’s energy grid, national security experts, utility company representatives and computer technology experts told a House panel Tuesday.

NEWS IN BRIEF

Arvest’s $45 million profit best in state Arvest Bank of Fayetteville, the largest bank in Arkansas, was the state’s most profitable financial institution in the first three months of the year, according to statistics from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Six-pack, olive oil infuse local flavor

Giddy from a shopping trip that resulted in a six pack of a limited-edition, locally produced beer and the discovery of a (semi) locally produced olive oil, I headed to the kitchen with my bounty in tow.

Tornado’s force tops atomic bomb’s

WASHINGTON — Wind, humidity and rainfall combined to create the killer tornado in Moore, Okla. And when they did, the amount of energy released over the city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima.

To Martha Shoffner:

Today’s editorial is an updated version of one we ran December 18, 2012, demanding the resignation of our state treasurer.

Indy 500 rookies on opposite ends

97th Indianapolis 500 WHEN Sunday. Green flag at 11:12 a.m. WHERE Indianapolis Motor Speedway TV ABC, pre-race coverage begins at 10 a.m. DEFENDING CHAMPION Dario Franchitti ON THE POLE Ed Carpenter INDIANAPOLIS — Carlos Munoz’s initiation to Indianapolis went relatively smoothly.

Cameron: 'Indications' London attack terror

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron says there are "strong indications" that a brutal attack in London is terror-related.

College fossil-fuel divestment movement builds

SWARTHMORE, Pa. (AP) — In an effort to slow the pace of climate change, students at more than 200 colleges are asking their schools to stop investing in fossil fuel companies.

UK official: London attack could be terror-related

LONDON (AP) — Two men attacked another man near a London military barracks Wednesday, in what British authorities were investigating as a possible terror act. One man is dead and two others were injured.

Fed weighed slowing its pace of bond purchases

WASHINGTON (AP) — Several Federal Reserve policymakers this month favored slowing the Fed's efforts to maintain record-low long-term interest rates as early as summer — if the economy showed strong and sustained growth. But those officials appeared at odds over what evidence would demonstrate such gains.

House panel moves to curb military sexual assaults

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of a House panel angry over sexual abuse problems in the military are set to vote on a bill that would strip commanding officers of their authority to unilaterally change or dismiss court-martial convictions — a change that lawmakers believe will lead to a cultural shift that encourages more victims to step forward.

COLUMNISTS

Paul Greenberg:

Suicide of a newspaper

Wally Hall:

LIKE IT IS: A picture-perfect way to keep a guy humble

John Brummett:

COMMENTARY: Easy as pie — elect some Rs

Kelly Brant:

FRONT BURNER: Six-pack, olive oil infuse local flavor

Jennifer Christman:

Slim pickings

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette:

IDEA ALLEY: Spanish rice plea draws two recipes

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