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President recommends UA opt out of gun law
posted: 05/21/2013 3:10 p.m. Discuss
The president of the University of Arkansas system is recommending its 11 campuses opt out of a law allowing faculty and staff to carry concealed handguns on campus.
Severe weather forecast for Northwest Arkansas
updated: 05/20/2013 10:09 a.m. Discuss
The National Weather Service in North Little Rock says severe weather is possible in north and western parts of the state.
UA mourns deaths of 3 students in 1 week
posted: 05/17/2013 7:28 a.m. Discuss
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas community is mourning after the deaths of three students this week.
Highway Department moving district HQ to Barling
posted: 05/16/2013 9:02 a.m. Discuss
BARLING — The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department says it's moving its District 4 administrative offices in Fort Smith to Barling.
Board committee to review UA tuition proposal
posted: 05/13/2013 11:14 a.m. Discuss
University of Arkansas System institutions that have proposed tuition and fee increases exceeding 3.5 percent for the 2013-14 school year will appear before the trustees' Fiscal Affairs Committee at the request of board Chairman Jane Rogers on Tuesday.
Brandon Barber will remain in jail until detention hearing
posted: 05/10/2013 5:08 p.m. Discuss
Former Fayetteville developer Brandon Barber will remain in the Washington County jail until a full detention hearing can be held, possibly next week, a federal judge ruled late Friday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Erin Setser sent Barber back to jail after his attorney, Asa Hutchinson III, said there might be appropriate options for his client other than home incarceration while he awaits trial.
18-year-old to graduate UA with triple major
posted: 05/10/2013 11:20 a.m. Comments 3
FAYETTEVILLE — Raymond Walter will bring home a bachelor's of science degree from the University of Arkansas this weekend with a triple major in mathematics, physics and economics — and he's only 18.
Sebastian County deputy on leave after shooting
updated: 05/09/2013 4:20 p.m. Discuss
GREENWOOD — Authorities in Sebastian County say a man holding his mother at knifepoint was shot and wounded by a deputy.
Fort Smith homeless camp being dismantled
posted: 05/09/2013 9:43 a.m. Discuss
FORT SMITH — A railroad that owns a piece of property along the Arkansas River in Fort Smith is telling homeless people camped there that it is time to move on.
