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Vice President Mike Pence stumps for U.S. Rep. French Hill in downtown Little Rock rally Vice President Mike Pence on Friday heralded U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., as one of the most respected conservative leaders in the country. by Hunter Field 4 hrs. ago

Deputy AG's suggestion: Tape Trump The deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein, suggested last year that he secretly record President Donald Trump in the White House to expose the chaos consuming the administration, and he discussed recruiting Cabinet members to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office for being unfit. by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports 4 hrs. ago

Drug task force makes 1,260 arrests in Arkansas More than 1,200 people accused of being drug dealers or affiliates were arrested across Arkansas over a two-month period in an operation that authorities described Friday as "unprecedented." by Clara Turnage 4 hrs. ago

Firm at work on a device for deaf A Magnolia company deep into its work on helping the blind "see" has now turned to helping the deaf "hear" without expensive surgery. by Stephen Steed 4 hrs. ago

Ex-high school coaches Chad Morris, Gus Malzahn meet for 1st time in SEC Curiosity and persistence had life-changing consequences for Chad Morris 15 football seasons ago. by Tom Murphy 4 hrs. ago

15 migrants arrested in Arkansas secondary to sweep Fifteen people who aren't suspected of other criminal activity were arrested on immigration charges during the course of a statewide Drug Enforcement Administration-led drug sweep this week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's regional spokesman Bryan Cox said Friday. by Kat Stromquist 4 hrs. ago

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Opioid war gets infusion of $13M More than $13 million in federal grant money awarded this week will go to reduce opioid abuse in Arkansas, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced. by Andy Davis 6 hrs. ago

Senators await decision of Kavanaugh's accuser The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman on Friday rejected key conditions that Brett Kavanaugh's accuser wants if she is to testify about her claim of sexual assault, and said his panel would vote Monday on Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination without an agreement. by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports 4 hrs. ago

Hearing for Arkansas judge who protested death penalty put off until '19 Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen's final hearing over ethics charges stemming from his 2017 protest of the death penalty will be delayed until next year, the state's judicial watchdog commission said Friday. by John Moritz 4 hrs. ago

Downtown Little Rock hotel development valued at $14.7M; summer '19 opening expected The AC Hotel by Marriott going into the Hall-Davidson buildings at Capitol Avenue and Louisiana Street in Little Rock is a $14.7 million development, according to a building permit the city issued this week. 4 hrs. ago

Worker at Arkansas vape store fatally shoots suspected robber Authorities in northeast Arkansas said someone was fatally shot by an employee during an apparent attempted robbery at a vape shop. by The Associated Press 4 hrs. ago

Trump reverses his order to declassify probe data President Donald Trump on Friday walked back his order earlier this week to declassify information in the ongoing probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election, saying Justice Department officials and others had persuaded him not to declassify it for the time being. by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports 4 hrs. ago

DRIVETIME MAHATMA: I-430 exit at Cantrell hard to see Dear Mahatma: I often exit the Interstate 430 south exit to Cantrell Road after dark and am always terrified that I have turned off too late because the lane-dividing markers between I-430 and the exit are hard to see. A new coat of reflective white paint by the Arkansas Department of Transportation would be a small price to pay to save a life. -- Ralph by Frank Fellone 4 hrs. ago

Fisherman finds body in Arkansas lake The body of a man was found in an Arkansas lake Friday morning, police said. by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 4 hrs. ago

ASU's Blake Anderson in hunt for first 3-1 start Saturday represents a chance. by Christian Boutwell 4 hrs. ago

Police: Arkansas man faces assault charge after driving toward officer's vehicle on I-530 A Grady man was arrested Thursday after trying to run a police officer off the road in North Little Rock, according to an arrest report. by Clara Turnage 4 hrs. ago

Soil excavation latest step for old Arkansas hotel site An excavation of lead-contaminated soil that was completed Wednesday at the Majestic Hotel site should move the property into the redevelopment phase, a point that has taken almost two years to reach since the demolition of three condemned structures at the site in late 2016. by David Showers 4 hrs. ago

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44-year-old Little Rock man arrested in stabbing A Little Rock man stabbed a man in the side with a knife Thursday, puncturing the man's spleen, according to an arrest report. by Clara Turnage

Neighbor arrested, charged in battery in Little Rock A Little Rock man sliced his neighbor's hand Thursday, according to an arrest report. by Clara Turnage

Northwest Arkansas man gets 15 years for sexually assaulting girl; he originally faced rape charge An Arkansas man received a 15-year prison sentence Thursday in the sexual assault of a girl. by Tracy Neal

Arkansas DEA operation results in more than 1,000 arrests, seizure of guns, drugs, vehicles A Drug Enforcement Administration initiative called Operation Task Force Arkansas led to 1,260 arrests, the seizure of more than 200 guns and various amounts of marijuana, cocaine and other illicit drugs, the agency announced Friday afternoon. by Maggie McNeary

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Tucker says GOP attack ads sent out by Cotton's political action committee are 'inherently racist' (29) State Rep. Clarke Tucker on Thursday called attack mailers sent by U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton's political action committee "inherently racist." by Hunter Field

3-D gun promoter arrested in Taiwan over assault charge (2) Authorities in Taiwan arrested the owner of a Texas company that sells plans to make untraceable 3-D printed guns who is wanted in the U.S. over an accusation that he had sex with an underage girl and paid her $500 afterward, official media reported. by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports

Senators await decision of Kavanaugh's accuser (8) The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman on Friday rejected key conditions that Brett Kavanaugh's accuser wants if she is to testify about her claim of sexual assault, and said his panel would vote Monday on Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination without an agreement. by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports

Trump slams credibility of Supreme Court nominee's accuser (11) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump assailed the woman claiming a decades-old sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, tweeting that if the episode was "as bad as she says," she or "her loving parents" surely would have reported it to law enforcement. by The Associated Press