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Carter says no to governor’s run
Business Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 4:21pmHouse Speaker Davy Carter (R-Cabot) says he won’t run for Arkansas governor in 2014, citing a return to the private sector.
“After much deliberation, I have decided against a campaign for...
‘Behavioral slowing’ isn’t uncommon among elderly
Features Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 4:15pmQ. I am caring for my healthy 85-year-old mother. In the last year, when we go to the grocery store, we are there for over an hour. She can’t decide what she wants or needs. I am trying to be...
Felony charges
Police and Fire Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 3:54pmFelony charges were filed during the past week against the following individuals by Prosecuting Attorney Kyle Hunter of the 11th Judicial District-West, which includes Jefferson and Lincoln...
Reported disturbance ends in arrest
Police and Fire Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 3:50pmA reported disturbance at a Pine Bluff motel early Thursday morning led to the arrest of a man who allegedly hit his girlfriend with a closed fist.
Shaun Goodwyn, 35, was found walking down...
Loud music from vehicle leads to drug arrest
Police and Fire Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 3:43pmPolice vice and narcotics officers on routine patrol in the new SAFE team area Thursday afternoon heard loud music coming from a vehicle and ended up arresting the driver on drug charges after he...
Woman arrested after allegedly threatening to kill man
Police and Fire Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 3:40pmA Pine Bluff woman was arrested Thursday afternoon after she allegedly threatened to kill a man in front of police officers.
Abigail Pritchett, 47, allegedly made the threats after she and...
Pine Bluff man faces aditional assault allegations
Police and Fire Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 3:39pmA Pine Bluff man who appeared in court Wednesday on allegations that he pointed a gun at another man in January was back in court Friday, accused of driving his vehicle into his mother’s vehicle...
State employment drops to 7.1 percent in April
State Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 3:23pmLITTLE ROCK — Arkansas’ unemployment was 7.1 percent in April, down slightly from 7.2 percent in March, according to labor statistics released Friday.
The state jobless rate was 0.4...
Washington Digest — GOP takes another whack at health law
State Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 3:18pmWASHINGTON — House Republicans took another whack last week at the 2010 health care overhaul, voting to repeal the law that is transforming the landscape for health insurance.
Lawmakers...
Judge allows suit against abortion law to move forward
State Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 3:15pmLITTLE ROCK —A federal judge has blocked implementation of a law to eliminate abortions after 12 weeks in Arkansas.
U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright issued a preliminary injunction,...