Don Loveless, left, hugs goodbye to family and friends at the close of rain-soaked funeral services for his mother Dorothy Vieira, 78, at a cemetary north of Atkins. Vieira was hospitalized for five months before becoming the 24th person in Arkansas to die from tornado related injuries in 2008.
By Cathy Frye
(Thursday, July 17, 2008)
ATKINS — Five months after a tornado hurled her 200 feet from her home, Doris Vieira informed her family that she had thwarted death long enough. » Read story.
By Douglas E. Abrams
(Wednesday, June 18, 2008)
Thirteen Arkansas high school seniors are among 1,600 high school students nationally to be named semifinalists in the National Achievement Scholarship Program for outstanding black students. » Read story.
by jim brooks arkansas democrat-gazette
(Tuesday, April 8, 2008)
The state Court of Appeals overturned a Pulaski County rape conviction and ordered the case sent back to court after finding that a judge improperly allowed hearsay testimony during the July 2006 trial that ended in the conviction of John Seely. » Read story.
by michelle hillen arkansas democrat-gazette
(Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007)
The four missing crew members of a charter boat found drifting and abandoned Sunday in the Florida Straits were shot and killed by hijackers and their bodies thrown overboard, according to one surviving passenger whose account was outlined in an arrest affidavit filed Wednesday in federal court. » Read story.
By Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
(Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007)
Previews of movies opening this week in Central Arkansas » Read story.
2 dead, 1 injured in shooting at motel
By ArkansasOnline
(Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007)
Authorities are searching for a man accused of shooting two men to death and wounding a third at a Jacksonville motel late Tuesday night. » Read story.
By Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
(Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. introduced a new advertising “tagline,” Wednesday, “Save Money, Live Better,” to replace “Always Low Prices.” The message already is appearing in television commercials. » Read story.
By Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
(Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007)
Ninety-one-year-old Ellis Melton’s flight aboard the “Tin Goose” was the second time he had seen the clouds through the square window of a Ford Tri-Motor. » Read story.
By The Associated Press
(Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007)
A powerful earthquake shook Indonesia on Wednesday, killing seven people, injuring 100 and triggering a small tsunami that hit one city on the island of Sumatra, authorities said. Tsunami warnings were issued for much of the Indian Ocean region. » Read story.
By The Associated Press
(Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007)
President Vladimir Putin dismissed his long-serving prime minister Wednesday and nominated little-known Cabinet official Victor Zubkov to replace him in a surprise move that could put Zubkov in the running to replace Putin next year. » Read story.
By The Associated Press
(Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007)
Little Rock-based Acxiom Corp. said Wednesday it will cut 265 positions, 140 of them in Arkansas. » Read story.
By The Associated Press
(Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007)
YouTube, online job applications and homework help sites have boosted demand and contributed to lines for Internet access at the nation's public libraries, yet a new survey finds the majority have no immediate plans to add computers. » Read story.
By The Associated Press
(Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007)
Burger King pledged Wednesday to offer healthier fast-food items for children under 12, with plans to sell and market flame-broiled Chicken Tenders and apples cut to resemble thick-cut french fries. » Read story.
By The Associated Press
(Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007)
Stabilizing Iraq will be a lengthy process that won't end when violence in that country — and U.S. troop strength — are reduced, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday. » Read story.
By The Associated Press
(Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007)
A powerful earthquake hit Indonesia on Wednesday, causing buildings to sway in the capital, and authorities issued a tsunami warning for much of the Indian Ocean region. » Read story.
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