58 stories · Across Arkansas

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Former Cox customers in Arkansas will see new branding on their bills and service interaction as the integration with Spectrum began Wednesday (Sept. 16). Cox served territory in Northwest Arkansas,...

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Summit Utilities awarded Wednesday (Sept. 16) $175,000 in community grants to nonprofit organizations across its Arkansas and Texarkana, Texas service area. The grants were awarded through Summit Cares, the company’s...

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The annual Beatles at the Ridge music festival will be held Saturday (Sept. 19) in Walnut Ridge. The festival, which is free to attend, attracts thousands of visitors every year...

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Entergy has dropped its federal court complaint against the Arkansas Times and Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, two reporters and a citizen activist that was filed after documents mistakenly shared revealed controversial details about plans for a Google data center in the state. Entergy sued after the Arkansas Public Service Commission inadvertently shared documents with engaged citizen Jessica Kivell, who shared them with Democrat-Gazette reporter Sydney Sasser. Entergy said the documents revealed…

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Yes, this was the hottest summer on record across the contiguous United States, according to data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) last week. Although Arkansas had only its 10th hottest summer (measured as June through August) on record, the state is seeing dramatic shifts towards hotter nighttime temperatures, along with hotter temps in the early fall and record-breaking drought. According to NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information data,…

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The Newport Economic Development Commission has been awarded a practicum team of graduate students from the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service. This marks the sixth time the...

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Interlock Ransomware is claiming it was the entity that attacked the city of Fort Smith’s computer system, according to reports from Ransom-DB and DysruptionHub. The city made public the attack...

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A wildfire that has burned thousands of acres near a Camden industrial park where several defense contractors are located is 65% contained, Arkansas and local authorities said Wednesday. The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office said that crews are continuing to battle hot spots in the fire that broke out Monday near the Highland Industrial Park. No […]

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Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. recently offered a “rare” intra-quarter peek into its third-quarter earnings and expects earnings to fall 5% to 10% from the second quarter because of...

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For the first time since 2009, Crafton Tull has a chief operating officer. The Rogers-based engineering and design firm said Wednesday (Sept. 16) that it has promoted Daniel Ellis from...

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WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve raised interest rates Wednesday for the first time in three years as inflation continues to dog the economy, largely driven by soaring gas and fuel oil prices while the war in Iran drags on. The central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee voted 12-0 to increase its benchmark interest rate by a […]

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Arena football is returning to Little Rock for the first time since 2010. The Arkansas Diamonds, an arena football team set to play its inaugural season in the Indoor Football League next year, announced on Tuesday that the team would relocate from Hot Springs to Little Rock and play home games at Barton Coliseum.

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Members of the Central Business Improvement District (CBID) are again considering a push to support renovation and development of the Cisterna Park area in downtown Fort Smith. They want the...

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Every couple of weeks, my phone rings with the same conversation. An investor from Colorado, Southern California, or the New York metro is selling a commercial building that no longer...

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The University of Arkansas Sam M. Walton College of Business is marking its 100 years as a college on the state’s flagship campus. Part of that includes inducting four of...

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it’s helping manufacturers increase the supply of estrogen-based hormonal patches and acknowledged a current nationwide shortage as more women seek hormonal therapies for symptoms related to menopause. In a release earlier this month, the FDA said it is expediting actions to increase supply, and said all six manufacturers […]

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. House departed Wednesday for a seven-week campaign break after spending less than two weeks in session during August and September. The extended “district work period” is intended to give incumbents from both political parties time to meet with constituents and fundraise back home before voting in this year’s midterm elections ends […]

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WASHINGTON — As the November midterms approach, vulnerable U.S. House Republicans voted late Tuesday to require congressional approval for President Donald Trump to continue his war in Iran. Seven Republicans broke ranks and joined all Democrats to pass a War Powers Resolution sponsored by Rep. Seth Moulton, a Massachusetts Democrat. Tuesday’s vote marked the third […]

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Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-4th) says the annual Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s legislative conference is typically “a big homecoming,” but this year’s event could be the last for some members at a time when Black representation is under threat on Capitol Hill. The conference that starts Wednesday comes just months after the U.S. Supreme Court’s April […]