The Make-A-Wish Foundation on Thursday presented a young Hot Springs resident and her family with a trip to Disney World.The surprise announcement was made by a Make-A-Wish Foundation volunteer during a gathering of friends and family at Rod’s Pizza Cellar.Donya Catlett-Vise, the mother of 4-y...

Garland County wants to make its contract with the architectural firm eventually chosen to design the new county jail as iron-clad as possible.Garland County Attorney Ralph Ohm and County Judge Rick Davis say a fixed-cost contract is the best option for the county. The other two options, according t...

Lake Hamilton senior Faith Robbins, 17, earlier this week viewed works from the New Horizon alternative learning program during the Lake Hamilton art show. The New Horizon art program is in its first year and four of NH students participated in the school-wide show and two will submit works to the A...

Jim Smith, second left, president of Keith Smith Co., accepted the award for Large Business of the Year from Don Gooch, left, 2012 board chairman for the Hot Springs Metro Alliance, Brian Bell, second from right, 2012 Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce board chairman, and Dave Byerly, president...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — President Barack Obama fired a warning at the nation’s colleges and universities on Friday, threatening to strip their federal aid if they “jack up tuition” every year and to give the money instead to schools showing restraint and value.Obama can’t pr...

DORAL, Fla. — Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney urged conservatives to back off aggressive anti-immigration policies as the Republican presidential candidates vied for Hispanic votes Friday, a day marked by heightened tensions entering the final weekend before Florida’s primary.“I&rsqu...

WASHINGTON — The American economy may not be truly healthy yet, but it’s healing.The 2.8 percent annual growth rate reported Friday for the fourth quarter was the fastest since spring 2010 and was the third straight quarter that growth has accelerated.Experts cautioned, however, that the...

The Home Instead Senior Care office serving Garland County and Saline County announces the Salute to Senior Service program.The program will include a search for the most outstanding senior volunteer in each state and culminate with the selection of a national Salute to Senior Service winner during...

AHTD to close laneson Highway 7 for workLane closures will be required on Highway 7, south of Lake Hamilton, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, weather permitting, due to shoulder work by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department.The repairs will require an alternatin...

3 sentenced in racial crimes in ArkansasThe Associated PressLITTLE ROCK — A judge has sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for firebombing an interracial couple’s home.Before sentencing Friday in Little Rock, Jason Barnwell said he regretted his actions and that he understands the need...

A former student at Arkansas Career Training Institute was arrested Thursday morning for allegedly threatening to kill employees and students at the school last year.Trevor Zachary Hogan, 18, of 302 Potter St., Apt. 13, was taken into custody at his residence around 11:30 a.m. on a warrant for a fel...

A local man who allegedly threatened a clerk and attempted to steal a pipe from a local tobacco store was arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges Thursday.Casey Dean Adams, 23, of 166 Grimmett Loop, No. 2, was taken into custody at his residence around 11:30 a.m. and charged with a felony count o...

On Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, killing all seven crew members, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. In 1547, England’s King Henry VIII died; he was succeeded by his 9-year-old son, Edward VI.In 1813, the novel “...

It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow. – Robert H. Goddard, American rocket engineer (1882-1945).

Jan. 26Justin Roberts reported a theft of Arkansas license plate 049-PNR at 4019 Central Ave.Jennifer Webb reported a theft of Arkansas license plate 204-RMD at 113 Vista St.Robin and John Smith reported a theft of a cellphone at 617 Main St.Amanda Long reported a break-in at 1011 Hobson Ave. Missin...

Jan. 26Michael A. Mohan, 111 Irwin Circle, reported a break-in to a garage. Missing were miscellaneous tools and compound bow.Crystal Derrick, 215 Highway 290, No. 24, reported a theft of a temporary license plate.Jan. 27Michael Hudson, 413 Lost Creek Road, reported a theft of a jack russell terrier...

BEIRUT — Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria killed at least 74 people, including small children, as forces loyal to President Bashar Assad shelled residential buildings and fired on crowds in a dramatic escalation of violence, activists said Friday.Video posted online showed the bodies of fiv...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Republican insiders are rising up to cut Newt Gingrich down to size, testament to the GOP establishment’s fear that the mercurial candidate could lead the party to disaster this fall.The gathering criticisms are bitingly sharp, as if edged by a touch of panic, a remarkabl...

NEW YORK — Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that might break local laws.It was a stunning role reversal for a youthful company that prid...

PARIS — France and Afghanistan agree NATO should speed up by a year its timetable for handing all combat operations to Afghan forces in 2013, President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday, raising new questions about the unity of the Western military alliance.Sarkozy also announced a faster-track exit...

Q: My mother has Type 1 diabetes. She was recently diagnosed with gastroparesis, which gives her severe abdominal pain and leaves her with very little appetite. She is suffering terribly with this disease. Are there special diet changes that would help make the condition more manageable? What are he...

WASHINGTON — America may be a technology-driven nation, but the health care system’s conversion from paper to computerized records needs lots of work to get the bugs out, according to experts who spent months studying the issue. Hospitals and doctors’ offices increasingly are going...